Method and apparatus for controlling data usage of mobile terminal
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKwan Su Kim, Jeong Hyo Yi, Hyun Woo Lee
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for controlling data usage of a mobile terminal. The method includes checking a plurality of web contents contained in a web page in a web browser executing mode. The method also includes selectively downloading at least one of the checked web contents when data usage for a preset period exceeds a data usage limit. The method further includes displaying the at least one downloaded web content. The apparatus performs the method. Without periodic control of data usage by a user, the data usage of a mobile terminal is automatically controlled.
Claims12
A method of controlling data usage by a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- checking a plurality of web contents contained in a web page in a web browser executing mode;
- selectively downloading at least one of the checked web contents when data usage for a preset period exceeds a data usage limit;
- and
- displaying the at least one downloaded web content.
A mobile terminal comprising:
- a storage configured to store a web browser, data usage of the web browser for a preset period, and a data usage limit;
- a web browser controller configured to check a plurality of web contents contained in a web page in a web browser executing mode and selectively download at least one of the checked web contents when the data usage exceeds the data usage limit;
- and
- a display unit configured to display the at least one downloaded web content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.