US 12,396,063 B2
Proactive content placement for low latency mobile access
Deva-Datta Sharma, San Ramon, CA (US); John Oetting, Zionsville, PA (US); and Vishwa M. Prasad, Matawan, NJ (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/066,419.
Application 18/066,419 is a continuation of application No. 16/876,648, filed on May 18, 2020, granted, now 11,558,928.
Prior Publication US 2023/0128442 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 84/18 (2009.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 84/18 (2013.01) [G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); H04W 36/322 (2023.05); H04W 64/003 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, from a content delivery network device by an edge computing device comprising a processor, future digital media content for a mobile device in response to location prediction information of the mobile device received by the content delivery network device and without the edge computing device requesting the future digital media content, wherein the future digital media content is received in advance of arrival of the mobile device in a service area of network equipment proximally coupled to the edge computing device, wherein the future digital media content comprises augmented reality content that is localized to the service area, wherein the augmented reality content comprises at least one localized augmented reality object and is sent from the content delivery network device, wherein the network equipment is separate from the content delivery network device, and wherein a device associated with a cellular service provider has predicted the arrival of the mobile device in the service area and provided the location prediction information to enable delivery of the future digital media content to the edge computing device by the content delivery network device;
storing, by the edge computing device, the future digital media content in an edge content object store; and
delivering, by the edge computing device, in response to the arrival of the mobile device in the service area, the future digital media content including the at least one localized augmented reality object to the mobile device.