Budgeting and quota management system for data consumption
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsCharles Baron, Sherry S. Chang
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Abstract
Systems and methods may provide for establishing a data usage budget based on one or more of user input and historical usage data, wherein the data usage budget distinguishes between usage types and distinguishes between connection types. Additionally, a data usage of one or more client devices may be monitored in accordance with the data usage budget. In one example, the usage types are designated as one or more of a high bandwidth usage and a low bandwidth usage, and the connection types are designated as one or more of a capped connection and a nan-capped connection.
Claims30
At least one computer-readable storage disk or storage device comprising instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to at least:
- detect at least one of a first network connection or a second network connection;
- detect a change from the first network connection to the second network connection, the first network connection corresponding to a public network and the second network connection corresponding to a private network;
- and
- in response to (a) the detected change and (b) a first type of downloading activity, present a notification corresponding to:
- (a) loss of the first network connection;
- and
- (b) authorization to use the second network connection.
A computing device to authorize network utilization comprising:
- means for monitoring to:
- monitor a first network connection and a second network connection;
- and
- determine a connection change from the first network connection to the second network connection, the first network connection having a first bandwidth quota that is non-capped and the second network connection having a second bandwidth quota that is capped;
- and
- means for alerting to, in response to (a) the connection change and (b) a first type of downloading activity, generate an alert corresponding to:
- (a) a loss of the first network connection;
- and
- (b) authorization to consume bandwidth via the second network connection.
An apparatus to control network selection comprising:
- memory;
- instructions in the apparatus;
- and
- at least one processor to execute the instructions to cause the at least one processor to at least:
- detect at least one of a first network connection or a second network connection;
- detect a change from the first network connection to the second network connection, the first network connection corresponding to a public network and the second network connection corresponding to a private network;
- and
- in response to (a) the detected change and (b) a first type of downloading activity, present an alert corresponding to:
- (a) loss of the first network connection;
- and
- (b) authorization to use the second network connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.