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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2013
Mung Chiang, Princeton, NJ (US);
Sangtae Ha, Princeton, NJ (US);
Soumya Sen, Princeton, NJ (US);
Carlee Joe-wong, West Hills, CA (US);
Mung Chiang, Princeton, NJ (US);
Sangtae Ha, Princeton, NJ (US);
Soumya Sen, Princeton, NJ (US);
Carlee Joe-Wong, West Hills, CA (US);
THE TRUSTESS OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, Princeton, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system and method for delivering variable pricing of data usage to a user device operated by a user is disclosed. The system includes a server configured with a usage monitor configured to identify the user and monitor usage patterns of the user device. The server has a pricing policy engine configured to generate pricing information based on at least one of the identity of the user and the usage patterns. The pricing policy engine is configured to transmit the pricing information to the user device. The user device is configured with a usage controller having a user interface configured to receive a delay preference selection identifying at least one delay tolerant application. The usage controller is configured to receive pricing information from the pricing policy engine and to delay data usage to the delay tolerant application based on the delay preference selection and the pricing information.