Device-assisted services for protecting network capacity

This invention describes a way for a wireless device, like a smartphone, to keep an eye on how much network data each application is using. Based on what the application is doing or if it's actively being used by the person, the device can then apply specific rules to manage that application's data usage. The claims narrow this to the device itself monitoring and applying policies based on application behavior or whether the app is in the foreground.

Why it matters: Filed in 2022, mobile operating systems have since continued to enhance their APIs for application-level network control and background activity management. This could simplify integrating such a system directly into a device's firmware or as a privileged application, offering users more granular control over data consumption.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedSoftware logic, network monitoring, policy enforcement.

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