APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING BROADBAND ACCESS AND DISTRIBUTION OF CONTENT AND COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH AN ACCESS POINT
First Claim
1. An apparatus to selectively process broadband content transmitted to an end user device, the apparatus comprising:
- a. a controller device to receive one or more simultaneous content streams, wherein each content stream is associated with a specific content provider; and
b. a content parameters module to store one or more content parameter values associated with each content provider, wherein each content parameter value defines a quality of service transmission characteristic,wherein the controller device selectively processes a first content stream according to the one or more content parameter values corresponding to a first content provider, thereby generating a first processed content stream that is transmitted to the end user device.
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Abstract
A method of and a system for broadband/infrastructure providers to set, control, operate a coercive/disruptive controller (CDC) to manage and provide broadband content to an end user device. A controller controls broadband content and communication from a broadband network access device to an end user device. The controller utilizes content-specific quality of service (QoS) parameters and operation logic to selectively process broadband content transmitted to the end user devices. The controller operates independently or is dynamically set and controlled by a remotely coupled controller or server. Broadband content is managed and administered according to the QoS parameters, where the QoS parameters are content specific. As such, the QoS parameters are set/reset, assigned/reassigned based on the broadband content, making the QoS related to the broadband content independent of the content provider.
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46 Claims
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1. An apparatus to selectively process broadband content transmitted to an end user device, the apparatus comprising:
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a. a controller device to receive one or more simultaneous content streams, wherein each content stream is associated with a specific content provider; and b. a content parameters module to store one or more content parameter values associated with each content provider, wherein each content parameter value defines a quality of service transmission characteristic, wherein the controller device selectively processes a first content stream according to the one or more content parameter values corresponding to a first content provider, thereby generating a first processed content stream that is transmitted to the end user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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12. A system to selectively process broadband content transmitted to an end user device, the system comprising:
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a. one or more network access points, each network access point receives one or more simultaneous content streams from a broadband infrastructure provider, wherein each content stream is associated with a specific content provider, wherein each network access point is coupled to one or more end user devices; and b. a control server remotely coupled to the one or more network access points to provide control commands to the one or more network access points, wherein the control commands define one or more content parameter values associated with each content provider, each content parameter value defines a quality of service transmission characteristic, wherein each network access point selectively processes a first content stream according to the one or more content parameter values corresponding to a first content provider, thereby generating a first processed content stream that is transmitted to the one or more end user devices. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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25. A method of selectively processing broadband content transmitted to an end user device, the method comprising:
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a. providing one or more content streams to a network access point, wherein each content stream is associated with a specific content provider; b. determining a first content provider associated with a first content stream; c. retrieving one or more content parameter values for the first content stream based on the determined first content provider, each content parameter value defines a quality of service transmission characteristic; d. selectively processing the first content stream according to the one or more content parameter values, thereby generating a first processed content stream; and e. transmitting the first processed stream to one or more end user devices coupled to the network access point. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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