System and method for access state based service options

• US 20080002711A1
• Filed: 06/30/2006
• Published: 01/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bugenhagen, Michael K.
• Application Number:
  US11/479,751
• Publication Number:
  US 20080002711A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/395.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/101 based on network conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1012 based on compliance of requirements or conditions with available server resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/00 Wireless channel access

Abstract

A method of operating a service provider system comprises receiving a state message from an access system indicating state information for access wherein the access system provides a device with the access, receiving a service request from the device identifying the device and the service, determining a plurality of service options for the service based on the state message, generating a service response indicating the plurality of service options, and transmitting the service response.

Claims

1. A method of operating a service provider system, the method comprising:

receiving a state message from an access system indicating state information for access wherein the access system provides a device with the access;

receiving a service request from the device identifying the device and the service;

determining a plurality of service options for the service based on the state message;

generating a service response indicating the plurality of service options; and

transmitting the service response.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a selection message indicating a selected service option of the plurality of service options and configuring the service for the selected service option.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the state information comprises available bandwidth.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the plurality of service options comprise a plurality of coding/decoding protocols.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the access system comprises a modem.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the service comprises a video service.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the service comprises a voice service.

8. A service provider system comprising:

an interface configured to receive a state message from an access system indicating state information for access wherein the access system provides a device with the access, receive a service request from the device identifying the device and the service, and transmit a service response; and

a processing system configured to determine a plurality of service options for the service based on the state message and generate the service response indicating the plurality of service options.

9. The service provider system of claim 8 wherein the interface is further configured to receive a selection message indicating a selected service option of the plurality of service options and wherein the processing system is further configured to configure the service for the selected service option.

10. A communication system comprising:

a device;

an access system configured to provide the device with access to a service; and

a service provider system configured to provide the service to the device;

wherein the access system transmits a state message indicating state information for the access;

wherein the device transmits a service request to the service provider system identifying the device and the service;

wherein the service provider system receives the service request, determines a plurality of service options for the service based on the state message, generates a service response indicating the plurality of service options, and transmits the service response.

11. The communication system of claim 10 wherein the device receives the service response, generates a selection message indicating a one service option of the plurality of service options, and transmits the selection message.

12. The communication system of claim 11 wherein the service provider system receives the selection message and configures the service for the one service option.

13. The communication system of claim 12 wherein the state information comprises available bandwidth.

14. The communication system of claim 13 wherein the plurality of service options comprise a plurality of coding/decoding protocols.

15. The communication system of claim 14 wherein the access system comprises a modem.

16. The communication system of claim 15 wherein the service comprises a video service.

17. The communication system of claim 15 wherein the service comprises a voice service.

18. A method of monitoring the connection of an end user device to a network, wherein the connection includes at least two communication links, the method comprising:

collecting performance data associated with the connection;

comparing the performance data to a threshold, the threshold being associated with a particular characteristic of the performance data; and

presenting at least one option to a user of the end user device in response to the comparison, the at least one option being associated with a change in an application being processed by the end user device, the application being associated with data communicated by the end user device over the connection.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the at least two communication links include a wireless link and a wired link, and wherein collecting the performance data further includes collecting data associated with an amount of bandwidth available to the end user device over the connection.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the method further comprises terminating the application in response to the selection of the at least one option.