Patent ID: 9628321
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A receiver of network data comprising: at least one non-transitory computer storage medium with instructions which when executed by at least one processor configure the processor for: causing the receiver to filter received network packets by packet type from a network device central processing unit (CPU) based on dynamic usage information, such that the CPU receives only some packets received by the receiver from at least a first source but not all packets from at least the first source according to the usage information, wherein the usage information by which packets are filtered is established by time of day, and/or day of the week, and/or physical location of the network device, wherein the network packets are filtered by packet type according to the usage information at least in part based on a respective packet type indicators associated with received respective network packets, wherein the respective packet type indicators respectively indicate packet types for their associated respective network packet; responsive to a user selecting a “video” feature, pass video packets received by the receiver to the CPU but not pass, from the receiver to the CPU, binary application packets received by the receiver, and responsive to a user changing to an “application” feature selection, pass binary application packets but not video packets.