Patent ID: 9635188
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A mobile device data allocation system, comprising: a plurality of mobile devices configured to exchange data with a data service provider via a communication network controlled by a data service provider, the data exchanged by each mobile device during a time period defining a total amount of exchanged data; and an electronic shared-account device module in signal communication with the mobile devices, the shared-account device module configured to determine a maximum amount of data at which the plurality of mobile devices are authorized to exchange during the time period, and to generate a control signal that controls at least one mobile device among the plurality of devices so as to regulate data transmission of the at least one mobile device in response to determining an upcoming event indicating the total amount of exchanged data will exceed the maximum amount of data; wherein the shared-account device module determines the upcoming event based on at least one of metadata and data usage history of a respective mobile device among the plurality of mobile devices.