Method and system for directing users to coverage
First Claim
1. A method for directing a user to coverage, comprising the steps of:
- detecting when a signal strength parameter of a mobile unit falls below a predetermined threshold;
acquiring positional information about the mobile unit; and
directing a user of the mobile unit to a reestablishing coverage area that has a signal strength that would cause the signal strength parameter to meet the predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a method (300) for directing users to coverage. The method includes the steps of detecting (314) when a signal strength parameter of a mobile unit (112) falls below a predetermined threshold, acquiring (316) positional information about the mobile unit and directing (322) a user of the mobile unit to a reestablishing coverage area (110) that has a signal strength that would cause the signal strength parameter to meet the predetermined threshold. In addition, the method can include the step of calculating (320) positional parameters between the mobile unit and the reestablishing coverage area in which the reestablishing coverage area is a coverage area (110) that is physically closest to the mobile unit in comparison to other coverage areas.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for directing a user to coverage, comprising the steps of:
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detecting when a signal strength parameter of a mobile unit falls below a predetermined threshold;
acquiring positional information about the mobile unit; and
directing a user of the mobile unit to a reestablishing coverage area that has a signal strength that would cause the signal strength parameter to meet the predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile unit for directing users to coverage, comprising:
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a processor, wherein the processor is programmed to detect when a signal strength parameter falls below a predetermined threshold;
a global positioning system element, wherein the global positioning system element acquires positional information about the mobile unit; and
a user interface, wherein the processor is programmed to receive the positional information from the global positioning system element and to direct a user of the mobile unit through the user interface to a reestablishing coverage area that has a signal strength that would cause the signal strength parameter to meet the predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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