Quality of service for high network traffic events
US10027545B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/306
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system with instructions for providing quality of service includes identifying a high network traffic event at a node, providing a user score to each user account of a plurality of user accounts, wherein the plurality of user accounts corresponds to a plurality of user devices connected to the node, and responsive to identifying the high network traffic event, providing instructions to a subset of user devices of the plurality of user devices, wherein the instructions instruct the subset of devices to enter a low traffic mode, and wherein each device of the subset of devices corresponds to a user account with a user score below a threshold.
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