METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROACTIVELY OFFERING A NETWORK TURBO BOOST SERVICE TO END USERS

• US 20120265885A1
• Filed: 06/29/2012
• Published: 10/18/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Huslak, Nicholas S., Carter, Sharon E., McQualde, A. C. Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 9,350,795 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 taking into account QoS or priority requirements

Abstract

Methods for proactively offering a network turbo boost service to consumers including receiving a set of one or more turbo boost triggering criteria associated with a user. A network is monitored for a task that meets at least one of the turbo boost triggering criteria. If the monitoring results in locating a task that meets at least one of the turbo boost triggering criteria, then the network turbo boost service is invoked for the task.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving triggering criteria at a service provider system computer, a portion of the triggering criteria defined by a user;

monitoring, at the service provider system computer, a network for a task that meets the triggering criteria; and

upon determining the monitoring results in locating the task that meets the triggering criteria, automatically invoking by the service provider system computer a network turbo boost service for the task, the network turbo boost service including providing temporary access to a transmission vehicle configured to increase bandwidth for executing the task;

wherein another portion of the triggering criteria is defined by a service provider of the service provider system computer, the other portion of the triggering criteria defined by the service provider is stored in a default preference list that is housed separately from the triggering criteria defined by the user, wherein a portion of the triggering criteria in the default preference list is modifiable by the user, and some of the triggering criteria in the default preference list is not modifiable by the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the triggering criteria includes a network-based trigger.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the network-based trigger is invoked when a file that exceeds a predefined threshold in size is detected.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the network-based trigger is invoked when a destination address is on a list of high transmission rate applications.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the network-based trigger is invoked when an application requests a download of application code data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the portion of the triggering criteria defined by the user includes a destination address of a file subject to the network turbo boost service.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the task includes downloading data from a website.

8. A system, comprising:

a service provider system computer; and

logic executable by the service provider system computer, the logic configured to implement;

receiving triggering criteria, a portion of the triggering criteria defined by a user;

monitoring a network for a task that meets the triggering criteria; and

upon determining the monitoring results in locating the task that meets the triggering criteria, automatically invoking a network turbo boost service for the task, the network turbo boost service including providing temporary access to a transmission vehicle configured to increase bandwidth for executing the task;

wherein another portion of the triggering criteria is defined by a service provider of the service provider system computer, the other portion of the triggering criteria defined by the service provider is stored in a default preference list that is housed separately from the triggering criteria defined by the user, wherein a portion of the triggering criteria in the default preference list is modifiable by the user, and some of the triggering criteria in the default preference list is not modifiable by the user.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the triggering criteria includes a network-based trigger.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the network-based trigger is invoked when a file that exceeds a predefined threshold in size is detected.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the network-based trigger is invoked when a destination address is on a list of high transmission rate applications.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the network-based trigger is invoked when an application requests a download of application code data.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the portion of the triggering criteria defined by the user includes a destination address of a file subject to the network turbo boost service.

14. A computer program product, comprising:

a non-transitory storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit and when executed by the processing circuit, causing the processing circuit to perform a method comprising;

receiving triggering criteria, a portion of the triggering criteria defined by a user;

monitoring a network for a task that meets the triggering criteria; and

upon determining the monitoring results in locating the task that meets the triggering criteria, automatically invoking a network turbo boost service for the task, the network turbo boost service including providing temporary access to a transmission vehicle configured to increase bandwidth for executing the task;

wherein another portion of the triggering criteria is defined by a service provider of the network turbo boost service, the other portion of the triggering criteria defined by the service provider is stored in a default preference list that is housed separately from the triggering criteria defined by the user, wherein a portion of the triggering criteria in the default preference list is modifiable by the user, and some of the triggering criteria in the default preference list is not modifiable by the user.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the triggering criteria includes a network-based trigger.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the network-based trigger is invoked when a file that exceeds a predefined threshold in size is detected.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the network-based trigger is invoked when a destination address is on a list of high transmission rate applications.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the network-based trigger is invoked when an application requests a download of application code data.

19. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the portion of the triggering criteria defined by the user includes a destination address of a file subject to the network turbo boost service.

20. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the task includes downloading data from a website.