Method of Doing Business Over a Network by Transmission and Retransmission of Digital Information on a Network During Time Slots
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a request for transmitting digital information, the request comprising a start time after which a transmission may begin and an end time by which the transmission is to be completed, the digital information comprising a number of packets;
determining an estimated time required to transmit the digital information based on the number of packets and a network speed;
scheduling a transmit time for the transmission of the digital information based upon at least the start time, the end time. and the estimated time required to transmit; and
accepting the digital information for transmission only if the estimated time required to transmit is less than or equal to the difference between the transmit time and the end time.
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Abstract
The present invention is a method of doing business over a network that: receives a request for transmitting digital information after a start time and before an end time, determines the time required to transmit the digital information based on the number of packets in the information and the network speed, schedules a transmit time for the digital information, and accepts the digital information for transmission only if the time required to transmit is less than or equal to the difference between the transmit time and the end time. Pricing of the transmission can be determined by the priority of transmission, whether the information is transmitted the first time or rescheduled, and whether the user receives an acknowledgment.
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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a request for transmitting digital information, the request comprising a start time after which a transmission may begin and an end time by which the transmission is to be completed, the digital information comprising a number of packets; determining an estimated time required to transmit the digital information based on the number of packets and a network speed; scheduling a transmit time for the transmission of the digital information based upon at least the start time, the end time. and the estimated time required to transmit; and accepting the digital information for transmission only if the estimated time required to transmit is less than or equal to the difference between the transmit time and the end time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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