Wireless end-user device with differential traffic control policy list having limited user control

摘要

A wireless end-user device has wireless wide-area network (WWAN) and wireless local-area network (WLAN) modems. One or more processors classify whether an application is interacting with a user in a user interface foreground of the device. At a time when Internet service activities are communicated through a first wireless network type, the processors use a differential traffic control policy list to determine whether or not to apply a differential traffic control policy to Internet service activities for an application. When the policy is applicable, the policy may direct that Internet service activities by the application are blocked. A user of the device is allowed to augment the policy that will be applied for applications specified as controlled by the list, but not for other applications and/or services.

主权项

1. A wireless end-user device, comprising:
a wireless wide area network (WWAN) modem to communicate data for Internet service activities between the device and at least one WWAN, when configured for and connected to the WWAN; a wireless local area network (WLAN) modem to communicate data for Internet service activities between the device and at least one WLAN, when configured for and connected to the WLAN; a non-transient memory to store
a differential traffic control policy list distinguishing between a first one or more applications resident on the device and a second one or more applications and/or services resident on the device, anda differential traffic control policy applicable to at least some Internet service activities by or on behalf of the first one or more applications; an interface to allow a user to augment the differential traffic control policy for the first one or more applications but not for the second one or more applications and/or services; and one or more processors configured to
classify a wireless network to which the device currently connects in order to communicate data for Internet service activities as at least one of a plurality of network types that the device can connect with,classify whether a particular application capable of both
interacting with the user in a user interface foreground of the device, andat least some Internet service activities when not interacting with the user in the device user interface foreground,is interacting with the user in the device user interface foreground, and selectively allow or deny one or more Internet service activities by or on behalf of the particular application based on whether or not the particular application is one of the first one or more applications, the differential traffic control policy, including any applicable user augmentation of the differential traffic control policy, and the classifications performed by the one or more processors.