Operating system supporting cost aware applications
US9338309B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W48/02
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile computing device that supports cost-aware application components for operation over a metered network. A current basis for computing usage charges over one or more networks may be made available to the cost-aware application components through an application programming interface supported by an operating system service. That service may receive a policy for charging for data usage over a network and may also obtain information defining data usage for the mobile computing device. Based on this information, the service may determine a current basis for charging for data usage. With this information, the application component can determine a manner for executing network operations that involve data transmission over the network, such as deferring the operation or selecting an alternative network.
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