Patent ID: 9432832
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for enabling computing devices to track data usage among computing devices that share a data plan, the method comprising: receiving a threshold amount of data to be consumed by a plurality of devices belonging to said shared data plan; receiving a message from a first device of said plurality of devices belonging to said shared data plan; inspecting said message for an identifier that indicates that said message pertains to data usage information for said shared data plan; retrieving a set of metrics comprising a current data usage metrics from said message in response to identifying said identifier in said message from said first device; updating a value of aggregate data usage by said plurality of devices belonging to said shared data plan using said received set of metrics; and determining, by said processor, if said value of said aggregate data usage is within a designated amount of data usage to said threshold amount of data to be consumed by said plurality of devices belonging to said shared data plan.