US 2025/0097311 A1 · SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RESTRICTING NETWORK ACCESS

Abstract

Various embodiments of systems, apparatus, and/or methods are described for restricting user devices from accessing a communication network. In one implementation, multiple user devices are assigned to a user profile. At least one access parameter is designated for the user profile. An access device monitors data usage, time usage, and content usage of each of the devices associated with the user profile. In some examples, the access device may consolidate the data usage and time usage of all of the devices. If one or more of the consolidated data usage, consolidated time usage, or content usage violates the access parameter of the user profile, the access device restricts at least one of the multiple user devices from accessing the communication network.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

monitoring, by an access device, data usage, time usage, and at least one category of content for two or more user devices of a user profile, wherein the access device provides access to a communication network for the two or more user devices;
determining, by the access device, that at least one of the two or more user devices accessed the at least one category of content;
determining, by the access device, a consolidated time usage for the two or more user devices reached a total time limit, wherein the consolidated time usage is a combination of time of the two or more user devices for the at least one category of content;
and
restricting, by the access device, at least one device of the two or more user devices from accessing the communication network based on the consolidated time usage reaching the total time limit.

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A system comprising:

one or more processors;
and
one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform a process comprising:
monitoring, by an access device, data usage, time usage, and at least one category of content for two or more user devices of a user profile, wherein the access device provides access to a communication network for the two or more user devices;
determining, by the access device, that at least one of the two or more user devices accessed the at least one category of content;
determining, by the access device, a consolidated time usage for the two or more user devices reached a total time limit, wherein the consolidated time usage is a combination of time of the two or more user devices for the at least one category of content;
and
restricting, by the access device, at least one device of the two or more user devices from accessing the communication network based on the consolidated time usage reaching the total time limit.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:

monitoring, by an access device, data usage, time usage, and at least one category of content for two or more user devices of a user profile, wherein the access device provides access to a communication network for the two or more user devices;
determining, by the access device, that at least one of the two or more user devices accessed the at least one category of content;
determining, by the access device, a consolidated time usage for the two or more user devices reached a total time limit, wherein the consolidated time usage is a combination of time of the two or more user devices for the at least one category of content;
and
restricting, by the access device, at least one device of the two or more user devices from accessing the communication network based on the consolidated time usage reaching the total time limit.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems, methods and apparatus for restricting network access

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Systems, methods and apparatus for restricting network access

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