Techniques to rate-adjust data usage with a virtual private network
US9565164B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/181
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques to rate-adjust data usage on mobile devices using a virtual private network are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may include a processor circuit, and an application component operative on the processor circuit to present a link to third party data, receive a control directive to follow the link, and to request to access the third party data. The apparatus may also include a client virtual private network (VPN) component operative on the processor circuit to communicate with a server having a server VPN component, receive the request to access the third party data from the application component, determine whether the accessing is rate-adjusted, and connect to a source of the third party data via the server VPN component. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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