Method and system for client-based adaptive networking system

• US 7,325,037 B2
• Filed: 02/24/2003
• Issued: 01/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: Lawson, Karen L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dalencourt; Yves
• Application Number:
  US10/373,267
• Publication Number:
  US 20030182432A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,800 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/207, 709/223, 709/224, 709/246
• US Class Current: 709/207
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/10 Flow control; Congestion control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/115 using a dedicated packet
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2416 Real-time traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2441 relying on flow classification, e.g. using integrated services [IntServ]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2475 for supporting traffic characterised by the type of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/16 Implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/163 In-band adaptation of TCP data exchange; In-band control procedures

Abstract

A method for controlling the transmission of data between a client computer system and the internet network wherein the client computer system intelligently matches the demand and supply of the available bandwidth based on client/user preferences and network preferences.

Claims

1. A method of controlling the transmission of data between a client computer system and the internet network, the client computer system intelligently matching the demand and supply of the available bandwidth based on client/user preference and network performance comprising the steps of;

registering an application with a communication registry;

identifying the media type of the application and assigning a unique application creating an identifier to each application;

identifying whether the application is real time or queuable;

assigning a priority rating to the application;

intercepting the transmission of the application;

queuing the application at an appropriate transmission category queue;

monitoring the queues and measuring a demand variable;

measuring a current congestion state at intervals and inputting said measured current congestion state into an image engine profiler;

analyzing the measured current congestion state to provide a congestion state forecast;

calculating the appropriate number of network sockets to handle the demand against the congestion; and

creating the appropriate number of network sockets and transmitting the application data through an internet network connection according to priority and supply of bandwidth.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the demand variable is measured at regular intervals.

3. A method as claimed in claim 2 wherein the intervals are set by the user.

4. A method as claimed in claim 1 including the step of determining the elastic nature of the media and, if necessary, modifying the media for transmission.

5. A system for controlling the transmission of data between a client computer and the internet network, the system including means for registering an application with a communication registry;

means for identifying the media type of the application and assigning a unique application identifier to each application;

means for creating an identifier to each application;

means for identifying whether the application is real time or queuable;

means for assigning a priority rating to the application;

means for intercepting the transmission of the application;

means for queuing the application at an appropriate transmission category queue;

means for monitoring the queues and measuring a demand variable;

means for measuring a current congestion state at intervals and inputting said measured current congestion state into an image engine profiler;

means for analyzing the measured current congestion state to provide a congestion state forecast;

means for calculating the appropriate number of network sockets to handle the demand against the congestion;

means for creating the appropriate number of network sockets;

and means for transmitting the application through a metered interface with an internet network according to priority and supply of bandwidth.

6. A network based system for controlling the transmission of applications based on user preferences and network performance, including a server and a system according to claim 5.