Method for selecting a priority for wireless technologies via graphical representation

• US 20080188206A1
• Filed: 02/02/2007
• Published: 08/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Mehta, Pratik M., Quinn, Liam B., Pirzada, Fahd B.
• Granted Patent: US 8,050,707 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/18 Network planning tools
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

Methods and systems are disclosed for selecting performance settings for one or more wireless technologies, presenting a graphical representation of the relative performance of the wireless technologies for each performance setting, and allowing a selection of at least one of the performance settings. The performance settings can be associated with wireless technologies, wireless technologies, or location types. Performance characteristics may include noise, power, quality, speed, and interference. The performance setting of one wireless technology may be manually adjusted and the impact on other wireless technologies can be a graphical displayed or numerical display. Adjustments can be made by a user or a platform designer. In a preset mode, a user make select between preset performance settings that are graphically displayed. In an advanced mode, adjustments to wireless performance characteristics of all the wireless interfaces on a specific platform may be selectively made with the relative effects on other wireless interfaces graphically displayed.

Claims

1. A method of selecting a performance setting for one or more wireless technologies, comprising:

providing a plurality of wireless technology interfaces;

presenting a visual representation of relative performance of the plurality of wireless technology interfaces for each of a plurality of groupings of performance settings; and

allowing a selection of at least one of the groupings of performance settings.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the relative performances within the groupings of performance settings are automatically generated for a user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the relative performances within the groupings of performance settings are user adjustable.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the groupings of performance settings are associated with a usage application.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the groupings of performance settings are associated with a location.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the groupings of performance settings are preset modes.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the groupings of performance settings are associated with an application.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the visual representation includes alphanumeric representation of the relative performance.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the visual representation includes graphical representation of the relative performance.

10. A method of adjusting performance characteristics of a plurality of wireless technologies within an information handling system, comprising:

providing a plurality of wireless technology interfaces;

adjusting manually a relative performance characteristic of at least a first wireless technology interface; and

displaying relative changes in the performance characteristics of one or more other wireless technology interfaces that results from the manual adjustment of the at least first wireless technology interface.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein performance characteristics relate to noise, power signal quality, speed or interference.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein said displaying is a graphical display.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein said displaying is an alphanumerical display.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising utilizing the graphical displaying of the relative changes in the performance characteristics to establish a preset mode of the information handling system.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the method is available to a platform designer.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the method is available to an end user.

17. An information handling system for selecting a priority for one or more wireless technology interfaces, comprising:

a plurality of wireless technology devices;

a plurality of different wireless performance settings each performance setting including the relative performance characteristics for a plurality of the wireless technology devices;

a graphical interface capable of displaying a graphical representation of the relative performance characteristics for a plurality of performance settings; and

a selection mode which allows the selection at least one of the performance settings.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the performance characteristics within the plurality of performance settings are automatically generated for a user.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the performance characteristics within the plurality of performance settings are user adjustable.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the performance settings are usage applications.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the performance settings are locations.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein the relative performance characteristics relate to noise, power signal quality, speed or interference characteristics.

23. An apparatus for adjusting the wireless performance characteristics of an information handling system, comprising:

a plurality of wireless technology interfaces;

an interface capable of displaying a representation of relative performance characteristics of the wireless technology interfaces; and

an adjustment mechanism which allows for the adjustment of the performance characteristics of at least a first one of the wireless technology interfaces,

wherein the effect of the adjustment of the performance characteristics of at least a first one of the wireless technology interfaces on the performance characteristics of at least one other wireless technology interface is also displayed on the interface

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the interface is a graphical display.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the adjustment mechanism is sliders.

26. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the interface allows for applying the adjustments made with the adjustment mechanism to the wireless technology interfaces.

27. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein interface allows for locking a preset performance characteristics to the displayed adjusted performance characteristics.