	US 12,021,717 B2
	Device connectivity management
Nigel Bradley, Canton, GA (US); Eric Zavesky, Austin, TX (US); James Pratt, Round Rock, TX (US); Ari Craine, Marietta, GA (US); and Robert Koch, Peachtree Corners, GA (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectal Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on May 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/662,689.
Prior Publication US 2023/0370351 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 43/0811 (2022.01); H04L 41/0604 (2022.01); H04L 43/0817 (2022.01); H04L 43/55 (2022.01)

CPC H04L 43/0811 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0627 (2013.01); H04L 43/0817 (2013.01); H04L 43/55 (2022.05)]

20 Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor of the system when deployed in a communication network, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

obtaining, from a device, condition data that indicates when to initiate a state change of a first connection between the device and a first server associated with a first application program of the device, wherein the first connection between the device and the first server is via the system, wherein the first connection is one of a plurality of connections between the device and a plurality of servers via the system for a plurality of application programs of the device, wherein the condition data comprises at least one connectivity management setting associated with the first application program;

monitoring current device conditions associated with the device;

determining, based on the current device conditions, whether the current device conditions satisfy the condition data; and

in response to determining that the current device conditions satisfy the condition data, initiating the state change of the first connection.