Patent ID: 7899019
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling bandwidth usage, comprising: receiving, by a mobile device, zone data that identifies a zone within a cell coverage area; receiving, by the mobile device, bandwidth data associated with the zone that identifies a first controlled maximum bandwidth rate; receiving time slot data associated with the zone that identifies a timeframe during which the bandwidth usage is to be controlled; determining that the mobile device is in the zone; determining at a first point in time that the first point in time is within the timeframe; controlling the bandwidth usage by the mobile device based on the first controlled maximum bandwidth rate at the first point in time; determining at a second point in time subsequent to the first point in time that the mobile device is in the zone and that the second point in time is outside of the timeframe; and in response, no longer controlling the bandwidth usage by the mobile device based on the first controlled maximum bandwidth rate.