Patent ID: 9326161
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. On a computing device, a method of adjusting a wireless networking parameter for a direct wireless network link, the method comprising: monitoring data flow through a wireless network interface controller to collect, for each application of a plurality of applications running on the computing device and communicating over the direct wireless network link, flow performance data specific to each application, the flow performance data for each application comprising information regarding one or more data flows between the application and the direct wireless network link, the flow performance data also comprising information regarding an amount of data flow arising from each application; monitoring link data comprising information regarding data being sent and received over the direct wireless network link, the link data comprising link performance data regarding an amount of data sent and/or received across the direct wireless network link, link throughput data regarding an average amount of data sent and/or received over the direct wireless network link over a selected time interval, and link load data regarding a utilization of the wireless network interface controller; when the link load data meets or is below a lower threshold, then decreasing network resources allocated to the direct wireless network link; and when the link load data meets a higher threshold, then determining whether the flow performance data, the link performance data, and the link throughput data are increasing, and when the flow performance data, the link performance data, and the link throughput data are increasing, then increasing network resources allocated to the direct wireless network link.