Methods and systems for determining and controlling network data usage at the application and feature level

摘要

An operating system of a computing device can include or operate in conjunction with a data usage service. The data usage service can determine the network data usage of applications and features of the applications and attribute the network data usage to the specific application and features of the specific application responsible for the network data usage. The data usage service can utilize the determined network data usage in order to control and adapt the network behavior of the application and features of the application.

主权项

1. A method for determining and controlling network data usage in a computing device, comprising:
receiving, by a computing device, a request to establish a connection across a network by an application executing on the computing device; identifying, by the computing device, a communication channel of the connection to be utilized by the application to exchange data over the network; associating, by the computing device, a first tag with the communication channel, wherein the first tag identifies the application and identifies a policy governing data being exchanged over the network; determining, by the computing device, an amount of data exchanged over the communication channel; storing, by the computing device, the amount of the data exchanged in a record associated with the first tag; identifying a sub-category for the data being exchanged over the connection, wherein the sub-category relates to a data exchange feature of the application; associating a second tag with the communication channel, wherein the second tag identifies the sub-category; and storing the amount of the data in a second record associated with the second tag.