Methods for tailoring a bandwidth profile for an operating environment

• US 7,519,916 B1
• Filed: 06/16/2003
• Issued: 04/14/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Gray, Ronald E., Novitskey, Robert R., Raissipour, David, Hartwell, Aaron J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Desai; Rachna S
• Assistant Examiner(s): LONG, ANDREA NATAE
• Application Number:
  US10/462,188
• Time in Patent Office: 2,129 Days
• Field of Search: 715/771, 725/95
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/10 Flow control; Congestion control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2475 for supporting traffic characterised by the type of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/38 by adapting coding or compression rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44004 involving video buffer management, e.g. video decoder buffer or video display buffer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44209 Monitoring of downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. bandwidth variations of a wireless network arrangements for maintenance or administration in data switching networks involving bandwidth and capacity management H04L41/0896
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44227 Monitoring of local network, e.g. connection or bandwidth variations; Detecting new devices in the local network configuring of peripheral devices in general G06F9/4411; monitoring connectivity in data switched networks H04L43/0811
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4424 Monitoring of the internal components or processes of the client device, e.g. CPU or memory load, processing speed, timer, counter or percentage of the hard disk space used error monitoring in general G06F11/30; arrangements for monitoring conditions of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/32; diagnosis, testing or measuring for television receivers H04N17/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44245 Monitoring the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. its availability, bandwidth

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing tailored bandwidth profiles for a given operating environment are disclosed.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for communicating email application data according to communication parameters, the method comprising:

associating a plurality of predetermined canned bandwidth profiles with an email application, wherein the canned bandwidth profiles are not accessible to a user of the email application for modification;

determining characteristics of an operating system associated with the email application data;

based on the characteristics of the operating system, automatically determining first communication parameters for the email application according to a first predetermined canned bandwidth profile, wherein the first canned bandwidth profile is a low bandwidth profile that includes data compression, data decompression, selective part synchronization, reduced data transfer frequency, restricted attachment downloading, and selective transmission;

communicating the email application data according to the determined first communication parameters;

automatically determining changed characteristics of the operating system associated with the email application data;

based on the changed characteristics of the operating system, automatically determining second communication parameters for the email application according to a second predetermined canned bandwidth profile, wherein the second canned bandwidth profile is a high bandwidth profile that includes less data compression than the low canned bandwidth profile, less data decompression than the low canned bandwidth profile, a greater data transfer frequency than the low canned bandwidth profile, less restriction to attachment downloading than the low bandwidth profile, and less restrictions on transmission than the low bandwidth profile; and

communicating the email application data according to the determined second communication parameters.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the low bandwidth profile includes a selective file synchronization parameter, wherein the selective file synchronization parameter indicates files association with the email application data for synchronization.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the selective part synchronization of the low bandwidth profile indicates a part of a file associated with the email application data for synchronization.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the application is an email application and the selective part synchronization is association with a header of an email of the email application.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the low bandwidth profile includes a buffer size parameter, wherein the buffer size parameter indicates a size of a communication buffer for communicating the email application data.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the low bandwidth profile includes a check parameter, wherein the check parameter indicates a frequency of data checking during the communication of the email application data.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the canned bandwidth profiles are accessible to an administrator of the email application for modification.

8. A computer-readable storage medium having computer executable instructions for communicating application data according to communication parameters, the instructions comprising:

associating a plurality of predetermined canned bandwidth profiles with an application, wherein the canned bandwidth profiles are not accessible to a user of the application for modification;

determining characteristics of an operating system associated with the application data;

based on the characteristics of the operating system, automatically determining first communication parameters for the application according to a first predetermined canned bandwidth profile, wherein the first canned bandwidth profile is a low bandwidth profile that includes data compression, data decompression, selective part synchronization, reduced data transfer frequency, restricted attachment downloading, and selective transmission;

communicating the application data according to the determined first communication parameters;

automatically determining changed characteristics of the operating system associated with the application data;

based on the changed characteristics of the operating system, automatically determining second communication parameters for the application according to a second predetermined canned bandwidth profile, wherein the second canned bandwidth profile is a high bandwidth profile that includes less data compression than the low canned bandwidth profile, less data decompression than the low canned bandwidth profile, a greater data transfer frequency than the low canned bandwidth profile, less restriction to attachment downloading than the low bandwidth profile, and less restrictions on transmission than the low bandwidth profile; and

communicating the application data according to the determined second communication parameters.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the low bandwidth profile includes a selective file synchronization parameter, wherein the selective file synchronization parameter indicates files association with the application data for synchronization.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the selective part synchronization of the low bandwidth profile indicates a part of a file associated with the application data for synchronization.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the application is an email application and the selective part synchronization is association with a header of an email of the email application.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the low bandwidth profile includes a buffer size parameter, wherein the buffer size parameter indicates a size of a communication buffer for communicating the application data.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the low bandwidth profile includes a check parameter, wherein the check parameter indicates a frequency of data checking during the communication of the application data.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the canned bandwidth profiles are accessible to an administrator of the application for modification.

15. A system for communicating application data according to communication parameters, the system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, wherein the computer-executable instructions are configured for;

associating a plurality of predetermined canned bandwidth profiles with an application, wherein the canned bandwidth profiles are not accessible to a user of the application for modification;

determining characteristics of an operating system associated with the application data;

based on the characteristics of the operating system, automatically determining first communication parameters for the application according to a first predetermined canned bandwidth profile, wherein the first canned bandwidth profile is a low bandwidth profile that includes data compression, data decompression, selective part synchronization, reduced data transfer frequency, restricted attachment downloading, and selective transmission;

communicating the application data according to the determined first communication parameters;

automatically determining changed characteristics of the operating system associated with the application data;

based on the changed characteristics of the operating system, automatically determining second communication parameters for the application according to a second predetermined canned bandwidth profile, wherein the second canned bandwidth profile is a high bandwidth profile that includes less data compression than the low canned bandwidth profile, less data decompression than the low canned bandwidth profile, a greater data transfer frequency than the low canned bandwidth profile, less restriction to attachment downloading than the low bandwidth profile, and less restrictions on transmission than the low bandwidth profile; and

communicating the application data according to the determined second communication parameters.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the low bandwidth profile includes a selective file synchronization parameter, wherein the selective file synchronization parameter indicates files association with the application data for synchronization.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the selective part synchronization of the low bandwidth profile indicates a part of a file associated with the application data for synchronization.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the application is an email application and the selective part synchronization is association with a header of an email of the email application.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the low bandwidth profile includes a check parameter, wherein the check parameter indicates a frequency of data checking during the communication of the application data.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the canned bandwidth profiles are accessible to an administrator of the application for modification.