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US 8,475,280 B2Granted
Gaming server providing on demand quality of service
AssigneeTime Warner Cable Enterprises LLC
InventorKenneth Gould
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Abstract
The present invention teaches methods and systems for providing a gaming server system (Gaming System) for enabling a quality-of-service on-demand (QoS) broadcast system to provide a gaming computer or game console with premium levels of quality-of-service. The gaming server provides premium network connection service levels based upon customer profile, current activity, account status or other criteria.
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A method for providing enhanced quality-of-service to an online gaming user comprising:
- connecting a game console to a gaming web server via a gaming network;
- selecting a game from the gaming web server;
- transmitting the game selection to a gaming agent;
- matching the game selection to a set of quality-of-service parameters determined by the gaming agent from the game selection without further input from the online gaming user;
- providing service over the gaming network to the game console in accordance with the quality-of-service parameters determined from the game selection by the gaming agent.
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A system for providing enhanced quality-of-service to an online gaming user comprising:
- a game console connected to a gaming network;
- a gaming web server connected to the gaming network so as to receive a gaming user selection for a game available for the game console;
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- a gaming agent comprising instructions for:
- receiving the selected game selection transmitted from the gaming web server;
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- matching the game selection to a set of quality-of-service parameters determined by the gaming agent from the game selection without further input from the online gaming user,
- wherein the gaming web-server comprises instructions for providing game data to the game console over the gaming network using the quality-of-service network resources.
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