Patent ID: 8176198

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for managing a delayed downloading of a digital object, the method comprising a plurality of operations being performed by a processor, the plurality of operations comprising: determining an amount of data transfer involved with a download of the digital object by determining whether a URL being utilized for the download of the digital object has a propensity to involve large data transfers; analyzing of one or more network resources associated with a network operator system; determining whether the download of the digital object should be delayed based on the determined amount of data transfer and the analysis of the network resources associated with the network operator system; in response to a determination that the download of the digital object should be delayed, presenting one or more delay options to delay the download of the digital object and one or more incentives associated with the delay options; receiving a user selection of at least one of the one or more delay options and the incentive associated with the at least one delay option; and delaying the download of the digital object based on the selected at least one delay option.