Selective internet priority service
First Claim
1. A method of providing a priority service for transmission of data packets, each data packet associated with an application type of a plurality of application types, the method comprising:
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determining which application type is associated with the data packet;
determining a user identification parameter associated with the data packet; and
determining a priority level for transmission of the data packet, the priority level being a function of the application type associated with the data packet and of the user identification parameter associated with the data packet; and
transmitting the data packets according to the priority levels of the data packets,the method further comprising;
responsive to invocation of an application by a user authorized to use the priority service, confirming with the user whether data packets associated with the application require the priority service; and
when the associated data packets require the priority service, providing the priority service for the associated data packets.
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Abstract
An Internet Priority Service (IPS) provides to authorized users priority access to communication over the Internet during emergencies. Transmission of data packets from an authorized user that accesses the IPS are given priority for transmission over the Internet. The level of priority given to a data packet depends on the type of application associated with the data packet. Each user or group of users may also be given a respective IPS level of priority. Furthermore, for a particular authorized user, access to the IPS may be limited to a specific number of application types, which for example do not have high bandwidth requirements. Assigning different priority levels as a function of application type and user or group of users, and limiting IPS access to specific application types allows efficient methods of emergency communication to be implemented over the Internet during emergencies.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of providing a priority service for transmission of data packets, each data packet associated with an application type of a plurality of application types, the method comprising:
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for each data packet; determining which application type is associated with the data packet; determining a user identification parameter associated with the data packet; and determining a priority level for transmission of the data packet, the priority level being a function of the application type associated with the data packet and of the user identification parameter associated with the data packet; and transmitting the data packets according to the priority levels of the data packets, the method further comprising; responsive to invocation of an application by a user authorized to use the priority service, confirming with the user whether data packets associated with the application require the priority service; and when the associated data packets require the priority service, providing the priority service for the associated data packets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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