Data usage recommendation generator

• US 9,736,671 B2
• Filed: 01/18/2016
• Issued: 08/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2016
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Tsai, Meng Hong, Sivakumar, Gandhi, Shi, Shaw-Ben, Adinarayan, Geetha
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, KHAI MINH
• Application Number:
  US14/997,717
• Publication Number:
  US 20170208446A1
• Time in Patent Office: 575 Days
• Field of Search: 455405, 455406, 455403, 379111, 379 13
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/58 based on statistics of usage or network monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/83 Notification aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/84 Types of notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/85 characterised by the type of condition triggering a notification
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/852 Low balance or limit reached
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/853 Calculate maximum communication time or volume
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/854 Available credit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/857 Cumulative charges
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/88 Provision for limiting connection, or expenditure
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing

Abstract

The method include receiving, by one or more computer processors, a request for data usage, the request for data usage being associated with a mobile device. The method further includes identifying, by one or more computer processors, a current data usage quantity, the current data usage quantity being associated with the mobile device. The method further includes determining, by one or more computer processors, whether the current data usage quantity is beyond a threshold data usage. The method further includes responsive to the data usage quantity being beyond the threshold data usage, receiving, by one or more computer processors, mobile device information associated with the mobile device. The method further includes analyzing, by one or more computer processors, the mobile device information. The method further includes determining, by one or more computer processors, access for the request based on the mobile device information and the current data usage quantity.

Claims

1. A method for determining data usage access, the method comprising:

receiving, by one or more computer processors, a request for data usage, said request for data usage associated with a mobile device;

identifying, in response to the request for data usage, by said one or more computer processors, a current data usage quantity, said current data usage quantity associated with said mobile device;

determining, by said one or more computer processors, whether said current data usage quantity is beyond a threshold data usage;

responsive to said data usage quantity being beyond said threshold data usage, receiving, by one or more computer processors, mobile device information associated with said mobile device;

analyzing, by an analytics engine, said analytics engine operated by said one or more computer processors, said mobile device information; and

determining, by said one or more computer processors, access for said request based on said mobile device information and said current data usage quantity, wherein said access is determined without further interaction from a user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said mobile device information comprises at least one artefact selected from the group consisting of:

(a) a timestamp;

(b) a location of said mobile device;

(c) said current data usage;

(d) a data usage history of said mobile device;

(e) a signal strength of said mobile device;

(f) a network connection availability of said mobile device; and

(g) a mobile device application usage trail.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said access is selected from the group consisting of:

(a) allowing said request;

(b) prohibiting said request;

(c) deferring said request; and

(d) congesting said request.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said threshold data usage is based on a percentage of usage of a total data usage allotted for a billing cycle according to a wireless subscription plan.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing, by one or more computer processors, said mobile device information is based on mobile device information utilizing big data analytics.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said access comprises prefetching, by said one or more computer processors, said request when said mobile device is utilizing wireless connectivity.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein prefetching, by one or more computer processors, said request comprises:

receiving, by said one or more computer processors, data usage history;

analyzing, by said analytics engine, said data usage history to yield a pattern of data usage activity; and

downloading, by said one or more computer processors, content based on said pattern of data usage activity prior to receiving said request.

8. A non-transitory computer program product for determining data usage access, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on said

one or more computer readable storage media, said program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive a request for data usage, said request for data usage being associated with a mobile device;

program instructions to identify a current data usage quantity, said current data usage quantity being associated with said mobile device;

program instructions to identify a type of network connection associated with the requested data usage;

program instructions to determine whether said current data usage quantity for the identified type of network connection is beyond a threshold data usage;

responsive to said data usage quantity being beyond said threshold data usage, program instructions to receive mobile device information associated with said mobile device;

program instructions to analyze said mobile device information; and

program instructions to determine access for said request based on said mobile device information and said current data usage quantity, wherein said access is determined without further interaction from a user.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein said mobile device information is at least one of:

a timestamp;

a location of said mobile device;

said current data usage;

a data usage history of said mobile device;

a signal strength of said mobile device;

a network connection availability of said mobile device; and

a mobile device application usage trail.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein said access is at least one of:

allowing said request;

prohibiting said request;

deferring said request; and

congesting said request.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein said threshold data usage is based on a percentage of usage of a total data usage allotted for a billing cycle of a wireless subscription plan.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein program instructions to analyze said mobile device information is based on mobile device information utilizing big data analytics.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein said access comprises program instructions to prefetch said request when said mobile device is utilizing wireless connectivity.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein instructions to prefetch said request comprises program instructions to:

receive data usage history;

analyze said data usage history to yield a pattern of data usage activity; and

download content based on said pattern of data usage activity prior to receiving said request.

15. A computer system for determining data usage access, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage media;

computer program instructions; and

said computer program instructions being stored on said computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of said one or more processors, said computer program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive a request for data usage, said request for data usage being associated with a mobile device;

program instructions to identify a current data usage quantity, said current data usage quantity being associated with said mobile device;

program instructions to determine whether said current data usage quantity is beyond a threshold data usage, wherein the threshold data usage is determined at least based on a historical analysis of data usage for the mobile device in data increments over a period of time;

responsive to said data usage quantity being beyond said threshold data usage, program instructions to receive mobile device information associated with said mobile device;

program instructions to analyze said mobile device information; and

program instructions to determine access for said request based on said mobile device information and said current data usage quantity, wherein said access is determined without further interaction from a user.

16. The computer system of claim 15, wherein said mobile device information is at least one of:

a timestamp, a location of said mobile device, said current data usage, a data usage history of said mobile device, a signal strength of said mobile device, a network connection availability of said mobile device, and a mobile device application usage trail.

17. The computer system of claim 15, wherein said access is at least one of:

allowing said request, prohibiting said request, deferring said request, and congesting said request.

18. The computer system of claim 15, wherein said threshold data usage is based on a percentage of usage of a total data usage allotted for a billing cycle of a wireless subscription plan.

19. The computer system of claim 15, wherein program instructions to analyze said mobile device information is based on mobile device information utilizing big data analytics.

20. The computer system of claim 15, wherein said access comprises program instructions to prefetch said request when said mobile device is utilizing wireless connectivity.