Limiting data usage of a device connected to the internet via tethering

• US 9,462,502 B2
• Filed: 09/25/2012
• Issued: 10/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Inventors: Kim, Seungil, Ko, Youngil
• Primary Examiner(s): ADHAMI, MOHAMMAD SAJID
• Application Number:
  US13/825,096
• Publication Number:
  US 20140086146A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,470 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/02 Traffic management, e.g. flow control or congestion control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

Technologies and implementations for selectively synchronizing data with a tethered device are generally disclosed.

Claims

1. A processor-based method to synchronize data between a client device and a cloud-based service provider device, the method comprising:

receiving, by the cloud-based service provider device, a request from the client device to synchronize data on the client device with data on the cloud-based service provider device, wherein the request is routed through a mobile device which is separate from the client device;

determining, by the cloud-based service provider device, a type of network which provides a communication connection between the cloud-based service provider device and the mobile device based on an internet protocol (IP) address associated with the client device, a service set identifier (SSID) associated with the mobile device, wherein the SSID associated with the mobile device includes particular keywords to determine the type of network which provides the communication between the cloud-based service provider device and the mobile device, and a data speed associated with the network which provides the communication between the cloud-based service provider device and the mobile device, wherein the particular keywords comprise words identifying a brand of the mobile device, a brand of the mobile device operating system, and/or a standard type of the network;

determining, by the cloud-based service provider device, a type of data to be synchronized between the cloud-based service provider device and the client device; and

synchronizing the data between the cloud-based service provider device and the client device, by the cloud-based service provider device, based, at least in part, on the determined type of network which provides the connection between the cloud-based service provider device and the mobile device and the determined type of data to be synchronized between the cloud-based service provider device and the client device, wherein in response to a determination that the type of data comprises a video file, modifying a bit rate of the requested video file based on the type of network which provides the connection between the cloud-based service provider device and the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to a determination, by the cloud-based service provider device, that the type of network which provides the communication connection between the cloud-based service provider device and the mobile device comprises a wired network or a wireless local area network (WiFi), synchronizing the data between the cloud-based service provider device and the client device automatically.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a data limit associated with the communication connection between the mobile device and the cloud-based service provider device, and using the data limit to accept or reject the request.

4. The method of claim 1, father comprising:

determining that the network is a cellular network;

determining a file size of the data to be communicated; and

rejecting the received request for data communication based, at least in part, on the file size exceeding the data limit.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the request from the client device to synchronize data on the client device with data on the cloud-based service provider device comprises a request for two-way data communication.

5. A machine-readable non-transitory medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, operatively enable a data communication manager of a cloud-based service provider to synchronize data between a client device and the cloud-based service provider device by performing operations comprising:

receiving, by the cloud-based service provider device, a request from the client device to synchronize data on the client device with data on the cloud-based service provider device, wherein the request is routed through a mobile device which is separate from the client device;

determining, by the cloud-based service provider device, a type of network which provides a communication connection between the cloud-based service provider device and the mobile device based on an internet protocol (IP) address associated with the client device, a service set identifier (SSID) associated with the mobile device, wherein the SSID associated with the mobile device includes particular keywords to determine the type of network which provides the communication between the cloud-based service provider device and the mobile device, and a data speed associated with the network which provides the communication between the cloud-based service provider device and the mobile device, wherein the particular keywords comprise words identifying a brand of the mobile device, a brand of the mobile device operating system, and/or a standard type of the network;

determining, by the cloud-based service provider device, a type of data to be synchronized between the cloud-based service provider device and the client device; and

synchronizing the data between the cloud-based service provider device and the client device, by the cloud-based service provider device, based, at least in part, on the determined type of network which provides the connection between the cloud-based service provider device and the mobile device and the determined type of data to be synchronized between the cloud-based service provider device and the client device, wherein in response to a determination that the type of data comprises a video file, modifying a bit rate of the requested video file based on the type of network which provides the connection between the cloud-based service provider device and the mobile device.

6. The machine-readable non-transitory medium of claim 5, wherein the instructions further comprise:

in response to a determination, by the cloud-based service provider device, that the type of network which provides the communication connection between the cloud-based service provider device and the mobile device comprises a wired network or a wireless local area network (WiFi), synchronizing the data between the cloud-based service provider device and the client device automatically.

7. The machine-readable non-transitory medium of claim 5, wherein the instructions further comprise determining a data limit associated with the communication connection between the mobile device and the cloud-based service provider device, and using the data limit to accept or reject the request.

8. The machine-readable non-transitory medium of claim 5, wherein the instructions further comprise:

determining that the network is a cellular network;

determining a file size of the data to be communicated; and

rejecting the received request for data communication based, at least in part, on the file size exceeding the data limit.

9. A system to synchronize data between a client device and a cloud-based service provider device, comprising:

a processor;

a data communication manager communicatively coupled to the processor; and

a machine-readable non-transitory medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by the processor, operatively enable the data communication manager to perform operations comprising;

receiving, by the cloud-based service provider device, a request for data communication from the client device to synchronize data on the client device with data on the cloud-based service provider device, wherein the request is routed through a mobile device which is separate from the client device;

determining, by the cloud-based service provider device, a type of network which provides a communication connection between the cloud-based service provider device and the mobile device based on an internet protocol (IP) address associated with the client device, a service set identifier (SSID) associated with the mobile device, wherein the SSID associated with the mobile device includes particular keywords to determine the type of network which provides the communication between the cloud-based service provider device and the mobile device, and a data speed associated with the network which provides the communication between the cloud-based service provider device and the mobile device, wherein the particular keywords comprise words identifying a brand of the mobile device, a brand of the mobile device operating system, and/or a standard type of the network;

determining, by the cloud-based service provider device, a type of data to be synchronized between the cloud-based service provider device and the client device; and

synchronizing the data between the cloud-based service provider device and the client device, by the cloud-based service provider device, based, at least in part, on the determined type of network which provides the connection between the cloud-based service provider device and the mobile device and the determined type of data to be synchronized between the cloud-based service provider device and the client device, wherein in response to a determination that the type of data comprises a video file, modifying a bit rate of the requested video file based on the type of network which provides the connection between the cloud-based service provider device and the mobile device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the data communication manager is further configured to:

in, response to determination, by the cloud-based service provider device, that the type of network which provides the communication connection between the cloud-based service provider device and the mobile device comprises a wired network or a wireless local area network (WiFi), synchronize the data between the cloud-based service provider device and the client device automatically.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the data communication manager is further configured to determine a data limit associated with the communication connection between the mobile device and the cloud-based service provider device, and use the data limit to accept or reject the request.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the data communication manager is further configured to:

determine that the network is a cellular network;

determine a file size of the data to be communicated; and

reject the received request for data communication based, at least in part, on the file size exceeding the data limit.