METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING NETWORK CONNECTIONS BASED ON DESTINATION LOCATIONS
First Claim
1. A method for providing a network connection between a network browser and a network, said method comprising:
- (a) selecting a particular network address to access a server machine coupled to the network, the server machine being identified by the particular network address;
(b) subsequently providing a network connection between the network browser and the server machine in accordance with connection information associated with the particular network address; and
(c) accessing the server machine located at the particular network address using the network connection.
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Abstract
Techniques for controlling a network connection in accordance with connection information associated with a destination location on a network are disclosed. Controlling of the network connection in accordance with connection information associated with the destination location can be achieved in a variety of ways. One way is in the selection of a network transport (e.g., bearer selection). Another way is in the configuration of parameters associated with the connection (i.e., connection parameters). In either case, the connection information includes information with which the selection of the network transport and/or connection parameters can be made. The controlling of the network connection impacts quality of service provided to a requestor that is requesting use of the connection.
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41 Claims
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1. A method for providing a network connection between a network browser and a network, said method comprising:
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(a) selecting a particular network address to access a server machine coupled to the network, the server machine being identified by the particular network address;
(b) subsequently providing a network connection between the network browser and the server machine in accordance with connection information associated with the particular network address; and
(c) accessing the server machine located at the particular network address using the network connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for retrieving a resource from a remote server on a network, said method comprising:
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receiving a universal resource locator for a resource to be obtained from a remote server on a network;
obtaining connection information associated with the universal resource locator;
providing a network connection to the network in accordance with the obtained connection information that is associated with the universal resource locator; and
retrieving, over the network connection, the resource from the remote server on the network at a location identified by the universal resource locator. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer readable medium including computer program code for retrieving a resource from a remote server on a network, said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for receiving a destination identity for a resource to be obtained from a remote server on a network;
computer program code for obtaining connection information associated with the destination identity;
computer program code for providing a network connection to the network in accordance with the obtained connection information that is associated with the destination identity; and
computer program code for retrieving, over the network connection, the resource from the remote server on the network at a location identified by the destination identity. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A wireless communication system, comprising:
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a wired network having a plurality of server computers;
a first network transport operatively connectable to said wired network;
a second network transport operatively connectable to said wired network;
a plurality of wireless mobile devices, each of said wireless mobile devices including a network browser, a display and a configuration table, wherein when a particular one of the network browsers desires to access a resource from one of the server computers of said wired network using a universal resource locator for the resource, the particular wireless browser operates to obtain connection information associated with the universal resource locator from the configuration table, establish or adjust a network connection to the wired network in accordance with the obtained connection information associated with the universal resource locator from the configuration table, thereafter retrieve the resource from the one of the remote server computers on said wired network at a location identified by the universal resource locator via the network connection, and then display the retrieved resource on the display of the particular network browser. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A mobile device capable of connecting to a network of computers through a wireless link, said mobile device comprising:
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a display screen that displays graphics and text;
an application that requests and receives information from the network of computers;
a configuration table containing connection information stored with relation to network addresses associated with the network of computers; and
a connection controller that receives a request to access a resource from one of the computers of the network of computers using a network resource locator, retrieve connection information associated with the network resource locator from said configuration table, establish or adjust a network connection to the network of computers in accordance with the retrieved connection information from said configuration table, and thereafter retrieve the resource from the one of the computers of the network of computers via the network connection. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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