Providing network congestion information to mobile devices for sponsored data
US9860136B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2215/0192
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A third-party application, executing at a mobile device, may be provided with information describing congestion levels in a network, such as a cellular wireless network through which the mobile device connects. In one implementation, the third-party application may select, based on the information describing the congestion levels, a data flow, from a number of data flows, to use when communicating with a destination device, each of the data flows being associated with different quality of service (QoS) parameters and being associated with different charging rates. The mobile device may communicate, through a proxy server, and using the selected data flow, with the destination device. The communication with the destination device may be implemented using sponsored data that is not charged to an account associated with an owner of the mobile device.
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