System and method for identifying coverage holes in a wireless network
First Claim
1. For use in a mobile station adapted to access a wireless network, an apparatus for reporting call drop location information associated with said mobile station to a server accessible via a communication network coupled to said wireless network, said apparatus comprising:
- a memory adapted to store mobile station current position information; and
a controller, coupled to said memory, adapted to determine a geographic location of said mobile station at the time an ongoing call is dropped by said mobile station and store said geographic location in said memory, wherein the controller is further adapted to establish a connection with said server at a later point in time and transmit said geographic location over the wireless network to said server in response to receiving an enable message from said server.
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Abstract
In a mobile station capable of accessing a wireless network, an apparatus for reporting call drop (or service loss) location information associated with the mobile station to a server accessible via a communication network coupled to the wireless network. The apparatus comprises: 1) a memory capable of storing mobile station current position information; and 2) a controller, coupled to the memory, capable of determining a geographic location of the mobile station at the time an ongoing call is dropped by the mobile station (or a service loss occurs) and storing the geographic location in the memory, wherein the controller is further capable of establishing a connection with the server at a later point in time and transmitting the geographic location over the wireless network to the server.
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19 Claims
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1. For use in a mobile station adapted to access a wireless network, an apparatus for reporting call drop location information associated with said mobile station to a server accessible via a communication network coupled to said wireless network, said apparatus comprising:
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a memory adapted to store mobile station current position information; and a controller, coupled to said memory, adapted to determine a geographic location of said mobile station at the time an ongoing call is dropped by said mobile station and store said geographic location in said memory, wherein the controller is further adapted to establish a connection with said server at a later point in time and transmit said geographic location over the wireless network to said server in response to receiving an enable message from said server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. For use in a mobile station adapted to access a wireless network, an apparatus for reporting call drop location information associated with said mobile station to a server accessible via a communication network coupled to said wireless network, said apparatus comprising:
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a memory adapted to store mobile station current position information; and a controller, coupled to said memory, adapted to determine a geographic location of said mobile station at the time an ongoing call is dropped by said mobile station and store said geographic location in said memory, wherein the controller is further adapted to establish a connection with said server at a later point in time and transmit said geographic location over the wireless network to said server in response to receiving an enable message from said server, and wherein said controller is further adapted to encrypt said geographic location prior to transmission to said server.
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5. For use in a mobile station adapted to accessing a wireless network, an apparatus for reporting service loss location information associated with said mobile station to a server accessible via a communication network coupled to said wireless network, said apparatus comprising:
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a memory adapted to store mobile station current position information; and a controller, coupled to said memory, adapted to determine a geographic location of said mobile station at the time a control channel is lost by said mobile station and store said geographic location in said memory, wherein the controller is further adapted to establish a connection with said server at a later point in time and transmit said geographic location over the wireless network to said server in response to receiving an enable message from said server. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. For use in a mobile station adapted to access a wireless network, an apparatus for reporting service loss location information associated with said mobile station to a server accessible via a communication network coupled to said wireless network, said apparatus comprising:
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a memory adapted to store mobile station current position information; and a controller, coupled to said memory, adapted to determine a geographic location of said mobile station at the time a control channel is lost by said mobile station and store said geographic location in said memory, wherein the controller is further adapted to establish a connection with said server at a later point in time and transmit said geographic location over the wireless network to said server in response to receiving an enable message from said server, and wherein said controller is further adapted to encrypt said geographic location prior to transmission to said server.
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9. For use in a mobile station adapted to access a wireless network, a method for reporting call drop location information associated with the mobile station to a server accessible via a communication network coupled to the wireless network, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a geographic location of the mobile station at the time an ongoing call is dropped by the mobile station; storing the geographic location in a memory; establishing a connection with the server at a later point in time; and transmitting the geographic location over the wireless network to the server in response to receiving an enable message from the server. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. For use in a mobile station adapted to access a wireless network, a method for reporting call drop location information associated with the mobile station to a server accessible via a communication network coupled to the wireless network, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a geographic location of the mobile station at the time an ongoing call is dropped by the mobile station; storing the geographic location in a memory; establishing a connection with the server at a later point in time; encrypting the geographic location; and transmitting the geographic location over the wireless network to the server in response to receiving an enable message from said server.
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13. For use in a mobile station adapted to access a wireless network, a method for reporting service loss location information associated with the mobile station to a server accessible via a communication network coupled to the wireless network, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a geographic location of the mobile station at the time when a control channel is lost by the mobile station; storing the geographic location in a memory; establishing a connection with the server at a later point in time; and transmitting the geographic location over the wireless network to the server in response to receiving an enable message from said server. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. For use in a mobile station adapted to access a wireless network, a method for reporting service loss location information associated with the mobile station to a server accessible via a communication network coupled to the wireless network, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a geographic location of the mobile station at the time when a control channel is lost by the mobile station; storing the geographic location in a memory; establishing a connection with the server at a later point in time; encrypting the geographic location; and transmitting the geographic location over the wireless network to the server in response to receiving an enable message from said server.
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- 17. A wireless network comprising a plurality of base transceiver stations adapted to communicate with mobile stations located in a coverage area of said wireless network, wherein said wireless network is adapted to receive from selected ones of said mobile stations geographic location data indicating positions of said selected mobile stations at the time at least one of a service loss event and a call drop event occurred and wherein said wireless network transmits said received geographic location data to a server adapted to identify radio frequency coverage holes in said coverage area of said wireless network, wherein said wireless network is adapted to transmit to a first one of said selected mobile stations an enable message adapted to cause said first selected mobile station to transmit said geographic location data to said wireless network after said first selected mobile station re-establishes a wireless connection to said wireless network after said at least one of a service loss event and a call drop event.
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