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Patent No.:

US 9106559 B1

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Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015

Filed:

Jan. 16, 2013
Applicants:

Ingo Mclean, Valrico, FL (US);

Mehrgan Mostowfi, Tampa, FL (US);

Kenneth Jussi Christensen, Tampa, FL (US);

Inventors:

Ingo McLean, Valrico, FL (US);

Mehrgan Mostowfi, Tampa, FL (US);

Kenneth Jussi Christensen, Tampa, FL (US);

Assignee:

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/803 (2013.01); H04L 12/54 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 47/122 (2013.01); H04L 12/5692 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one embodiment, automatically selecting a local communication channel for downloading a block of data via a network includes downloading portions of the block of data using first and second communication channels, determining a bottleneck exists on one of the local communication channels or on a component upstream from the channels, in response to determining the bottleneck exists on one of the local communication channels, selecting the communication channel that has the lowest energy cost and a download speed that meets a minimum threshold, and in response to determining the bottleneck exists upstream from the local communication channels, selecting the local communication channel having the lowest energy cost.


Find Patent Forward Citations

McLean, Ingo. (2015). Systems and methods for automatically selecting a communication channel (U.S. Patent No. 9106559). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9106559

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