Patent ID: 9723092
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for remotely controlling an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of: remotely accessing, from a user terminal and through a communication network one application from among a plurality of program applications, each respective application relating to monitoring and controlling a respective electronic device having embedded wireless data communication capabilities; configuring, from the user terminal, the one application for execution by the user terminal, designated as a universal data remote (UDR) with respect to the electronic device, to enable the user terminal to control or monitor the electronic device via wireless data communication; and controlling, using the one application accessed from the user terminal, a network server remotely located from the electronic device to monitor and restrict data usage of the electronic device responsive to control inputs via the user terminal, wherein: the control inputs comprise designating a maximum amount of data usage rights available to communicate with the electronic device via the user terminal over a period of time, and upon receiving a network data access request for the electronic device, the user terminal allows the network server to determine, based on the control inputs, whether to grant the network data access request providing a warning when the usage data of the electronic device is within a predetermined range of the designated maximum amount of data usage rights available to communicate with the electronic device.