Network usage throttling systems and methods
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorsDerek Bao, Patricia R. Chang, Paula Scharlach, Luis Chan-Lizardo
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Abstract
Systems and methods for throttling network usage are disclosed. An exemplary method includes an access device maintaining throttling command interpretation data, receiving a throttling command broadcast over a wide area network, interpreting the throttling command based on the throttling command interpretation data, and conforming at least one operation of the access device to a network usage throttling level in accordance with the interpretation of the throttling command. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
Claims22
A method comprising:
- maintaining, by an access device, throttling command interpretation data;
- receiving, by the access device, a throttling command broadcast over a wide area network;
- interpreting, by the access device, the throttling command based on the throttling command interpretation data;
- and
- conforming, by the access device, at least one operation of the access device to a network usage throttling level in accordance with the interpretation of the throttling command by the access device.
A method comprising:
- receiving and storing, by a first access device, a first throttling command interpretation data instance specific to the first access device;
- receiving and storing, by a second access device, a second throttling command interpretation data instance specific to the second access device;
- receiving, by the first access device and the second access device, a throttling command broadcast over a wide area network;
- interpreting, by the first access device, the throttling command based on the first throttling command interpretation data instance;
- conforming, by the first access device, at least one operation of the first access device to a first network usage throttling level in accordance with the interpretation of the throttling command by the first access device;
- interpreting, by the second access device, the throttling command based on the second throttling command interpretation data instance;
- and
- conforming, by the second access device, at least one operation of the second access device to a second network usage throttling level in accordance with the interpretation of the throttling command by the second access device.
An apparatus comprising:
- a storage facility configured to store throttling command interpretation data;
- a communication facility configured to send and receive communication signals via a wide area network, including receiving a throttling command broadcast over the wide area network;
- a processor communicatively coupled to the storage facility and the communication facility;
- and
- a throttling client facility configured to direct the processor to
- interpret the throttling command based on the throttling command interpretation data, and
- conform at least one operation of the apparatus to a network usage throttling level in accordance with the interpretation of the throttling command.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.