Automatic quality of service based resource allocation
First Claim
1. In a first portable system, a method for providing a service to a user, the method comprising:
- independently, without utilizing system resources external to the first portable system, providing a current service to a user at a current quality level;
establishing a wireless communication link with a second system external to the first portable system;
determining whether utilizing a resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide the current service to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level; and
if it is determined that utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide the current service to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level, then utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system to provide the current service to the user.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing quality-of-service based network resource allocation and utilization in a dynamic network environment. For example, a wireless communication network may comprise a first system and a second system. The first system may provide a current service to a user at a current quality level. The first system and second system may establish a wireless communication link. At least one of the first and second systems may determine whether utilizing one or more resources of the second system will provide the current service to the user at a higher level of quality than the current quality level. One or more resources of the second system may be allocated for providing the current service to a user at a higher quality level. The allocated resources may be utilized to provide the current service to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level.
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34 Claims
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1. In a first portable system, a method for providing a service to a user, the method comprising:
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independently, without utilizing system resources external to the first portable system, providing a current service to a user at a current quality level; establishing a wireless communication link with a second system external to the first portable system; determining whether utilizing a resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide the current service to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level; and if it is determined that utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide the current service to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level, then utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system to provide the current service to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In a first portable system, a method for providing video media to a user, the method comprising:
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providing video media to a user at a current quality level; establishing a wireless communication link with a second system external to the first portable system; determining whether utilizing a resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide video media to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level; and if it is determined that utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide video media to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level, then utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system to provide video media to the user, where determining whether utilizing a resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide video media to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level comprises making such determination based, at least in part, on quality of video media information to which the second system has access. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. In a first portable system, a method for providing video media to a user, the method comprising:
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providing video media to a user at a current quality level; establishing a wireless communication link with a second system external to the first portable system; determining whether utilizing a resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide video media to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level; and if it is determined that utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide video media to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level, then utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system to provide video media to the user, where determining whether utilizing a resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide video media to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level comprises making such determination based, at least in part, on type of encoding utilized to encode video media information to which the second system has access.
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17. In a first portable system, a method for providing video media to a user, the method comprising:
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providing video media to a user at a current quality level; establishing a wireless communication link with a second system external to the first portable system; determining whether utilizing a resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide video media to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level; and if it is determined that utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide video media to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level, then utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system to provide video media to the user, where determining whether utilizing a resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide video media to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level comprises making such determination based, at least in part, on variety of video media information to which the second system has access.
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18. A first portable system operable for providing a service to a user, the first portable system comprising:
at least one component operable to, at least; independently, without utilizing system resources external to the first portable system, provide a current service to a user at a current quality level; establish a wireless communication link with a second system external to the first portable system; determine whether utilizing a resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide the current service to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level; and if it is determined that utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide the current service to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level, then utilize the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system to provide the current service to the user. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A first portable system for providing video media to a user, the first portable system comprising:
at least one component operable to, at least; provide video media to a user at a current quality level; establish a wireless communication link with a second system external to the first portable system; determine whether utilizing a resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide video media to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level; and if it is determined that utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide video media to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level, then utilize the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system to provide video media to the user, where the at least one component is operable to determine whether utilizing a resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide video media to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level based, at least in part, on quality of video media information to which the second system has access. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A first portable system for providing video media to a user, the first portable system comprising:
at least one component operable to, at least; provide video media to a user at a current quality level; establish a wireless communication link with a second system external to the first portable system; determine whether utilizing a resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide video media to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level; and if it is determined that utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide video media to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level, then utilize the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system to provide video media to the user, where the at least one component is operable to determine whether utilizing a resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide video media to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level based, at least in part, on type of encoding utilized to encode video media information to which the second system has access.
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34. A first portable system for providing video media to a user, the first portable system comprising:
at least one component operable to, at least; provide video media to a user at a current quality level; establish a wireless communication link with a second system external to the first portable system; determine whether utilizing a resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide video media to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level; and if it is determined that utilizing the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide video media to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level, then utilize the resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system to provide video media to the user, where the at least one component is operable to determine whether utilizing a resource of the second system in conjunction with the first portable system will provide video media to the user at a higher quality level than the current quality level based, at least in part, on variety of video media information to which the second system has access.
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