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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2012
Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Daniel Clasen, Fayetteville, GA (US);
Lior Koren, Sudbury, MA (US);
Franco Morales, Woodstock, GA (US);
Carson Banov, Vero Beach, FL (US);
Shubh Singhi, Johns Creek, GA (US);
Joshua Edward Fierstein, Clearwater, FL (US);
Douglas David Gravino, Roswell, GA (US);
Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A determination of a minimum data transfer rate needed to effectively perform a data transfer activity is provided. If the minimum data transfer rate needed to effectively perform the activity is greater than the amount of bandwidth available according to an associated subscription tier, a notification may be provided to a subscriber that a bandwidth adjustment is available and may be desirable for a better quality experience of the data transfer activity. The notification may be in the form of a text message, an email, a pop-up window, or a user interface control, and may include a selectable functionality, which when selected, may send a request to adjust the amount of bandwidth available to the subscriber.