Patent ID: 8239516

Claim:
A method of providing a network turbo boost service, the method comprising: receiving at a service provider system turbo boost triggering criteria, a portion of the turbo boost triggering criteria defined by a user of the network turbo boost service, the turbo boost triggering criteria received via a user interface provided by the network turbo boost service; monitoring, at the service provider system, a network for a task that meets the turbo boost triggering criteria; and upon determining the monitoring results in locating the task that meets the turbo boost triggering criteria, automatically invoking by the service provider system the network turbo boost service for the task; wherein the turbo boost triggering criteria includes a network-based trigger, the network-based trigger invoked when one of a file that exceeds a predefined threshold in size is detected, a destination address is on a list of high transmission rate applications, and a request is received from an application that requires downloading of application code data; and wherein another portion of the turbo boost triggering criteria is defined by the service provider system, the other portion of the turbo boost triggering criteria defined by the service provider system is stored in a default preference list that is housed separately from the turbo boost triggering criteria defined by the user, wherein a portion of the turbo boost triggering criteria in the default preference list is modifiable by the user, and some of the turbo boost triggering criteria in the default preference list is not modifiable by the user.