Systems and methods for monitoring data and bandwidth usage
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- by a wireless communication device;
associating a first application with a cellular network;
associating a second application with a Wi-Fi network;
subsequently determining that a communication has been requested by an application; and
selecting a network on which to perform the communication, based on the application requesting the communication, wherein the selecting comprises;
preventing access to the cellular network by communications relating to the second application; and
automatically switching between the cellular network to perform communications relating to the first application and the Wi-Fi network to perform communications relating to the second application.
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Abstract
Access to a communications network may be provided via a data provider that may charge for access. In some cases, the access fee may be related to the amount of network resources consumed (e.g., amount of data downloaded or bandwidth used). In some cases, a user may have access to a particular amount of data provider resources and be required to pay an additional fee for using resources in excess of the particular amount. To assist the user in managing his data resource consumption, a resource utilization component may provide different alerts and notices informing the user of current consumption, expected future consumption, and recommendations for reducing data provider resources consumed (e.g., stopping particular processes or data provider requests, such as downloading media). If several electronic devices in a network are connected to the same data provider resources, a network component may manage the data provider resource use among the several electronic devices (e.g., allow only particular users or devices access).
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
by a wireless communication device; associating a first application with a cellular network; associating a second application with a Wi-Fi network; subsequently determining that a communication has been requested by an application; and selecting a network on which to perform the communication, based on the application requesting the communication, wherein the selecting comprises; preventing access to the cellular network by communications relating to the second application; and automatically switching between the cellular network to perform communications relating to the first application and the Wi-Fi network to perform communications relating to the second application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic device comprising:
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cellular communication circuitry configured to communicate with a cellular network; Wi-Fi communication circuitry configured to communicate with a Wi-Fi network; and resource utilization circuitry configured to; associate a first application with the cellular network and a second application with the Wi-Fi network; and in response to a subsequent request to transfer data, select which network to use in transferring the data, based on an application requesting the data transfer, wherein the selecting comprises causing the electronic device to automatically switch between utilizing the cellular network for data transfer associated with the first application and utilizing the Wi-Fi network for data transfer associated with the second application. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic device comprising:
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cellular communication circuitry configured to communicate with a cellular network; Wi-Fi communication circuitry configured to communicate with a Wi-Fi network; and resource utilization circuitry configured to select which network to use in transferring data, based on an application requesting the data transfer, wherein, in performing the selecting, the resource utilization circuitry is configured to; associate a first application with the cellular network and a second application with the Wi-Fi network; and in response to a subsequent request to transfer data; allow the electronic device to utilize the cellular network for data transfer associated with the first application; prevent the electronic device from utilizing the cellular network for data transfer associated with the second application; and allow the electronic device to utilize the Wi-Fi network for the data transfer associated with the second application. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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