Communication Coverage Navigation

• US 20160021545A1
• Filed: 09/24/2015
• Published: 01/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shaw, Venson
• Granted Patent: US 9,565,571 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1485 Tariff-related aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0816 the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/147 for predicting network behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/04 for providing a confidential data exchange among entities communicating through data packet networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/58 based on statistics of usage or network monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/80 Rating or billing plans; Tariff determination aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8044 Least cost routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8055 Selecting cheaper transport technology for a given service
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/82 Criteria or parameters used for performing billing operations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8207 Time based data metric aspects, e.g. VoIP or circuit switched packet data
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8214 Data or packet based
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/062 Pre-authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/18 Network planning tools
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 : Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/51 : based on terminal or device properties
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 : Terminal devices

Abstract

A network device may predict the use of a mobile device and configure a network based on the prediction. The network device may provide instructions to display coverage indicators for the mobile device based on the predictions.

Claims

1. A network device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising;

receiving a request for directions to a destination, the request indicative of being from a mobile device;

responsive to receiving the request, accessing information associated with the mobile device;

determining coverage for the mobile device along a route of a plurality of routes to the destination, the coverage based on an analysis of the information associated with the mobile device; and

determining directions to the destination based on the determined coverage for the mobile device.

2. The network device of claim 1, further operations comprising providing instructions to configure a network resource for the mobile device based on the directions to the destination.

3. The network device of claim 1, providing instructions to display the directions to the destination along with an indicator of the coverage for the mobile device along the route.

4. The network device of claim 3, wherein the indicator comprises at least one of text, a graphic, or sound.

5. The network device of claim 3, wherein the indicator characterizes a portion of a plurality of portions of the route.

6. The network device of claim 1, wherein the information associated with the mobile device comprises a data usage of the mobile device.

7. The network device of claim 1, wherein the information associated with the mobile device comprises network bandwidth of a network resource approximate to the route.

8. The network device of claim 1, wherein the request for directions comprises an indication of walking or an indication of driving.

9. The network device of claim 1, wherein the information associated with the mobile device comprises speed of the mobile device.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, further operations comprising providing instructions to configure a network resource for the mobile device based on the directions to the destination.

10. A mobile device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising;

receiving a request for directions to a destination;

accessing, based on the request, information associated with the mobile device, the information associated with the mobile device;

receiving, based on the request, coverage for the mobile device along a route of a plurality of routes to the destination, the coverage based on an analysis of the information associated with the mobile device; and

providing instructions to display the route.

11. The mobile device of claim 10, further operations comprising providing instructions to configure a network resource for the mobile device based on the directions to the destination.

12. The mobile device of claim 10, providing instructions to display an indicator of the coverage for the mobile device along the route.

13. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the indicator comprises at least one of text, a graphic, or sound.

14. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the indicator characterizes a portion of a plurality of portions of the route.

15. The mobile device of claim 10, further operations comprising receiving instructions to the mobile device to access an alternative network domain based on the coverage.

16. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the information associated with the mobile device further comprises network bandwidth of a network resource approximate to the route.

17. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the request for directions comprises an indication of walking or an indication of driving.

18. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the information associated with the mobile device comprises speed of the mobile device.

19. A computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by a computing device cause said computing device to effectuate operations comprising:

receiving a request for directions to a destination, the request indicative of being from a mobile device;

responsive to receiving the request, accessing information associated with the mobile device;

determining coverage for the mobile device along a route of a plurality of routes to the destination, the coverage based on an analysis of the information associated with the mobile device; and

determining directions to the destination based on the determined coverage for the mobile device.