On-demand bandwidth activation for detailed billing
First Claim
1. A method of requesting near real time broadband content service and bandwidth provisioning initiated by subscriber, yet under full control by content and connection providers comprising the steps of;
- said subscriber communicates via a Wide Area Network (WAN) means to said content provider to request said broadband content service;
said content provider receives said request utilizing interactive communications equipment appropriate to interact with said WAN means being used by said subscriber;
said content provider executes said content service request by first making a request to said connection provider to activate said bandwidth required prior to commencing delivery of said content service.
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Abstract
A method of requesting broadband content service with associated bandwidth provisioning in near real time is disclosed. With this concise facility, broadband services may be deployed in the conventional “always-on” mode but at a bare minimum bandwidth. This will encourage much larger subscriber base than currently possible. The convenience of obtaining premium service on-demand offers content providers and carriers opportunity to realize profits based on subscriber'"'"'s improved willingness.
The ability to associate a bandwidth request to a specific consuming node disclosed in this invention not only allows service providers to issue detailed billing statements that minimizes potential disputes, but also enables the ability to curb non-subscriber access or unauthorized use of bandwidth by certain subscribers taking advantage of the always-on broad bandwidth.
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6 Claims
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1. A method of requesting near real time broadband content service and bandwidth provisioning initiated by subscriber, yet under full control by content and connection providers comprising the steps of;
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said subscriber communicates via a Wide Area Network (WAN) means to said content provider to request said broadband content service;
said content provider receives said request utilizing interactive communications equipment appropriate to interact with said WAN means being used by said subscriber;
said content provider executes said content service request by first making a request to said connection provider to activate said bandwidth required prior to commencing delivery of said content service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6)
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4. A method of requesting near real time broadband content service and bandwidth provisioning initiated by subscriber, yet under full control by content and connection providers comprising the steps of;
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said subscriber communicates via a Wide Area Network (WAN) means to said content provider to request submission of content;
said content provider receives said request utilizing interactive communications equipment appropriate to interact with said WAN means being used by said subscriber;
said content provider executes said content submission request by first making a request to said connection provider to activate said bandwidth required prior to commencing receipt of said content.
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