Method of operating a network using differentiated pricing and a network configured to operate using differentiated pricing
US-9225848-B2 · Dec 29, 2015 · US
Quality of service adjustments to improve network utilization
US8964544B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8964544-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113273086-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | Oct 14, 2010 |
| Publication date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
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Devices of a telecommunication network described herein are configured to reduce a service level associated with a quality of service offered by the telecommunication network to a user. The devices may reduce the service level responsive to data consumption by the user exceeding a threshold or responsive to data consumption associated with an application or data type. Also, the devices may be configured to increase a video-conversation-specific service level responsive to determining that a client device of the user is establishing a video conversation.
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We claim: 1. One or more computer storage media comprising computer-executable instructions configured to program one or more computing devices of a telecommunication network to perform operations including: receiving an indication that a client device of the telecommunication network is consuming data associated with a specific application or with a specific data type; in response to receiving the indication, reducing an application-specific or data-type-specific content-qualit…
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- What does patent US8964544B2 cover?
- Devices of a telecommunication network described herein are configured to reduce a service level associated with a quality of service offered by the telecommunication network to a user. The devices may reduce the service level responsive to data consumption by the user exceeding a threshold or responsive to data consumption associated with an application or data type. Also, the devices may be c…
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- Tapia Pablo, Shah Mehul, T Mobile Usa Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04M15/8016. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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