Automatic Quality Of Service Based Resource Allocation

• US 20120315934A1
• Filed: 08/21/2012
• Published: 12/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Karaoguz, Jeyhan, Bennett, James D.
• Granted Patent: US 9,258,846 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/500
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/104 Grouping of entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/24 Negotiating SLA [Service Level Agreement]; Negotiating QoS [Quality of Service]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/54 based on quality criteria
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A system can provide quality-of-service based network resource allocation and utilization in a dynamic network environment. A system may determine a current quality level of current media data presented to a user by a remote system in communication with the first system. The system may determine if it can provide subsequent media data to the remote system at a higher quality level than the current quality level. As one example, the system may identify a network connection with the remote system that supports providing the subsequent media data at the higher quality level to the remote system. The system may then obtain the subsequent media data at the higher quality level and send the subsequent media data at the higher quality level to the remote system.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

in a first system;

determining a current quality level of current media data presented by a remote system in communication with the first system;

determining the first system can provide subsequent media data to the remote system at a higher quality level than the current quality level; and

in response;

obtaining the subsequent media data at the higher quality level; and

sending the subsequent media data at the higher quality level to the remote system.

2. The method of claim 1, where obtaining the subsequent media data at the higher quality level comprises:

obtaining the subsequent media data at the higher quality from a data source inaccessible to the remote system.

3. The method of claim 1, where obtaining the subsequent media data at the higher quality level comprises:

receiving data from the remote system; and

processing the data from the remote system to obtain the subsequent media data at the higher quality level.

4. The method of claim 1, where determining the first system can provide subsequent media data at a higher quality comprises:

identifying a network connection with the remote system that supports a minimum determined communication bandwidth.

5. The method of claim 1, where determining the first system can provide subsequent media data at a higher quality comprises:

identifying a network connection with the remote system that meets a secure communication requirement.

6. The method of claim 1, where determining the first system can provide subsequent media data at a higher quality comprises:

identifying a network connection with the remote system that meets a communication reliability requirement.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

automatically obtaining and sending the subsequent media data at the higher quality level without user initiation.

8. A system comprising:

a communication interface; and

control logic in communication with the communication interface, the control logic configured to;

determine a current quality level of current media data presented by a remote system;

identify a network connection through the communication interface with the remote system that supports sending subsequent media data at a higher quality level than the current quality level;

obtain the subsequent media data at the higher quality level; and

send the subsequent media data at the higher quality level to the remote system through the network connection.

9. The system of claim 8, where the control logic is configured to obtain the subsequent media data at the higher quality level by:

accessing unprocessed media data at the higher quality level.

10. The system of claim 8, where the control logic is configured to obtain the subsequent media data at the higher quality level by:

accessing unprocessed media data; and

processing the unprocessed media data into the subsequent media data at the higher quality level.

11. The system of claim 8, where the control logic is configured to identify availability of a network connection that supports sending the subsequent media data at a higher quality level by:

determining that the network connection supports a minimum determined communication bandwidth capable of sending the subsequent media data at the higher quality level.

12. The system of claim 8, where the control logic is configured to identify availability of a network connection that supports sending the subsequent media data at a higher quality level by:

determining that the network connection meets a secure communication requirement.

13. The system of claim 8, where the control logic is configured to identify availability of a network connection that supports sending the subsequent media data at a higher quality level by:

determining that the network connection meets a communication reliability requirement.

14. The system of claim 8, where the control logic is further operable to:

detect when the remote system is within a communication range.

15. A system comprising:

control logic configured to;

determine a current quality level of current media data presented to a user by a remote system;

obtain subsequent media data at a higher quality level than the current quality level; and

send the subsequent media data at the higher quality level to an output interface for presentation to the user.

16. The system of claim 15, where the output interface comprises a user interface of the remote system.

17. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

a user interface; and

where the output interface comprises the user interface.

18. The system of claim 15, where the control logic is further operable to:

detect when the remote system is within a communication range.

19. The system of claim 15, where the control logic is further configured to:

identify a communication connection with the remote system that supports sending the subsequent media data at the higher quality level; and

send the subsequent media data at the higher quality level through the communication connection.

20. The system of claim 15, where the control logic is further configured to:

identify a communication connection with the remote system that supports a minimum predetermined communication bandwidth capable of sending the subsequent media data at the higher quality level.