Utilizing a gateway for brokering and/or arbitrating service consumption options
First Claim
1. A method of using a broadband gateway, the broadband gateway being configured for communication with a distribution network and comprising devices in a home network, the home network comprising the devices and the broadband gateway, the home network being associated with a location of the devices and the broadband gateway, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for a service at the broadband gateway for at least one of the devices on the home network, wherein the service comprises providing content;
searching by the broadband gateway for a plurality of providers of the content in communication with the distribution network; and
receiving the content from a selected provider of the providers of the content, wherein the selected provider is chosen by the broadband gateway in response to user criteria comprising a quality of service preference, wherein the selected provider is chosen at least in part to latency or error rate of the selected provider being acceptable with respect to the quality of service preference.
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Abstract
A broadband gateway may provision services requested in a home network managed and/or serviced by the broadband gateway by a user associated with the broadband gateway, based on determination of criteria related to the requested service. The requested service may comprise obtaining and/or delivering content for consumption by one or more of a plurality of devices serviced by the broadband gateway in the home network. The criteria may comprise device related data, user preference related information, service performance related parameters, payment related information, and/or energy use related information. The broadband gateway may store information associated with the determined criteria. Provisioning requested services may comprise negotiating with at least one remote resource that may support at least a portion of the requested service. The negotiation may comprise brokering and/or arbitrating a plurality of options of remote resources utilized for providing the at least a portion of the requested service.
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1. A method of using a broadband gateway, the broadband gateway being configured for communication with a distribution network and comprising devices in a home network, the home network comprising the devices and the broadband gateway, the home network being associated with a location of the devices and the broadband gateway, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for a service at the broadband gateway for at least one of the devices on the home network, wherein the service comprises providing content; searching by the broadband gateway for a plurality of providers of the content in communication with the distribution network; and receiving the content from a selected provider of the providers of the content, wherein the selected provider is chosen by the broadband gateway in response to user criteria comprising a quality of service preference, wherein the selected provider is chosen at least in part to latency or error rate of the selected provider being acceptable with respect to the quality of service preference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method in a broadband gateway for communication with a plurality of devices, the broadband gateway being configured for communication with a distribution network and a home network comprising devices, the home network being associated with a location of the devices and the broadband gateway, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from one of the devices for a service via the broadband gateway, wherein the service comprises providing content; selecting a selected provider among a plurality of providers of the service accessible via the distribution network, wherein the selected provider is chosen by the broadband gateway using provider identification for the service, a time characteristic and a price characteristic, wherein the broadband gateway chooses the selected provider in response to a list of preferred providers; and receiving the content by the broadband gateway from the selected provider. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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one or more circuits, one or more processors, or any combination thereof for use in a broadband gateway, the broadband gateway being configured for communication with a distribution network and a home network, the home network comprising devices, the home network being associated with a location of the devices and the broadband gateway, the one or more circuits, one or more processors, or any combination thereof being operable to; receive a request for a service associated with at least one remote resource via the broadband gateway, the service being a delivery of video; determine an offering value for each of a plurality of options for the service; determine an offset for the offering value for at least one offering value; and select a selected option from the plurality of options for the service, wherein the selected option is chosen by the broadband gateway in response to user criteria, the offering value and the offset. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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