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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Chris Phillips, Hartwell, GA (US);
Robert Hammond Forsman, Sugar Hill, GA (US);
Jennifer Ann Reynolds, Duluth, GA (US);
Vishal Changrani, Duluth, GA (US);
Assignee:
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/911 (2013.01); H04L 12/66 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 12/14 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/24 (2018.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/1435 (2013.01); H04L 12/14 (2013.01); H04L 12/1403 (2013.01); H04L 12/1407 (2013.01); H04L 12/66 (2013.01); H04L 41/0896 (2013.01); H04L 43/0876 (2013.01); H04L 65/604 (2013.01); H04L 67/22 (2013.01); H04M 15/00 (2013.01); H04M 15/66 (2013.01); H04M 15/8214 (2013.01); H04M 15/8228 (2013.01); H04W 4/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method for controlling data usage at a customer premises. A gateway configured as a single point of entry receives all data entering the premises. All data usage by client devices within the premises is monitored. A DataCap Management Unit adjusts a premises bandwidth cap throughout a billing cycle to prevent the data usage from exceeding a data cap before the billing cycle ends.