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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2019
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
At&t Mobility Ii Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Morgan D. Woxland, Cumming, GA (US);
Jonathan Davis, Monroe, GA (US);
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, unknown;
AT&T MOBILITY II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method includes receiving a first message from a device via a network. The method includes determining a device type of the device. In response to determining that the device type satisfies a criterion, sending a second message granting the device limited access to the network subject to a first restriction level that limits bandwidth usage by the device to a first consumption threshold and sending a network access request to a second device associated with an operator of the access point. The method includes receiving a response to the network access request from the second device. The method also includes, responsive to the response indicating to grant the device access to the network subject to a second restriction level, allowing the device access to the network subject to the second restriction level, where the second restriction level limits bandwidth usage by the device to a second consumption threshold that is greater than the first consumption threshold.