Method and system for monitoring use of a mobile hotspot function in a wireless device

摘要

A method for monitoring use of a mobile hotspot function (206) in a wireless device (100), comprising: storing a last access time for a client (440) within a memory (200) of the wireless device (100), the last access time being a time when the hotspot function (206) last performed a network address translation for the client (440); determining whether a difference between a current time and the last access time exceeds a threshold; and, if the difference exceeds the threshold, generating an indication (191) that the mobile hotspot function (206) is not in use by the client (440).