Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method to detect and manage wireless tethering
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Application No.: US17168691Application Date: 2021-02-05
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Publication No.: US11653294B2Publication Date: 2023-05-16
- Inventor: Timothy Clark Bleidorn-Piper
- Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MO St. Louis
- Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
- Current Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MO St. Louis
- Agency: Armis IP Law, LLC
- Main IPC: H04W48/16
- IPC: H04W48/16 ; H04W28/22 ; H04W76/10 ; H04W88/16

Abstract:
According to one configuration, a gateway establishes a wireless communication link with a first communication device. The first communication device has access to a remote network via a path including the wireless communication link and a communication link though the gateway. The communication management hardware receives a notification indicating attributes of a wireless interface of the first communication device. The gateway or other suitable entity monitors for presence of wireless communications from the wireless interface advertising availability of a wireless service provided by the first communication device. In response to detecting the availability of or actual use of the wireless service as advertised by a wireless communication transmitted from the first communication device, the gateway controls a bandwidth provided to the first communication device to access the first communication device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220256443A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETECT AND MANAGE WIRELESS TETHERING Public/Granted day:2022-08-11
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