OPERATING SYSTEM SUPPORTING COST AWARE APPLICATIONS

摘要

A mobile computing device that supports cost-aware application components for operation over a metered network. A current basis for computing usage charges over one or more networks may be made available to the cost-aware application components through an application programming interface supported by an operating system service. That service may receive a policy for charging for data usage over a network and may also obtain information defining data usage for the mobile computing device. Based on this information, the service may determine a current basis for charging for data usage. With this information, the application component can determine a manner for executing network operations that involve data transmission over the network, such as deferring the operation or selecting an alternative network.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
for each network of at least one networks, receiving information defining a policy for charging for data transmission over that network; for each network of the at least one networks, determining data transmission over that network during a period; determining, by a computing device, a current basis for usage charges for a particular network of the at least one networks based on the policy for that network and the data transmission over that network; and selectively deferring an execution of a download based on network information for the particular network, wherein the network information includes at least the current basis for usage charges for the particular network, and wherein the download is for an update to the computing device.