Location-aware application based quality of service (QOS) Via a broadband access gateway
First Claim
1. A system supporting access to multimedia information by a plurality of access devices using location-aware quality of service management, the system comprising:
- a gateway communicatively coupled to a broadband network and at least one wireless interface, the gateway capable of selectively exchanging multimedia information among the at least one wireless interface and the broadband network, and of communicating with the plurality of access devices via the at least one wireless interface;
the gateway capable of receiving from at least one of the plurality of access devices, at least one of information identifying an access device and information identifying a user;
the gateway capable of accessing at least one user-defined quality of service criterion based upon the at least one of information identifying an access device and information identifying a user;
the gateway capable of accepting a request for delivery of identified multimedia information; and
the gateway capable of adjusting at least one parameter of the identified multimedia information based on the at least one user-defined quality of service criterion, to enable delivery.
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Abstract
A system and method supporting access to multimedia information based upon user-defined quality of service criteria is disclosed. A broadband access gateway may coordinate network behavior during the transition of an access device among communication pathways having different available capacities. Adjustments in bit rates and levels of compression may be made based upon the user-defined quality of service criteria. The user may be notified when network conditions disallow support for the desired quality of service, and may choose to override selected criteria. The user-defined quality of service criteria may be stored within the gateway and associated with a user, or may be located in the access device and accessible to the gateway.
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50 Claims
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1. A system supporting access to multimedia information by a plurality of access devices using location-aware quality of service management, the system comprising:
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a gateway communicatively coupled to a broadband network and at least one wireless interface, the gateway capable of selectively exchanging multimedia information among the at least one wireless interface and the broadband network, and of communicating with the plurality of access devices via the at least one wireless interface;
the gateway capable of receiving from at least one of the plurality of access devices, at least one of information identifying an access device and information identifying a user;
the gateway capable of accessing at least one user-defined quality of service criterion based upon the at least one of information identifying an access device and information identifying a user;
the gateway capable of accepting a request for delivery of identified multimedia information; and
the gateway capable of adjusting at least one parameter of the identified multimedia information based on the at least one user-defined quality of service criterion, to enable delivery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method supporting access to multimedia information by a plurality of access devices using location-aware quality of service management, the method comprising:
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receiving from at least one of the plurality of access devices via a wireless network, at least one of information identifying an access device and information identifying a user;
accessing at least one user-defined quality of service criterion based upon the at least one of information identifying an access device and information identifying a user;
accepting a request for delivery of identified multimedia information; and
adjusting at least one parameter of the identified multimedia information based on the at least one user-defined quality of service criterion, to enable delivery of the identified multimedia information via the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A machine-readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections for operating a gateway supporting access to multimedia information by a plurality of access devices using location-aware quality of service management, the code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the operations comprising:
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receiving from at least one of the plurality of access devices via a wireless network, at least one of information identifying an access device and information identifying a user;
accessing at least one user-defined quality of service criterion based upon the at least one of information identifying an access device and information identifying a user;
accepting a request for delivery of identified multimedia information; and
adjusting at least one of a bit rate and a level of compression of the identified multimedia information based on the at least one user-defined quality of service criterion, to enable delivery of the identified multimedia information via the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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