METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING BANDWIDTH BY A BROADBAND GATEWAY
First Claim
1. A method for networking, the method comprising:
- in a broadband gateway that enables communication with a plurality of communication devices, wherein said broadband gateway is operable to handle at least one physical layer connection to at least one corresponding network access service provider;
upon receiving a request for content from a user of one of said communication devices,presenting a message that offers a benefit to said user in exchange for deferring consumption of said content until a later time; and
delivering said content to said one of said one or more communication devices at a time determined by a response to said message received from said one of said one or more communication devices.
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Abstract
Aspects of a method and system for managing bandwidth by a broadband gateway are provided. In this regard, broadband gateway may, upon receiving a request for content from a user of the communication device, present, via a graphical user interface, a message that offers a benefit to the user in exchange for deferring consumption of the content until a later time. The gateway may then deliver the content to the communication device at a time determined by a response to the message received from the communication device. The message may provide several times at which the content may be delivered and a corresponding benefit available for each of the times. The times may correspond to times at which it is expected there will be less traffic in the network over which the content is to be delivered.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for networking, the method comprising:
in a broadband gateway that enables communication with a plurality of communication devices, wherein said broadband gateway is operable to handle at least one physical layer connection to at least one corresponding network access service provider; upon receiving a request for content from a user of one of said communication devices, presenting a message that offers a benefit to said user in exchange for deferring consumption of said content until a later time; and delivering said content to said one of said one or more communication devices at a time determined by a response to said message received from said one of said one or more communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17)
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11. A system for networking, the system comprising:
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one or more circuits for use in a broadband gateway that enables communication with a plurality of communication devices, said one or more circuits being operable to; handle at least one physical layer connection to at least one corresponding network access service provider; and upon receiving a request for content from a user of one of said communication devices, present a message that offers a benefit to said user in exchange for deferring consumption of said content until a later time; and deliver said content to said one of said one or more communication devices at a time determined by a response to said message received from said one of said one or more communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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