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US 2012/0257525 A1Published application
Mobile router method with rate limiting
AssigneeAutonet Mobile, Inc.
InventorsDOUGLAS S. MOELLER, Ronald W. Pashby
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Abstract
A method for operating a mobile router, comprises: transferring data via a cellular network at a data rate controlled by the router; receiving data rate information via the cellular network; and utilizing the data rate information to control the data rate of data subsequently transferred via said cellular network.
Claims42
A method for operating a mobile router, comprising:
- transferring data via a cellular network at a data rate controlled by said router;
- receiving data rate information via said cellular network;
- and
- utilizing said data rate information to control said data rate of data subsequently transferred via said cellular network.
1 more element
A method for operating a mobile router, comprising:
- receiving data services from a service provider via a cellular network provided by a cellular network carrier;
- controlling the data rate for transferring data via said cellular network;
- transferring data via said cellular network at a first data rate;
- receiving data rate information from said service provider;
- and
- utilizing said data rate information to control the data rate of data subsequently transferred via said cellular network.
3 more elements
A method for operating a mobile router, comprising:
- storing a data rate limiting rule in said router;
- downloading data via a cellular network;
- generating usage data based on the accumulated quantity of said downloaded data during a predetermined time period;
- and
- controlling the data rate of downloaded data based on said accumulated quantity and said data rate limiting rule.
2 more elements
A method for operating a mobile router, comprising:
- controlling the data rate at a first data rate for data transfers via said cellular network;
- receiving data rate information via said cellular network;
- and
- utilizing said data rate information to control the data rate of data subsequently transferred via said cellular network.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.