US 12,177,096 B2
Speed boost for eligible user equipment on a local area network
Shane Newberg, Aurora, CO (US); Christopher Teague, Castle Pines, CO (US); and William K. Logan, Overland Park, KS (US)
Assigned to Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/408,957.
Application 18/408,957 is a continuation of application No. 18/086,042, filed on Dec. 21, 2022, granted, now 11,909,605.
Prior Publication US 2024/0214284 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 41/50 (2022.01); H04L 41/0896 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/508 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0896 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
obtaining, by a router, data indicating that a first user equipment (UE) is connecting to a local area network (LAN) implemented by the router, the router connected to a customer premises equipment (CPE) provisioned with a default feature associated with a first service tier of a plurality of different service tiers provided by an internet service provider (ISP);
receiving, by the router, a message indicating that the first UE is eligible for a differentiated feature associated with a second service tier of the plurality of different service tiers provided by the ISP; and
responsive to receiving the message, providing, by the router, the differentiated feature to the first UE.