Patent ID: 9154550
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for reporting data usage in a computing device, comprising: receiving a request to provide an indication of network data usage by a first data exchange feature of a plurality of features for an application exchanging data with a network; identifying a record that stores the network data usage of the first data exchange feature of the application based on a tag associated with the record, wherein the tag identifies the first data exchange feature of the application; retrieving an amount of the network data usage from the record, wherein the amount of the network data usage was determined from a communication channel of a connection across the network that is associated with the tag; receiving a sub-category for the data being exchanged over the connection, wherein the sub-category relates to a second data exchange feature of the plurality of features for the application; identifying a second record that stores network data usage of the second data exchange feature of the application based on a second tag associated with the second record, wherein the second tag identifies the second data exchange feature of the application; retrieving an amount of the network data usage from the second record, wherein the amount of the network data usage was determined from a communication channel of the connection across the network that is associated with the second tag; and providing a user interface that displays the amount of the network data usage stored in the record and the amount of the network data usage stored in the second record.