Method and apparatus for controlling network connections based on destination locations
First Claim
1. A method for providing a network connection between a network browser and a network, the network browser operating on a client machine, said method comprising:
- (a) selecting a particular network address to access a server machine coupled to the network, the server machine being identified by the particular network address;
(b) subsequently providing a network connection between the network browser and the server machine in accordance with connection information associated with the particular network address; and
(c) accessing the server machine located at the particular network address using the network connection,wherein the connection information is retrieved by accessing a configuration table that resides in the client machine, and locating the connection information stored in the configuration table indexed by at least a part of the particular network address, andwherein the connection information stored in the configuration table is received at the client device over the network.
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Abstract
Techniques for controlling a network connection in accordance with connection information associated with a destination location on a network are disclosed. Controlling of the network connection in accordance with connection information associated with the destination location can be achieved in a variety of ways. One way is in the selection of a network transport (e.g., bearer selection). Another way is in the configuration of parameters associated with the connection (i.e., connection parameters). In either case, the connection information includes information with which the selection of the network transport and/or connection parameters can be made. The controlling of the network connection impacts quality of service provided to a requestor that is requesting use of the connection.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for providing a network connection between a network browser and a network, the network browser operating on a client machine, said method comprising:
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(a) selecting a particular network address to access a server machine coupled to the network, the server machine being identified by the particular network address; (b) subsequently providing a network connection between the network browser and the server machine in accordance with connection information associated with the particular network address; and (c) accessing the server machine located at the particular network address using the network connection, wherein the connection information is retrieved by accessing a configuration table that resides in the client machine, and locating the connection information stored in the configuration table indexed by at least a part of the particular network address, and wherein the connection information stored in the configuration table is received at the client device over the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer readable medium including computer program code for retrieving a resource from a remote server on a network, said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for receiving a destination identity for a resource to be obtained from a remote server on a network; computer program code for obtaining connection information associated with the destination identity, said computer code for obtaining the connection information includes at least computer code for accessing a configuration table, and computer code for locating the connection information in the configuration table based on the destination identity; computer program code for providing a network connection to the network in accordance with the obtained connection information that is associated with the destination identity; and computer program code for retrieving, over the network connection, the resource from the remote server on the network at a location identified by the destination identity, wherein the configuration table is provided at a client machine, and wherein the connection information stored in the configuration table is downloaded to the configuration table over the network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile device capable of connecting to a network of computers through a wireless link, said mobile device comprising:
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a display screen that displays graphics and text; an application that requests and receives information from the network of computers; a configuration table containing connection information stored indexed by network addresses associated with the network of computers; and a connection controller that receives a request to access a resource from one of the computers of the network of computers using a network resource locator, retrieve connection information associated with the network resource locator from said configuration table, establish or adjust a network connection to the network of computers in accordance with the retrieved connection information from said configuration table, and thereafter retrieve the resource from the one of the computers of the network of computers via the network connection, wherein the connection information stored in the configuration table is downloaded to said configuration table over at least the wireless link. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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