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Traffic management of third party applications

  • US 9,413,839 B2
  • Filed: 07/31/2012
  • Issued: 08/09/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A proxy server for monitoring and controlling data traffic transmitted to a mobile device from a network, comprising:

  • at least one processor;

    a memory; and

    a traffic monitoring application stored in the memory that, when executed by the at least one processor,monitors information received from a processor on the mobile device, wherein the information comprises information for a plurality of applications installed on the mobile device and information regarding the data traffic transmitted to each of the plurality of applications on the mobile device;

    assigns a classification to each application of the plurality of applications based on the information received from the processor on the mobile device, wherein each classification includes a threshold for data traffic;

    analyzes the data traffic transmitted to each application of the plurality of applications;

    compares the data traffic for each application to a corresponding threshold for each application;

    in response to the comparison, identifies applications of the plurality of applications that have the data traffic exceeding the corresponding thresholds; and

    selectively blocks or delays the data traffic to the identified applications without interrupting traffic to other applications on the mobile device.

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