Data usage recommendation generator

• US 10,070,285 B2
• Filed: 07/06/2017
• Issued: 09/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Adinarayan, Geetha, Shi, Shaw-Ben, Sivakumar, Gandhi, Tsai, Meng Hong
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Khai M
• Application Number:
  US15/643,115
• Publication Number:
  US 20170311141A1
• Time in Patent Office: 425 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/58 based on statistics of usage or network monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/83 Notification aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/84 Types of notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/85 characterised by the type of condition triggering a notification
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/852 Low balance or limit reached
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/853 Calculate maximum communication time or volume
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/854 Available credit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/857 Cumulative charges
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/88 Provision for limiting connection, or expenditure
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing

Abstract

The method include receiving, by one or more computer processors, a request for data usage, the request for data usage being associated with a mobile device. The method further includes identifying, by one or more computer processors, a current data usage quantity, the current data usage quantity being associated with the mobile device. The method further includes determining, by one or more computer processors, whether the current data usage quantity is beyond a threshold data usage. The method further includes responsive to the data usage quantity being beyond the threshold data usage, receiving, by one or more computer processors, mobile device information associated with the mobile device. The method further includes analyzing, by one or more computer processors, the mobile device information. The method further includes determining, by one or more computer processors, access for the request based on the mobile device information and the current data usage quantity.

Claims

1. A computer system for determining data usage access, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage media;

computer program instructions; and

the computer program instructions being stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the computer program instructions comprising instructions to cause the at least one or more processors to;

receive, by one or more computer processors, a request for data usage, the request for data usage associated with a mobile device;

identify, in response to the request for data usage, by the one or more computer processors, a current data usage quantity, the current data usage quantity associated with the mobile device;

determine, by the one or more computer processors, whether the current data usage quantity is beyond a threshold data usage;

responsive to the data usage quantity being beyond the threshold data usage, receiving, by one or more computer processors, mobile device information associated with the mobile device;

analyze, by an analytics engine, the analytics engine operated by the one or more computer processors, the mobile device information; and

determine, by the one or more computer processors, access for the request based on the mobile device information and the current data usage quantity, wherein the access is determined without further interaction from a user.

2. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device information comprises at least one artefact selected from the group consisting of:

(a) a timestamp;

(b) a location of the mobile device;

(c) the current data usage;

(d) a data usage history of the mobile device;

(e) a signal strength of the mobile device;

(f) a network connection availability of the mobile device; and

(g) a mobile device application usage trail.

3. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the access is selected from the group consisting of:

(a) allowing the request;

(b) prohibiting the request;

(c) deferring the request; and

(d) congesting the request.

4. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the threshold data usage is based on a percentage of usage of a total data usage allotted for a billing cycle according to a wireless subscription plan.

5. The computer system of claim 1, wherein analyzing, by one or more computer processors, the mobile device information is based on mobile device information utilizing big data analytics.

6. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the access comprises prefetching, by the one or more computer processors, the request when the mobile device is utilizing wireless connectivity.

7. The computer system of claim 6, wherein prefetching, by one or more computer processors, the request comprises:

receiving, by the one or more computer processors, data usage history;

analyzing, by the analytics engine, the data usage history to yield a pattern of data usage activity; and

downloading, by the one or more computer processors, content based on the pattern of data usage activity prior to receiving the request.

8. A method for determining data usage access, the method comprising:

receiving a request for data usage, the request for data usage being associated with a mobile device;

identifying a current data usage quantity, the current data usage quantity being associated with the mobile device;

identifying a type of network connection associated with the requested data usage;

determining whether the current data usage quantity for the identified type of network connection is beyond a threshold data usage;

responsive to the data usage quantity being beyond the threshold data usage, receiving mobile device information associated with the mobile device;

analyzing the mobile device information; and

determining access for the request based on the mobile device information and the current data usage quantity.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the mobile device information is at least one of:

a timestamp;

a location of the mobile device;

the current data usage;

a data usage history of the mobile device;

a signal strength of the mobile device;

a network connection availability of the mobile device; and

a mobile device application usage trail.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the access is at least one of:

allowing the request;

prohibiting the request;

deferring the request; and

congesting the request.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the threshold data usage is based on a percentage of usage of a total data usage allotted for a billing cycle of a wireless subscription plan.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein analyzing the mobile device information is based on mobile device information utilizing big data analytics.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the access comprises program instructions to prefetch the request when the mobile device is utilizing wireless connectivity.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein prefetching the request comprises:

receiving data usage history;

analyzing the data usage history to yield a pattern of data usage activity; and

downloading content based on the pattern of data usage activity prior to receiving the request.

15. A method for determining data usage access, the method comprising:

receiving a request for data usage, the request for data usage being associated with a mobile device;

identifying a current data usage quantity, the current data usage quantity being associated with the mobile device;

determining whether the current data usage quantity is beyond a threshold data usage, wherein the threshold data usage is determined at least based on a historical analysis of data usage for the mobile device in data increments over a period of time;

responsive to the data usage quantity being beyond the threshold data usage, receiving mobile device information associated with the mobile device;

analyzing the mobile device information; and

determining access for the request based on the mobile device information and the current data usage quantity, wherein the access is determined without further interaction from a user.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the mobile device information is at least one of:

a timestamp, a location of the mobile device, the current data usage, a data usage history of the mobile device, a signal strength of the mobile device, a network connection availability of the mobile device, and a mobile device application usage trail.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the access is at least one of:

allowing the request, prohibiting the request, deferring the request, and congesting the request.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the threshold data usage is based on a percentage of usage of a total data usage allotted for a billing cycle of a wireless subscription plan.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein analyzing the mobile device information is based on mobile device information utilizing big data analytics.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the access comprises prefetching the request when the mobile device is utilizing wireless connectivity.