Patent ID: 9178777
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a non-operator controller being part of, and local to, an independent entity, the independent entity being distinct from a DSL operator and coupled with a DSL communication system of the DSL operator the non-operator controller comprising: one or more processors and memory to execute instructions for the non-operator controller; a preference based control unit having therein a collecting unit and an analyzing unit to operate in accordance with the instructions of the non-operator controller, wherein the preference based control unit is to: (i) collect operational data for a user's line using the collecting unit, (ii) collect user preference data for a user of the user's line using the collecting unit, and (iii) analyze the collected operational data and the collected user preference data using the analyzing unit to determine the extent to which one or more user preferences reflected in the collected user preference data can be implemented in light of the collected operational data; and a signal generating unit coupled with the analysis means to generate and send instruction signals to the user's modem or other components of the user's link to the DSL communication system to implement the one or more of the user's preferences on the user's line in accordance with the instructions of the non-operator controller.