Patent ID: 8594617

Claim:
A method of monitoring usage of a mobile device, the method comprising: assigning, with a processor, a first port number of a proxy server to a mobile device, the first port number to be used by the mobile device when accessing a first wireless access point; assigning, with the processor, a second port number of the proxy server to the mobile device, the second port number to be used by the mobile device when accessing a second wireless access point, the second port number being different from the first port number, the second wireless access point being different from the first wireless access point; associating, with the processor, the first port number with an identifier of the mobile device and a first identifier of the first wireless access point, wherein the first identifier comprises a classification indicating a Service Set Identifier of the first wireless access point; associating, with the processor, the second port number with the identifier of the mobile device and a second identifier of the second wireless access point; generating an instruction document identifying the first port number; and transmitting the instruction document to the mobile device.