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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2002
Paul David Jones, Renton, WA (US);
Christopher Richard Newcombe, Kirkland, WA (US);
Richard Donald Ellis, Carnation, WA (US);
Derrick Jason Birum, Duvall, WA (US);
Paul David Jones, Renton, WA (US);
Christopher Richard Newcombe, Kirkland, WA (US);
Richard Donald Ellis, Carnation, WA (US);
Derrick Jason Birum, Duvall, WA (US);
Valve Corporation, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for controlling bandwidth used to communicate between at least one client and a server. A history is accessed that includes information about communications between the at least one client and a server during a period of time. The history is employed to determine a send time at which a message could be sent without exceeding a bandwidth threshold. The bandwidth threshold indicates an upper limit for an amount of bandwidth allowed during a period of time to communicate between the at least one client and the server. A data structure is then modified to delay sending the message until at least the send time.