Mobile device and method attributing media services network usage to requesting application
US9647918B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless end-user device has a wireless modem, a network stack configurable to receive and transmit data via the modem and a wireless network, and two Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) available to device applications. The first API allows applications to open and use data flows via the network stack. The second API allows applications to make data transfer requests for media objects associated with network resource identifiers. The second API prompts a media service manager to manage network data transfers for the media object via the network stack. A service classification agent associates wireless network data usage for the media object network data transfers with the device application making the request.
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