Data acquisition pertaining to connectivity of client applications of a service provider network
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- an external gateway device configured to facilitate electronic communication with a network device of an external network;
a client communication interface having finite communication resources and configured to facilitate communication with a population of client devices;
a remote control component configured to facilitate allocation of a subset of the finite communication resources to the external network, wherein the subset of the finite communication resources are controlled in response to instructions received from the network device of the external network via the external gateway device; and
a tunneling communication component configured to distinguish traffic from a selected application of a client device of the population of client devices and facilitate previewing or playback of content or services of the network device of the external network for the selected application, wherein the selected application is associated with the network device of the external network.
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Abstract
Providing for external control of data network client resources for application-based client network access is described herein. By way of example, the external control can be implemented by a third party service provider in conjunction with delivery of content to the client devices. The external control can be provided over a network gateway, for instance, and facilitate a proxy access to resource allocation components of the data network, or alternatively a direct communication access between the resource allocation components and third party service provider. The external control enables a content service provider to allocate resources on an as-needed basis to subsets of client devices requesting such content. Billing for data network resources as well as for service provider content can be reconciled among the respective networks and client according to a predetermined billing arrangement.
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34 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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an external gateway device configured to facilitate electronic communication with a network device of an external network; a client communication interface having finite communication resources and configured to facilitate communication with a population of client devices; a remote control component configured to facilitate allocation of a subset of the finite communication resources to the external network, wherein the subset of the finite communication resources are controlled in response to instructions received from the network device of the external network via the external gateway device; and a tunneling communication component configured to distinguish traffic from a selected application of a client device of the population of client devices and facilitate previewing or playback of content or services of the network device of the external network for the selected application, wherein the selected application is associated with the network device of the external network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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providing, by a system comprising a processor, limited Internet access to a first application of a client device to content provided by a network device of a service provider network, wherein the limited Internet access is restricted from a second application of the client device; receiving an indication of a selection of the content pertaining to the client device from the first application; providing the first application with access to Internet Service Provider (ISP) network resources to the network device of the service provider network and restricting the access to ISP network resources to the second application; and facilitating regulation of the ISP network resources from the network device of the service provider network in conjunction with delivering the content from the network device of the service provider network at least in part over a data network to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:
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facilitating network access for an application of a client device for content provided by a network device of a service provider network, wherein the network access restricts access to the network device for a second application of the client device; receiving a fee-based content selection of the client device via the limited network access; exporting control of communication resources of an access network to an external entity sponsoring the fee-based content; and facilitating allocation of the communication resources to the client device as directed by the external entity. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for network communication, comprising:
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a memory that stores executable components; and a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, that executes or facilitates execution of the executable components to perform operations, comprising; facilitating network access for an application of a client device for content provided by a network device of a service provider network, wherein the network access restricts access to the network device for a second application of the client device; receiving a fee-based content selection of the client device via the limited network access; exporting control of communication resources of an access network to an external entity sponsoring the fee-based content; and facilitating allocation of the communication resources to the client device as directed by the external entity.
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