Systems and methods for providing content and services on a network system

• US 10,110,436 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2017
• Issued: 10/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nomadix, Inc. (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nomadix, Inc. (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Inventors: Short, Joel E., Jacquet-Pagan, Florence, Goldstein, Joshua J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Crawley, Talia F
• Application Number:
  US15/406,618
• Publication Number:
  US 20170230250A1
• Time in Patent Office: 648 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/173 using an interconnection network, e.g. matrix, shuffle, pyramid, star, snowflake
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/163 Real estate management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/14 Charging , metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/22 Arrangements for preventing the taking of data from a data transmission channel without authorisation means for verifying the identity or the authority of a user of a secure or secret communication system H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0896 Bandwidth or capacity management, i.e. automatically increasing or decreasing capacities flow or congestion control using dynamic resource allocation, e.g. in-call renegotiation, H04L47/76
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/22 Alternate routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/308 Route determination based on user's profile, e.g. premium users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/25 with rate being modified by the source upon detecting a change of network conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/29 using a combination of thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/25 of the same type
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2503 Translation of Internet protocol [IP] addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4547 for personal communications, i.e. using a personal identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0892 by using authentication-authorization-accounting [AAA] servers or protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 : for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/104 : Grouping of entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 : Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/00 : Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications user-to-user messaging H04L51/00; network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 : Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 : based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 : Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/088 : using filters or firewalls
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/12 : Reselecting a serving backbone network switching or routing node
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 : Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 : Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 : Gateway arrangements

Abstract

Systems and methods for managing and providing content and services on a network system. Aspects of the invention include controlling user perceived connection speed. Other aspects of the invention include authorization and authentication components that determine access rights of client computers. Additional aspects include systems and methods for directing client computers to select connection speed. The disclosed systems and methods may be used in numerous network system applications.

Claims

1. A network connection and control system which provides network connection options to a user, the system comprising:

at least one hardware processor; and

computer network communication hardware configured to provide a communication path between the at least one hardware processor and a user'"'"'s network enabled device;

the at least one hardware processor configured to;

present to a user'"'"'s network enabled device display content that enables the user to select one of a plurality of network connection parameters including a bandwidth parameter amongst two or more available bandwidth parameters, and

dynamically set a user'"'"'s selected bandwidth parameter from the two or more available bandwidth parameters.

2. The network connection and control system of claim 1, wherein the display content is a home page.

3. The network connection and control system of claim 1, wherein the display content is a control panel.

4. The network connection and control system of claim 1, wherein the bandwidth parameter can be reset by the user during a network connection.

5. The network connection and control system of claim 4, wherein resetting the bandwidth is performed substantially in real-time and without requiring hardware reconfiguration of any component in the network.

6. A method of providing a user'"'"'s device with a bandwidth rate associated with a network connection, the method comprising:

presenting the user with display content on a user'"'"'s device, the display content providing network connection parameter options which enables a user of the user'"'"'s device to select network connection parameters associated with the user'"'"'s device'"'"'s connection to a network;

receiving the user'"'"'s network connection parameter selection, wherein the network connection parameter selection includes an indication of a desired bandwidth amongst two or more available bandwidth to be associated with the user'"'"'s device'"'"'s network connection; and

dynamically setting the desired bandwidth with the user'"'"'s device'"'"'s connection to the network.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the display content is a home page.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the display content is a control panel.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising resetting the bandwidth rate based on an updated bandwidth parameter selection made by the user on the user'"'"'s device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein resetting the bandwidth is performed substantially in real-time and without requiring hardware reconfiguration of any component in the network.

11. The method of claim 6, wherein a bandwidth provided to the user'"'"'s device is set by adjusting packet delays associated with network packets sent to the user'"'"'s device.

12. A network connection and control system which provides network connection options to a user, the system comprising:

at least one hardware processor; and

computer network communication hardware configured to provide a communication path between the at least one hardware processor and a user'"'"'s network enabled device, said communication path having a first bandwidth parameter;

the at least one hardware processor configured to present to a user'"'"'s network enabled device a portal that enables the user to change the first bandwidth parameter of the communication path to a second bandwidth parameter, said second bandwidth parameter corresponding to a higher connection speed than the first bandwidth parameter.

13. The network connection and control system of claim 12, wherein the first bandwidth parameter is based on an authorization code.

14. The network connection and control system of claim 12, wherein the first bandwidth parameter is based on a predetermined bandwidth parameter associated with a user.

15. The network connection and control system of claim 12, wherein the portal is a home page.

16. The network connection and control system of claim 12, wherein the portal is a control panel.

17. The network connection and control system of claim 12, wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to determine a cost of network access based at least in part on the selected bandwidth parameter.

18. The network connection and control system of claim 12, wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to dynamically change from the first bandwidth to the second bandwidth substantially in real-time and without requiring hardware reconfiguration of any component in the network.