Apparatus and method for wireless network parameter logging and reporting within a portable device having wireless communication functionality
First Claim
1. A communication device comprising:
- a processor; and
a wireless module coupled to the processor and configured to communicate with a wireless network via a wireless connection;
wherein the wireless module is further configured to determine characteristic information associated with the wireless connection and to provide the characteristic information to the processor;
wherein the processor is configured to format the characteristic information for transmission via the wireless connection; and
wherein the wireless module is configured to transmit the formatted characteristic information to the wireless network.
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Abstract
An apparatus for logging and reporting network parameters within a portable communication device that includes a processor and a wireless module that may communicate with a wireless network such as a wireless telephone network, for example, via a wireless connection. The wireless module may determine characteristic information associated with the wireless connection and may provide the characteristic information to the processor. The processor may format the characteristic information for transmission and then transmit the formatted characteristic information to the wireless network. In addition, the processor may store the characteristic information within the portable communication device for future aggregation and transmission.
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27 Claims
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1. A communication device comprising:
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a processor; and a wireless module coupled to the processor and configured to communicate with a wireless network via a wireless connection; wherein the wireless module is further configured to determine characteristic information associated with the wireless connection and to provide the characteristic information to the processor; wherein the processor is configured to format the characteristic information for transmission via the wireless connection; and wherein the wireless module is configured to transmit the formatted characteristic information to the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a wireless network including one or more base stations configured to communicate with one or more portable communication devices via one or more respective wireless connections; a data storage facility; wherein at least one of the one or more portable communication devices includes; a processor; and a wireless module coupled to the processor and configured to communicate with the wireless network via the respective wireless connection; wherein the wireless module is further configured to determine characteristic information associated with the respective wireless connection and to provide the characteristic information to the processor; wherein the processor is configured to format the characteristic information for transmission via the wireless connection; and
.wherein the wireless module is configured to transmit the formatted characteristic information to the wireless network; wherein the data storage facility is configured to store the characteristic information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method comprising:
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a wireless module of a communication device communicating with a wireless network via a wireless connection; the wireless module determining characteristic information associated with the wireless connection; the wireless module providing the characteristic information to a processor; the processor formatting the characteristic information for transmission via the wireless connection; and the wireless module transmitting the formatted characteristic information to the wireless network.
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