Method and apparatus for providing a wireless transmit/receive unit user with signal quality guidance
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1. A method for improving signal quality in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) operating in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- determining a current location of a WTRU;
determining a current bearing of the WTRU;
obtaining signal quality measurements of a pre-determined geographic region, said region including the current location of the WTRU;
generating a signal quality profile of the geographic region based on the signal quality measurements; and
displaying, in the WTRU, the signal quality profile and a directional guidance indicator that indicates the current location of the WTRU relative to areas of preferred signal quality.
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Abstract
The current location and bearing of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) are determined. Next, signal quality measurements of a pre-determined geographic region are taken. This geographic region includes the current location of the WTRU. From these quality measurements, a signal quality profile is generated. The signal quality profile and a directional guidance indicator are then displayed to the user of the WTRU. The display indicates areas of preferred signal quality relative to the current location of the WTRU.
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1. A method for improving signal quality in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) operating in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
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determining a current location of a WTRU;
determining a current bearing of the WTRU;
obtaining signal quality measurements of a pre-determined geographic region, said region including the current location of the WTRU;
generating a signal quality profile of the geographic region based on the signal quality measurements; and
displaying, in the WTRU, the signal quality profile and a directional guidance indicator that indicates the current location of the WTRU relative to areas of preferred signal quality. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A WTRU for use in a wireless communication system comprising:
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a location device configured to determine a current location of the WTRU;
a bearing device configured to determine a current bearing of the WTRU;
a metric collection unit configured to obtain signal quality measurements of a pre-determined geographic region, said region including the current location of the WTRU;
a profiling device configured to generate a guidance indicator based on the current location of the WTRU, and a signal quality profile of the geographic region based on the quality measurements; and
a displayer configured to display the signal quality profile and guidance indicator. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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