Consumption based bandwidth arbitration
First Claim
1. A method for allocating communication bandwidth between information source devices and an information presentation system, the method comprising:
- detecting a plurality of information source devices, each of which is capable of communicating information to a user output device using communication bandwidth in a common communication band;
presenting respective indications of the detected information source devices to a user;
receiving an indication that the user desires to receive information from at least one of the detected information source devices; and
allocating communication bandwidth from the common communication band for communication between the detected plurality of information source devices and the information presentation system based on the detected user selection of at least one of the detected information source devices.
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Abstract
A system and method for consumption-based bandwidth arbitration in a dynamic information consumption environment. Various aspects of the present invention provide apparatus, structure and method steps for allocating common communication bandwidth between an information presentation system and various information source devices. Communication between an information presentation system and the various information source devices is provided. A plurality of information source devices available in the dynamic information consumption environment may be detected, and a user may select various information source devices. Information received from various information source devices is presented to a user in human-perceivable form, and user consumption of the information presented to the user may be tracked. Portions of common communication bandwidth for communication between the various information source devices and an information presentation system are allocated based on the user'"'"'s information consumption.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for allocating communication bandwidth between information source devices and an information presentation system, the method comprising:
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detecting a plurality of information source devices, each of which is capable of communicating information to a user output device using communication bandwidth in a common communication band;
presenting respective indications of the detected information source devices to a user;
receiving an indication that the user desires to receive information from at least one of the detected information source devices; and
allocating communication bandwidth from the common communication band for communication between the detected plurality of information source devices and the information presentation system based on the detected user selection of at least one of the detected information source devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for allocating communication bandwidth between a plurality of information source devices and an information presentation system, the system comprising:
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a communication module;
a source detection module communicatively coupled to the communication module that detects a plurality of information source devices, each of which is capable of communicating information to the information presentation system, and generates a signal indicative of the detected plurality of information source devices;
a consumption detection module that detects a user selection of at least one of the detected information source devices and generates a signal indicative of the at least one selected information source device;
a bandwidth arbitration module communicatively coupled to the consumption detection module that allocates communication bandwidth to the detected plurality of information source devices based on the signal indicative of the at least one selected information source device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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