Increased network resources in exchange for sharing of device resources

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016014040-A1
Application number	US-201514625831-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 19, 2015
Priority date	Jul 10, 2014
Publication date	Jan 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An indicator can be received from a client device. The indicator can indicate an agreement by a user of the client device to share device resources of the client device with an entity distinct from the client device and distinct from the user of the client device. Responsive to receiving from the client device the indicator indicating the agreement of the user of the of the client device to share the device resources of the client device with the entity, at least one network resource provided to the client device can be increased.

First claim

1 . A method, comprising:
receiving from a client device an indicator indicating an agreement by a user of the client device to share device resources of the client device with an entity distinct from the client device and distinct from the user of the client device; and responsive to receiving from the client device the indicator indicating the agreement of the user of the of the client device to share the device resources of the client device with the entity, increasing, using a processor, at least one network resource provided to the client device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
communicating to the client device a menu of client device sharing options, the menu comprising a plurality of menu items each indicating a particular level of device resources of the client device and a corresponding level of network resources to be provided to the client device in exchange for the client device sharing the particular level of the device resources, wherein the indicator further indicates a selection, by the user of the client device, of at least one of the menu items; and responsive to receiving from the client device the indicator indicating the selection of at least one of the plurality of menu items, providing to the client device the corresponding level of network resources.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
responsive to receiving from the client device the indicator indicating the selection by the user of the client device of at least one of the plurality of menu items, initiating usage of the particular level of the device resources shared by the client device.

4 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
responsive to receiving from the client device the indicator indicating the selection by the user of the client device of at least one of the plurality of menu items, scheduling usage of the particular level of the device resources shared by the client device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
monitoring a performance of a processor of the client device at processing data provided by the entity to the client device; and based on monitoring the performance of the processor of the client device at processing the data provided by the entity to the client device, adjusting a level of the at least one network resource provided to the client device.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein monitoring the performance of the processor of the client device at processing the data provided by the entity to the client device comprises:
monitoring a number of problems solved or a number of calculations performed by the processor of the client device to process the data communicated to the client device.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
monitoring a performance of memory of the client device at storing data provided by the entity to the client device; and based on monitoring the performance of the memory of the client device at storing the data provided by the entity to the client device, adjusting a level of the at least one network resource provided to the client device.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein monitoring the performance of the memory of the client device at storing the data provided by the entity to the client device comprises:
monitoring a volume of the data stored by the memory or monitoring a transfer rate of the data to or from the memory.

9 - 20 . (canceled)

Assignees

• IBM
• Nat Univ Ireland Maynooth

Inventors

• Dunne Jonathan
• French Paul B
• Galvin Jr James P
• Malone David W
• O'Sullivan Patrick J

Classifications

• H04L43/20

  the monitoring system or the monitored elements being virtualised, abstracted or software-defined entities, e.g. SDN or NFV · CPC title

• H04L41/0895

  Configuration of virtualised networks or elements, e.g. virtualised network function or OpenFlow elements · CPC title

• H04L41/40

  using virtualisation of network functions or resources, e.g. SDN or NFV entities · CPC title

• H04L47/783 Primary

  Distributed allocation of resources, e.g. bandwidth brokers · CPC title

• H04L12/1435 Primary

  volume-based · CPC title