Mobile device data allocation system
First Claim
1. A mobile device data allocation system, comprising:
- a plurality of mobile devices configured to exchange data with a data service provider via a communication network controlled by a data service provider, the data exchanged by each mobile device during a time period defining a total amount of exchanged data; and
an electronic shared-account device module in signal communication with the mobile devices, the shared-account device module configured to determine a maximum amount of data at which the plurality of mobile devices are authorized to exchange during the time period, and to generate a control signal that controls at least one mobile device among the plurality of devices so as to regulate data transmission of the at least one mobile device in response to determining an upcoming event indicating the total amount of exchanged data will exceed the maximum amount of data;
wherein the shared-account device module determines the upcoming event based on at least one of metadata and data usage history of a respective mobile device among the plurality of mobile devices.
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Abstract
A mobile device data allocation system includes a plurality of mobile devices that exchange data with a data service provider via a communication network. The data exchanged by each mobile device during a time period defines a total amount of exchanged data. An electronic shared-account device module is configured to determine a maximum amount of data at which the mobile devices are authorized to exchange during the time period. The shared-account device module further generates a control signal that regulates data exchange of the at least one mobile device in response to determining an upcoming event indicating the total amount of exchanged data will exceed the maximum amount of data.
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17 Claims
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1. A mobile device data allocation system, comprising:
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a plurality of mobile devices configured to exchange data with a data service provider via a communication network controlled by a data service provider, the data exchanged by each mobile device during a time period defining a total amount of exchanged data; and an electronic shared-account device module in signal communication with the mobile devices, the shared-account device module configured to determine a maximum amount of data at which the plurality of mobile devices are authorized to exchange during the time period, and to generate a control signal that controls at least one mobile device among the plurality of devices so as to regulate data transmission of the at least one mobile device in response to determining an upcoming event indicating the total amount of exchanged data will exceed the maximum amount of data; wherein the shared-account device module determines the upcoming event based on at least one of metadata and data usage history of a respective mobile device among the plurality of mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile device included in a shared data account, the mobile device comprising:
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An electronic device hardware processor configured to control data exchange to and from the mobile device via a communication network control by a data service provider that provides the shared data account with a maximum amount of data available for exchanging during a time period; and an electronic device share-account device module configured to generate a control signal that controls the electronic hardware processor so as to regulate the data exchange in response to determining an upcoming event indicating a total amount of data exchange by at least one mobile device assigned to the shared data account will exceed the maximum amount of data; wherein the shared-account device module determines the upcoming event based on at least one of metadata and data usage history of a respective mobile device among the plurality of mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer program product to control a mobile device data allocation system so as to regulate data exchange of at least one mobile device assigned to a shared data account, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instruction embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by an electronic computer processor such that the mobile device data allocation system performs operations comprising:
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exchanging data via a plurality of mobile devices in signal communication with a data network controlled by a data service provider, the data exchanged during the time period defining a total amount of exchanged data; and determining a maximum amount of data at which the plurality of mobile device are authorized to exchange during the time period; and controlling at least one mobile device among the plurality of devices so as to regulate data exchange of the at least one mobile device in response to determining an upcoming even indicating the total amount of exchanged data will exceed the maximum amount of data; wherein the shared-account device module determines the upcoming event based on at least one of metadata and data usage history of a respective mobile device among the plurality of mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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