Patent ID: 11868410
Assignee: SPRINT SPECTRUM LP
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 13:
14. A computing system for controlling processing by a data server, the computing system comprising:
a network communication interface;
a processing unit;
non-transitory data storage; and
program instructions stored in the non-transitory data storage and executable by the processing unit to cause the computing system to carry out operations including:
receiving from a client entity, via the network communication interface, a request for information, and
responsive to receiving from the client entity the request, (i) determining, based on the client entity from which request was received, a processing time limit for the data server to apply in processing a query for the information, and (ii) generating and sending the query to the data server, via the network communication interface, including in the query an indication of the determined processing time limit,
wherein determining the processing time limit based on the client entity from which the request was received comprises determining the processing time limit based on an identity or class of the client entity from which the request was received,
whereby the data server receives and processes the query and imposes the specified processing time limit on the processing of the received query.