AUTOMATIC DATA CAPTURE WHEN WIRELESS SERVICE DISRUPTION IS DETECTED
First Claim
1. In a wireless telecommunications network, a method for capturing data regarding mobile stations served by the network, said method comprising:
- (a) monitoring a designated geographic area provided wireless service by the telecommunications network to detect call failures occurring in the monitored area;
(b) counting a number of failures detected via said monitoring that occur within a designated timeframe;
(c) comparing the counted number of failures to a threshold value; and
,(d) in response to the counted number of failures exceeding the threshold value, recording data regarding mobile stations served by the network that are recognized by the network as at least one of in or near the monitored area.
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Abstract
A method is provided in a wireless telecommunications network (10) for capturing data regarding mobile stations (40) served by the network (10). The method includes: monitoring a designated geographic area provided wireless service by the telecommunications network (10) to detect call failures occurring in the monitored area; counting a number of failures detected via the monitoring that occur within a designated timeframe; comparing the counted number of failures to a threshold value; and, in response to the counted number of failures exceeding the threshold value, recording data regarding mobile stations (40) served by the network (10) that are recognized by the network (10) as at least one of in or near the monitored area.
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12 Claims
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1. In a wireless telecommunications network, a method for capturing data regarding mobile stations served by the network, said method comprising:
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(a) monitoring a designated geographic area provided wireless service by the telecommunications network to detect call failures occurring in the monitored area; (b) counting a number of failures detected via said monitoring that occur within a designated timeframe; (c) comparing the counted number of failures to a threshold value; and
,(d) in response to the counted number of failures exceeding the threshold value, recording data regarding mobile stations served by the network that are recognized by the network as at least one of in or near the monitored area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. In a wireless telecommunications network, a system for capturing data regarding mobile stations served by the network, said system comprising:
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monitoring means for monitoring a designated geographic area provided wireless service by the telecommunications network to detect call failures occurring in the monitored area; counting means for counting a number of failures detected via said monitoring means that occur within a designated timeframe; comparing means for comparing the counted number of failures to a threshold value; and
,recording means that, in response to the counted number of failures exceeding the threshold value, record data regarding mobile stations served by the network that are recognized by the network as at least one of in or near the monitored area. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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