NETWORK SELECTION RECOMMENDER SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A method of determining, in a network device having a network interface, a recommended access point for a wireless device to access a wireless network, the method comprising:
- obtaining, via the network interface, access point feature values associated with each one of a plurality of access points within an access range of the wireless device;
obtaining, via the network interface, user feature values associated with identified user features of a user of the wireless device;
determining a predicted score for each access point of the plurality of access points based on at least one of the obtained access point feature values and the obtained user feature values;
determining a recommended access point of the plurality of access points based on the predicted scores associated with the plurality of access points; and
transmitting, via the network interface, an identifier associated with recommended access point to the wireless device.
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Abstract
A method, network device and computer program product determine a recommended access point (AP) for a wireless device to access a wireless network. AP feature values associated with each one of a plurality of APs within an access range of the wireless device and user feature values associated with identified user features of a user of the wireless device are obtained via a wireless interface. A predicted score for each AP is determined based on the feature values and a recommended AP is determined based on the predicted scores. An identifier associated with the recommended access point is transmitted to the wireless device. AP feature values include AP characteristic, scheduling and payment values. User features include wireless device location and velocity, services-in-use, time of day and day of week. Optionally, circumstantial feature values may be obtained and used to determine the predicted scores.
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41 Claims
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1. A method of determining, in a network device having a network interface, a recommended access point for a wireless device to access a wireless network, the method comprising:
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obtaining, via the network interface, access point feature values associated with each one of a plurality of access points within an access range of the wireless device; obtaining, via the network interface, user feature values associated with identified user features of a user of the wireless device; determining a predicted score for each access point of the plurality of access points based on at least one of the obtained access point feature values and the obtained user feature values; determining a recommended access point of the plurality of access points based on the predicted scores associated with the plurality of access points; and transmitting, via the network interface, an identifier associated with recommended access point to the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A network device for determining a recommended access point to allow a wireless device to access a wireless network, the network device comprising:
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a network interface; and a processor, in communication with the network interface, that; obtains, via the network interface, access point feature values associated with each one of a plurality of access points within an access range of the wireless device; obtains, via the network interface, user feature values associated with identified user features of a user of the wireless device; determines a predicted score for each access point of the plurality of access points based on at least one of the obtained access point feature values and the obtained user feature values; and determines a recommended access point of the plurality of access points based on the predicted scores associated with the plurality of access points; and the network interface transmits an identifier associated with the recommended access point to the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A computer program product for determining a recommended access point for a wireless device having a network interface, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by the network device to cause the network device to perform a method comprising:
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obtaining, via the network interface, access point feature values associated with each one of a plurality of access points within an access range of the wireless device; obtaining, via the network interface, user feature values associated with identified user features of a user of the wireless device; determining a predicted score for each access point of the plurality of access points based on at least one of the obtained access point feature values and the obtained user feature values; determining a recommended access point of the plurality of access points based on the predicted scores associated with the plurality of access points; and transmitting an identifier associated with recommended access point to the wireless device.
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