Location based dynamic bandwidth adjustment

• US 9,930,490 B2
• Filed: 03/28/2016
• Issued: 03/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2016
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Divakaran, Deepak E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Khan, Suhail
• Application Number:
  US15/082,097
• Publication Number:
  US 20170280296A1
• Time in Patent Office: 729 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0446 Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/51 based on terminal or device properties

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, computer program product, and a computer system for dynamically adjusting bandwidth based on location. At least one computing device, utilizing a network bandwidth, associated with a user is registered at a first location. The location of the at least one computing device is tracked by detecting whether the at least one computing device is at the first location. Upon detecting a change in location, it is determined whether a change in the amount of the network bandwidth is required, based, at least in part on, a set of rules and a current location of the at least one computing device. If a change in the amount of network bandwidth is required, a request is made to the internet provider to adjust the current amount of network bandwidth to the at least one computing device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

registering, by one or more processors, at least one computing device, wherein the at least one computing device is associated with a user at a first location, and wherein the at least one computing device utilizes a network bandwidth;

tracking, by one or more processors, a location of the at least one computing device and usage of the network bandwidth at the location, wherein tracking the location of the at least one computing device further comprises;

detecting, by one or more processors, whether the at least one computing device is at the first location;

determining, by one or more processors, whether a change in an amount of the network bandwidth is required, based, at least in part on, a current location of the at least one computing device, an authorization level of the at least one computing device, and a set of rules for governing dependent computing devices associated with the at least one computing device, wherein the set of rules are defined in a pseudo-code format, and wherein the pseudo-code format includes at least in part rule identifications and true-false statements;

deriving, by one or more processors, patterns of the usage of the network bandwidth;

responsive to deriving patterns of the usage of the network bandwidth, modifying, by one or more processors, the set of rules governing dependent computing devices associated with the at least one computing device, based on the derived patterns of the usage of the network bandwidth;

responsive to determining that a change in the amount of the network bandwidth is required, requesting, by one or more processors, said change in the amount of the network bandwidth;

responsive to requesting said change in the amount of the network bandwidth, executing, by one or more processors, said change in the amount of the network bandwidth by invoking the pseudo-code format; and

responsive to invoking the pseudo-code format, modifying, by one or more processors, the set of rules governing dependent computing devices associated with the at least one computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein deriving patterns, comprises:

deriving, by one or more processors, a pattern, based in part on the tracked location of the at least one computing device and the amount of the network bandwidth, wherein the tracked location of the at least one computing device comprises a plurality of recorded indications when the at least one computing device enters and exits the first location; and

recording, by one or more processors, the derived pattern, based in part on the tracked location of the at least one computing device and the amount of the network bandwidth, as a rule among the set of rules governing dependent computing devices associated with the at least one computing device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one computing device comprises at least a first computing device and a second computing device, wherein the first computing device and the second computing device have different authorization levels.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

determining, by one or more processors, whether a change in bandwidth is required, based, in part, on an authorization level of the at least one computing device, the location of the at least one computing device, and the set of rules.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein tracking the location of the at least one computing device further comprises:

pairing, by one or more processors, the at least one computing device to a small area network, with a known radius at the first location, wherein the small area network detects whether the at least one computing device is at the first location.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing, by one or more processors, a manual override user interface, wherein the manual override user interface allows the at least one computing device to request a change in network bandwidth, outside the set of rules.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to determining the change in the amount of the network bandwidth is required, triggering, by one or more processors, a registered video camera at the first location, wherein triggering the video camera turns the video camera on or off, based on the set of rules.

8. A computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage medium, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to register at least one computing device, wherein the at least one computing device is associated with a user at a first location, and wherein the at least one computing device utilizes a network bandwidth;

program instructions to track a location of the at least one computing device and usage of the bandwidth at the location, wherein tracking the location of the at least one computing device further comprises;

program instructions to detect whether the at least one computing device is at the first location;

program instructions to determine whether a change in an amount of the network bandwidth is required, based, at least in part on, a current location of the at least one computing device, an authorization level of the at least one computing device, and a set of rules for governing dependent computing devices associated with the at least one computing device, wherein the set of rules are defined in a pseudo-code format, and wherein the pseudo-code format includes at least in part rule identifications and true-false statements;

program instructions to derive patterns of the usage of the network bandwidth;

responsive to deriving patterns of the usage of the network bandwidth, program instructions modify the set of rules governing dependent computing devices associated with the at least one computing device, based on the derived patterns of the usage of the network bandwidth;

responsive to determining that a change in the amount of the network bandwidth is required, program instructions to request said change in the amount of the network bandwidth;

responsive to requesting said change in the amount of the network bandwidth, program instructions to execute said change in the amount of the network bandwidth by invoking the pseudo-code format; and

responsive to invoking the pseudo-code format, modifying, by one or more processors, the set of rules governing dependent computing devices associated with the at least one computing device.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein program instructions to derive patterns, comprises:

program instructions to derive a pattern based in part on the tracked location of the at least one computing device and the amount of the network bandwidth, wherein the tracked location of the at least one computing device comprises a plurality of recorded indications when the at least one computing device enters and exits the first location; and

program instructions to record the derived pattern, based in part on the tracked location of the at least one computing device and the amount of the network bandwidth, as a rule among the set of rules governing dependent computing devices associated with the at least one computing device.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the at least one computing device comprises at least a first computing device and a second computing device, wherein the first computing device and the second computing device have different authorization levels.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, further comprising:

program instructions to determine whether a change in bandwidth is required, based, in part, on an authorization level of the at least one computing device, the location of the at least one computing device, and the set of rules.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the program instructions to track the location of the at least one computing device, further comprise:

program instructions to pair the at least one computing device to a small area network, with a known radius at the first location, wherein the small area network detects whether the at least one computing device is at the first location.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

program instructions to provide a manual override user interface, wherein the manual override user interface allows the at least one computing device to request a change in network bandwidth, outside the set of rules.

14. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

responsive to determining the change in the amount of the network bandwidth is required, program instructions to trigger a registered video camera at the first location, wherein triggering the video camera turns the video camera on or off, based on the set of rules.

15. A computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage media;

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to register at least one computing device and usage of the bandwidth at the location, wherein the at least one computing device is associated with a user at a first location, and wherein the at least one computing device utilizes a network bandwidth;

program instructions to track a location of the at least one computing device, wherein tracking the location of the at least one computing device further comprises;

program instructions to detect whether the at least one computing device is at the first location;

program instructions to determine whether a change in an amount of the network bandwidth is required, based, at least in part on, a current location of the at least one computing device, an authorization level of the at least one computing device, and a set of rules for governing dependent computing devices associated with the at least one computing device wherein the set of rules are defined in a pseudo-code format, and wherein the pseudo-code format includes at least in part rule identifications and true-false statements;

program instructions to derive patterns of the usage of the network bandwidth;

responsive to deriving patterns of the usage of the network bandwidth, program instructions modify the set of rules governing dependent computing devices associated with the at least one computing device, based on the derived patterns of the usage of the network bandwidth;

responsive to determining that a change in the amount of the network bandwidth is required, program instructions to request said change in the amount of the network bandwidth;

responsive to requesting said change in the amount of the network bandwidth, program instructions to execute said change in the amount of the network bandwidth by invoking the pseudo-code format; and

responsive to invoking the pseudo-code format, modifying, by one or more processors, the set of rules governing dependent computing devices associated with the at least one computing device.

16. The computer system of claim 15, wherein program instructions to derive patterns, comprises:

program instructions to derive a pattern based in part on the tracked location of the at least one computing device and the amount of the network bandwidth, wherein the tracked location of the at least one computing device comprises a plurality of recorded indications when the at least one computing device enters and exits the first location; and

program instructions to record the derived pattern, based in part on the tracked location of the at least one computing device and the amount of the network bandwidth, as a rule among the set of rules governing dependent computing devices associated with the at least one computing device.

17. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the at least one computing device comprises at least a first computing device and a second computing device, wherein the first computing device and the second computing device have different authorization levels.

18. The computer system of claim 17, further comprising:

program instructions to determine whether a change in bandwidth is required, based, in part, on an authorization level of the at least one computing device, the location of the at least one computing device, and the set of rules.

19. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the program instructions to track the location of the at least one computing device, further comprise:

program instructions to pair the at least one computing device to a small area network, with a known radius at the first location, wherein the small area network detects whether the at least one computing device is at the first location.

20. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising:

responsive to determining the change in the amount of the network bandwidth is required, program instructions to trigger a registered video camera at the first location, wherein triggering the video camera turns the video camera on or off, based on the set of rules.