POTENTIAL CALL DROP INDICATOR
First Claim
1. A method of providing an indication that mobile device will traverse an area having a predetermined characteristic, the method comprising:
- predicting a course of the mobile device;
predicting if the course will traverse an area having the predetermined characteristic; and
if it is predicted that the course will traverse an area having the predetermined characteristic, providing, to the mobile device, an indication of the predetermined characteristic.
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Abstract
Mobile device user notifications of highly likely call drops or service losses are provided. A wireless network can determine from the location history of a mobile device if that mobile device is likely to lose connectivity to the wireless network or to a particular wireless service and issue an alert to the user. The form of the alert can be through one of various types of mobile device messages, or through an application on the mobile device. The mobile device'"'"'s location can be determined using the global positioning system. Alternative directions can be provided to the user so that the user can travel without losing connectivity. The user may provide a destination before beginning travel, and receive a suggested course of travel that keeps the user within a higher quality coverage area.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of providing an indication that mobile device will traverse an area having a predetermined characteristic, the method comprising:
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predicting a course of the mobile device; predicting if the course will traverse an area having the predetermined characteristic; and if it is predicted that the course will traverse an area having the predetermined characteristic, providing, to the mobile device, an indication of the predetermined characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for providing an indication of a predicted loss of network connectivity for a mobile device, the system comprising:
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means for predicting a course of the mobile device; means for predicting if the course will traverse an area with an unacceptable rate of dropped calls; and if it is determined that the course will traverse an area with an unacceptable rate of dropped calls;
means for providing, to the mobile device, an indication of a predicted loss of network connectivity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing the steps of:
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receiving a destination on a mobile device; determining a current location of the mobile device; collecting network statistics on network coverage areas between the current location and the destination; determining the probability of a loss of network connectivity based on the network statistics for each of the network coverage areas; selecting contiguous network coverage areas between the current location and the destination with acceptable rates of dropped calls; and providing to the mobile device at least one course between the current location and the destination, the at least one course traversing the selected contiguous network coverage areas. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A mobile communications device, comprising:
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an antenna; a transceiver coupled to said antenna for transmitting to, and receiving transmissions from, a wireless network; a display for displaying notifications, the notifications indicating a probability of connectivity to the wireless network being lost; and an input for receiving a user request for an alternate course. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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Specification