System and associated terminal, method and computer program product for uploading content

Abstract

A system for uploading content includes a sender capable of sending an upload request, where the upload request comprises a request to upload content from the sender to a recipient. The system also includes a network entity, such as the recipient, capable of operating an upload agent. The upload agent, in turn, is capable of receiving the upload request, and thereafter determining an upload schedule relating to the time and/or manner of uploading the content. The sender can then be capable of uploading the content to the recipient in accordance with the upload schedule. The network entity can be further capable of recovering an upload session that has encountered an interruption.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 causing, at least in part, an uploading of content via a network to a recipient, wherein the content comprises a plurality of data packets;   determining a last uploaded data packet in response to an interruption in the uploading; and   causing, at least in part, a reestablishment of the uploading based, at least in part, on the last uploaded data packet to upload remaining data packets.   
     
     
         2 . A method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 causing, at least in part, an uploading of one or more information packets between blocks of the plurality of data packets; and   determining a last uploaded information packet in response to the interruption of the uploading,   wherein the determination of the last uploaded data packet is based, at least in part, on the last uploaded information packet.   
     
     
         3 . A method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 causing, at least in part, a monitoring of a number, an accuracy, or a combination thereof of uploaded received data packets based, at least in part, on uploaded information packets,   wherein the determination of the last uploaded data packet is based, at least in part, on the monitoring.   
     
     
         4 . A method of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more information packets include information as to a number of data packets in a block of the plurality of the data packets the recipient is expected to receive before a subsequent information packet, information as to a number of data packets in a block of the plurality of the data packets the recipient should have received after a previous information packet, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         5 . A method of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more information packets include information uniquely identifying data packets before, after, or a combination thereof of the one or more information packets. 
     
     
         6 . A method of  claim 5 , wherein the information uniquely identifying the data packets is a sequence of cyclic redundancy codes. 
     
     
         7 . A method of  claim 2 , wherein each of the one or more information packets includes one or more identifiers that identify placement of respective data packets in relation to other data packets. 
     
     
         8 . A method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 causing, at least in part, an intermittent appending of information to one or more data packets of the plurality of data packets creating blocks of data packets between the one or more data packets appended with information,   wherein the information includes one or more identifiers that identify placement of respective data packets in relation to other data packets.   
     
     
         9 . A method of  claim 1 , wherein the remaining data packets are uploaded in accordance with one of a hypertext transfer protocol POST request or a hypertext transfer protocol PUT request. 
     
     
         10 . An apparatus comprising:
 at least one processor; and   at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,   the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
 cause, at least in part, an uploading of content via a network to a recipient, wherein the content comprises a plurality of data packets; 
 determine a last uploaded data packet in response to an interruption in the uploading; and 
 cause, at least in part, a reestablishment of the uploading based, at least in part, on the last uploaded data packet to upload remaining data packets. 
   
     
     
         11 . An apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to:
 cause, at least in part, an uploading of one or more information packets between blocks of the plurality of data packets; and   determine a last uploaded information packet in response to the interruption of the uploading,   wherein the determination of the last uploaded data packet is based, at least in part, on the last uploaded information packet.   
     
     
         12 . An apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to:
 cause, at least in part, a monitoring of a number, an accuracy, or a combination thereof of uploaded received data packets based, at least in part, on uploaded information packets,   wherein the determination of the last uploaded data packet is based, at least in part, on the monitoring.   
     
     
         13 . An apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more information packets include information as to a number of data packets in a block of the plurality of the data packets the recipient is expected to receive before a subsequent information packet, information as to a number of data packets in a block of the plurality of the data packets the recipient should have received after a previous information packet, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         14 . An apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more information packets include information uniquely identifying data packets before, after, or a combination thereof of the one or more information packets. 
     
     
         15 . An apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the apparatus is further caused, at least in part, to:
 causing, at least in part, an intermittent appending of information to one or more data packets of the plurality of data packets creating blocks of data packets between the one or more data packets appended with information,   wherein the information includes one or more identifiers that identify placement of respective data packets in relation to other data packets.   
     
     
         16 . An apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the remaining data packets are uploaded in accordance with one of a hypertext transfer protocol POST request or a hypertext transfer protocol PUT request. 
     
     
         17 . A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:
 cause, at least in part, an uploading of content via a network to a recipient, wherein the content comprises a plurality of data packets;   determine a last uploaded data packet in response to an interruption in the uploading; and   cause, at least in part, a reestablishment of the uploading based, at least in part, on the last uploaded data packet to upload remaining data packets.   
     
     
         18 . A computer-readable storage medium of  claim 17 , wherein the apparatus is caused, at least in part, to further perform:
 cause, at least in part, an uploading of one or more information packets between blocks of the plurality of data packets; and   determine a last uploaded information packet in response to the interruption of the uploading,   wherein the determination of the last uploaded data packet is based, at least in part, on the last uploaded information packet.   
     
     
         19 . A computer-readable storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein the apparatus is caused, at least in part, to further perform:
 causing, at least in part, a monitoring of a number, an accuracy, or a combination thereof of uploaded received data packets based, at least in part, on uploaded information packets,   wherein the determination of the last uploaded data packet is based, at least in part, on the monitoring.   
     
     
         20 . A computer-readable storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein the one or more information packets include information as to a number of data packets in a block of the plurality of the data packets the recipient is expected to receive before a subsequent information packet, information as to a number of data packets in a block of the plurality of the data packets the recipient should have received after a previous information packet, or a combination thereof.