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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
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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.

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