Patent ID: 9258231
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for implementing bandwidth allocation management, the method comprising: determining current available bandwidth of a network within which a computer system is operating; determining capabilities of a peer computer system with respect to a feature, the peer computer system communicatively coupled to the computer system; and determining an adjustment in the feature, which is implemented by the computer system, using the current available bandwidth, the capabilities of the peer computer system, and an applied feature setting, the feature comprising one of a plurality of features implemented by an application residing on the computer system, at least a portion of the feature settings specified by an end user of the computer system, the feature comprising a block of software code configured for use with a plurality of applications including the application residing on the computer system, the software code providing a defined functionality to the plurality of applications; wherein the adjustment in the feature of the computer system includes one of enabling and disabling the feature to derive a network bandwidth commensurate with the feature settings specified by the end user.