Method, system and computer program for managing data transmission

• US 20060235975A1
• Filed: 03/16/2006
• Published: 10/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Delhumeau, Dominique, Tarte, Jerome
• Application Number:
  US11/377,464
• Publication Number:
  US 20060235975A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/308 Route determination based on user's profile, e.g. premium users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/70 Admission control; Resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method and system for managing data transmission. A method in accordance with the present invention includes the steps of: determining available network resources between a device and a remote server; choosing a network resource from the available network resources with a bandwidth which is greater than a bandwidth of any other available network resource; and communicating a synchronization profile to the device that matches the bandwidth of the chosen network so that a connection can be established.

Claims

1. A method of managing data transmission comprising the steps of:

determining available network resources between a device and a remote server;

choosing a network resource from the available network resources with a bandwidth which is greater than a bandwidth of any other available network resource; and

communicating a synchronization profile to the device that matches the bandwidth of the chosen network so that a connection can be established.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising establishing a connection between the device and the remote server.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of searching for available network resources in order to find another connection if the chosen network resource becomes unavailable.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising downloading data from the remote server to the device.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising downloading emails to a mail client in the device.

6. A system for managing data transmission comprising:

a system for determining available network resources between a device and a remote server;

a system for choosing a network resource from the available network resources with a bandwidth which is greater than a bandwidth of any other available network resource; and

a system for communicating a synchronization profile to the device that matches the bandwidth of the chosen network so that a connection can be established.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising a system for establishing a connection between the device and the remote server.

8. The system of claim 6, further comprising a system for searching for available network resources in order to find another connection if the chosen network resource becomes unavailable.

9. The system of claim 6, further comprising a system for downloading data from the remote server to the device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the system for downloading data is configured to download emails to a mail client in the device.

11. A computer program for managing data transmission comprising instructions for carrying out the steps of:

determining available network resources between a device and a remote server;

choosing a network resource from the available network resources with a bandwidth which is greater than a bandwidth of any other available network resource; and

communicating a synchronization profile to the device that matches the bandwidth of the chosen network so that a connection can be established.