Techniques for managing communications resources for a mobile device
First Claim
1. A mobile computing device, comprising:
- a radio arranged to communicate information over a wireless link;
a link classifier arranged to generate a class parameter for the wireless link based on signal quality measurements of the wireless link; and
a data service manager arranged to receive a data service request from an application, receive a data rate parameter associated with the application, the data rate parameter comprises an amount of bandwidth for communicating information over the wireless link, compare the class parameter for the wireless link with a value representing the application to determine whether to grant or deny the data service request, when the data service request would be granted based on the comparison, determine whether the application may communicate information over the wireless link at the data rate parameter based on the class parameter for the wireless link, and generate a control directive for the application granting or denying the data service request at the data rate parameter.
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Abstract
Techniques to manage communications resources for a mobile device are described. An apparatus may comprise a mobile computing device having a radio arranged to communicate information over a wireless link, a link classifier arranged to generate a class parameter for the wireless link based on signal quality measurements of the wireless link, and a data service manager arranged to receive a data service request from an application, determine whether the application may communicate information over the wireless link based on the class parameter for the wireless link, and generate a control directive for the application granting or denying the data service request. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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17 Claims
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1. A mobile computing device, comprising:
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a radio arranged to communicate information over a wireless link; a link classifier arranged to generate a class parameter for the wireless link based on signal quality measurements of the wireless link; and a data service manager arranged to receive a data service request from an application, receive a data rate parameter associated with the application, the data rate parameter comprises an amount of bandwidth for communicating information over the wireless link, compare the class parameter for the wireless link with a value representing the application to determine whether to grant or deny the data service request, when the data service request would be granted based on the comparison, determine whether the application may communicate information over the wireless link at the data rate parameter based on the class parameter for the wireless link, and generate a control directive for the application granting or denying the data service request at the data rate parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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receiving a class parameter for a wireless link; receiving a data service request from an application; receiving a data rate parameter, the data rate parameter comprises an amount of bandwidth for communicating information over the wireless link; comparing the class parameter for the wireless link with a value representing the application to determine whether to grant or deny the data service request; determining whether the application may communicate information over the wireless link at the data rate parameter based on the class parameter for the wireless link when the data service request would be granted based on the comparison; and generating a control directive for the application granting or denying the data service request at the data rate parameter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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- 15. An article of manufacture comprising a non-tangible computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that when executed by a processor enable a system to monitor a wireless link, determine signal quality for the wireless link based on one or more communication parameters for the wireless link, generate a class parameter for the wireless link based on the determined signal quality for the wireless link, receive a data rate parameter for the application, the data rate parameter comprises an amount of bandwidth for communicating information over the wireless link, compare the class parameter for the wireless link with a value representing the application to determine whether to grant or deny a data service request for the application, and schedule operations of a radio based on the data rate parameter when the data service request would be granted based on the comparison.
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