Selective internet priority service
US8213422B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/828
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An Internet Priority Service (IPS) provides to authorized users priority access to communication over the Internet during emergencies. Transmission of data packets from an authorized user that accesses the IPS are given priority for transmission over the Internet. The level of priority given to a data packet depends on the type of application associated with the data packet. Each user or group of users may also be given a respective IPS level of priority. Furthermore, for a particular authorized user, access to the IPS may be limited to a specific number of application types, which for example do not have high bandwidth requirements. Assigning different priority levels as a function of application type and user or group of users, and limiting IPS access to specific application types allows efficient methods of emergency communication to be implemented over the Internet during emergencies.
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