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System and method for managing a broadband network

US8762517B2 · kind B2 · utility

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1References

20Claims

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Assignee

Comcast Cable Communications, LLC · US

Inventors

Richard Woundy · North Reading, US
John Leddy · Via Enrico Fermi, US
Richard Hertz · Butler, US
David I. Casti · Eugene, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 2008
Grant date	Jun 24, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 23, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2463/144
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A process for managing usage on a broadband network, said process comprising: (a) monitoring a subscriber's broadband usage; (b) determining if said usage rises to a level indicative of an event; (c) determining if said event is consistent with heavy usage or with a security incident; (d) if said event is consistent with heavy usage, offering said subscriber at least one of a plan for an upgraded subscription, or an incentive to concentrate usage in nonpeak time; and (e) if said event is consistent with a security incident, exercising security measures to minimize unintended usage.

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