AUTOMATIC QUALITY OF SERVICE BASED RESOURCE ALLOCATION
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Abstract
A system and method for providing quality-of-service based network resource allocation and utilization in a dynamic network environment. For example, a wireless communication network may comprise a first system and a second system. The first system may provide a current service to a user at a current quality level. The first system and second system may establish a wireless communication link. At least one of the first and second systems may determine whether utilizing one or more resources of the second system will provide the current service to the user at a higher level of quality than the current quality level. One or more resources of the second system may be allocated for providing the current service to a user at a higher quality level. The allocated resources may be utilized to provide the current service to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level.
8 Citations
59 Claims
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38. In a first portable system, a method for providing an information output service to a user, the method comprising:
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independently, without utilizing resources external to the first portable system, providing a current information output service to a user at a current quality level;
establishing a wireless communication link with a second system external to the first portable system;
determining whether utilizing a resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide the current information output service to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level; and
if it is determined that utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide the current information output service to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level, then utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system to provide the current information output service to the user. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. In a first portable system, a method for providing music to a user, the method comprising:
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providing music to a user at a current quality level;
establishing a wireless communication link with a second system external to the first portable system;
determining whether utilizing a resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide music to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level; and
if it is determined that utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide music to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level, then utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system to provide music to the user. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. In a first portable system, a method for providing an information output service to a user, the method comprising:
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providing a current information output service to a user at a current quality level;
establishing a wireless communication link with a second system external to the first portable system;
determining, based at least in part on variety of information to which the second system has access, whether utilizing a resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide the current information output service to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level; and
if it is determined that utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide the current information output service to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level, then utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system to provide the current information output service to the user. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A first portable system operable to provide an information output service to a user, the first portable system comprising:
at least one component that operates to, at least;
independently, without utilizing resources external to the first portable system, provide a current information output service to a user at a current quality level;
establish a wireless communication link with a second system external to the first portable system;
determine whether utilizing a resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide the current information output service to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level; and
if it is determined that utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide the current information output service to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level, then utilize the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system to provide the current information output service to the user.
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58. A first portable system operable to provide music to a user, the first portable system comprising:
at least one component that operates to, at least;
provide music to a user at a current quality level;
establish a wireless communication link with a second system external to the first portable system;
determine whether utilizing a resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide music to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level; and
if it is determined that utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide music to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level, then utilize the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system to provide music to the user.
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59. A first portable system operable to provide an information output service to a user, the first portable system comprising:
at least one component that operates to, at least;
provide a current information output service to a user at a current quality level;
establish a wireless communication link with a second system external to the first portable system;
determine, based at least in part on variety of information to which the second system has access, whether utilizing a resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide the current information output service to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level; and
if it is determined that utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide the current information output service to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level, then utilize the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system to provide the current information output service to the user.
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