Method and apparatus for dynamically controlling quality of service

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9071986-B2
Application number	US-201313856711-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 4, 2013
Priority date	Apr 4, 2013
Publication date	Jun 30, 2015
Grant date	Jun 30, 2015

Abstract

A method and apparatus for dynamically controlling quality of service (QoS) is provided herein. During operation, a QoS manager will determine if a device is currently being used by an individual. The QoS of the device will then be tailored based on whether or not the device is currently being used by the individual. Devices that may be running applications, yet unused by anyone may have their QoS reduced. This will allow the QoS to be increased for devices that are currently being used.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for controlling a Quality of Service (QoS) to a first device, the method comprising the steps of:
running a first application using a first QoS on the first device by a first user;
determining if the first device is being used by determining if there exists a direct interaction or contact between the user and the first device;
adjusting the QoS of the first device based on whether or not the first device is being used;
continuing to run the fi…

Assignees

• Motorola Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Blanco Alejandro G
• Korus Michael F

Classifications

• H04L67/22

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W28/0268 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M2207/182

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L67/322

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M3/2227 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic