Long Term Evolution Network Profile Based Usage Notification
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorVenson M. Shaw
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Abstract
Notifications regarding data usage may be transmitted to mobile devices based on a threshold of data usage determined from a profile associated with the device. Upon receiving a request for service from a mobile device, a network device, such as a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) device, may determine a current bandwidth usage for the device and obtain a profile associated with the device. The network device may determine a threshold of data usage for the mobile device from the profile and determine whether the mobile device has met the threshold. If so, a notification may be transmitted to the mobile device indicating that the threshold has been met.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, from a mobile device at a network device configured in a long term evolution network, a request for service;
- and
- responsive to receiving the request for service:
- determining, at the network device, a data usage balance for an account associated with the mobile device;
- determining, at the network device, a data usage profile for the account;
- determining, at the network device based on the data usage profile, a threshold of data usage;
- and
- determining, at the network device, whether to transmit a data usage notification to the mobile device based on a comparison of the data usage balance and the threshold of data usage.
A network device configured in a long term evolution network comprising:
- a transceiver;
- a memory comprising instructions;
- and
- a processor, wherein the processor, when executing the instructions, performs operations comprising:
- receiving a request for service from a mobile device;
- and
- responsive to receiving the request for service:
- determining a data usage balance for an account associated with the mobile device;
- determining a data usage profile for the account;
- determining, based on the data usage profile, a threshold of data usage;
- and
- determining whether to transmit a data usage notification to the mobile device based on a comparison of the data usage balance and the threshold of data usage.
A tangible computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a request for service from a mobile device;
- and
- responsive to receiving the request for service:
- determining a data usage balance for an account associated with the mobile device;
- determining a data usage profile for the account;
- determining, based on the data usage profile, a threshold of data usage;
- and
- determining whether to transmit a data usage notification to the mobile device based on a comparison of the data usage balance and the threshold of data usage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.