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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 03, 2014
Applicant:

Vodafone Ip Licensing Limited, Newbury, Berkshire, GB;

Inventors:

Andrew Dunkin, London, GB;

Usman Javaid, London, GB;

Nikolaos Lioulis, London, GB;

Assignee:

Vodafone IP Licensing Limited, Newbury, Berkshire, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 4/04 (2009.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 40/34 (2009.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/027 (2013.01); G01C 21/3415 (2013.01); G01C 21/3446 (2013.01); H04L 67/2847 (2013.01); H04W 4/028 (2013.01); H04W 4/046 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 36/0083 (2013.01); H04W 40/34 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method for controlling data service for a user of a telecommunication network. The method comprising: retrieving data associated with historical behavior of the user within the network; predicting, based on said data and on a current user location within the network, a future user location within the network; performing a determination of network capability at the future user location; and modifying, in response to the determination, a configuration of the network and/or a service parameter associated with the user. A network element, system and computer program product are also provided.


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