Gaming server providing on demand quality of service
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1. A method for providing enhanced quality-of-service to online gaming users, the method comprising the steps of:
- connecting a game console to a gaming network;
selecting a game session available for the game console;
transmitting the game session selection to a gaming agent;
selecting enhanced quality-of-service-game parameters from available quality-of-service parameters determined from game selection;
polling the available network quality-of-service;
transmitting requests for enhanced quality-of-service-game network provisioning; and
releasing enhanced quality-of-service-game network provisioning at the completion of the game session.
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Abstract
The present invention teaches methods and systems for providing a gaming server system (Gaming System) for enabling a quality-of-service on-demand (QoS) broadcast system to provide a gaming computer or game console with premium levels of quality-of-service. The gaming server provides premium network connection service levels based upon customer profile, current activity, account status or other criteria.
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57 Claims
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1. A method for providing enhanced quality-of-service to online gaming users, the method comprising the steps of:
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connecting a game console to a gaming network;
selecting a game session available for the game console;
transmitting the game session selection to a gaming agent;
selecting enhanced quality-of-service-game parameters from available quality-of-service parameters determined from game selection;
polling the available network quality-of-service;
transmitting requests for enhanced quality-of-service-game network provisioning; and
releasing enhanced quality-of-service-game network provisioning at the completion of the game session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for providing enhanced quality-of-service to online gaming users comprising the steps of:
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connecting a game console to a cable network connecting the cable network to a cable management termination system (CMTS), the CMTS further connected to a gaming network;
selecting a game session available for the game console;
transmitting the game session selection to a gaming agent;
selecting enhanced quality-of-service-game parameters from available quality-of-service parameters determined from game selection;
instructing the CMTS to poll the available network quality-of-service;
transmitting requests for enhanced quality-of-service-game network provisioning; and
releasing enhanced quality-of-service-game network provisioning at the completion of the game session. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A system for providing enhanced quality-of-service to online gaming users, the system comprising:
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a game console connected to a gaming network;
a gaming web server connected to the gaming network so as to receive a user selection for a game session available for the game console; and
a gaming agent server adapted to receive the selected game session selection transmitted from the gaming web server;
wherein the gaming agent server selects enhanced quality-of-service-game parameters from available quality-of-service parameters determined from game selection;
wherein the gaming agent server polls to determine available network quality-of-service;
wherein the gaming agent server transmits requests for enhanced quality-of-service-game network provisioning; and
wherein the gaming agent server releases enhanced quality-of-service-game network provisioning at the completion of the game session. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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57. A gaming agent server for providing enhanced quality-of-service for online gaming users, the gaming agent server comprising:
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one or more processors; and
memory in addressable communication with the one or more processors, the memory bearing software instructions adapted to enable the gaming agent server to perform the steps of;
receiving a game session selection transmitting from a gaming web server;
selecting enhanced quality-of-service-game parameters from a database of quality-of-service parameters determined from the game session selection;
polling network quality-of-service available between the gaming web server and a game console from which a game selection originated to effect the game session selection;
transmitting requests for enhanced quality-of-service-game network provisioning;
recording the time-duration of enhanced quality-of-service-game network provisioning; and
releasing enhanced quality-of-service-game network provisioning upon completion of the game session.
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