Wireless network optimization through remote device data

• US 7,263,351 B2
• Filed: 07/01/2002
• Issued: 08/28/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Ross, David J., Chandhok, Ravinder, Chmaytelli, Mazen, Dai, Jin, Kenagy, Jason B., Agre, Daniel H., Cassett, Tia M., Mortensen, Arne Croizat Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): BEAMER, TEMICA M
• Application Number:
  US10/187,760
• Publication Number:
  US 20040203719A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,884 Days
• Field of Search: 455/423, 455/41.2, 455/41.3, 455/426, 455/466, 455/67.11, 455/419, 455/420
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

Abstract

A system, method, and program for optimizing a wireless network having at least data communication between computer devices selectively connected thereto, and at least one of the computer devices is a remotely located wireless device. The wireless device has a resident network optimization application that causes the selective transmission of network status data to at least one other computer device on the wireless network, and either the data-receiving computer device or another computer device on the wireless network optimizes the wireless network based upon the received network status data.

Claims

1. A method of optimization, comprising:

receiving, via a wireless transmission from a plurality of wireless devices, wireless network status data and wireless device state data corresponding to operation of the plurality of wireless devices on a wireless network;

generating optimized network data based on the received network status data and the received wireless device state data;

optimizing the wireless network based upon the optimized network data; and

remotely modifying a functionality of each wireless device operating on the wireless network based upon the optimized network data.

2. The method of claim 1, where remotely modifying each wireless device further comprises

transmitting at least a portion of the optimized network data to each respective wireless device operating in the wireless network.

3. The method of claim 1, where receiving the wireless network network status data and the wireless device state data further comprises receiving based on execution of an optimization application resident on a computer platform of each of the plurality of wireless devices.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting an optimization application to each of the plurality of wireless devices, where the optimization application is operable on each wireless device to selectively gather the wireless network status data and wireless device state data.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting a request over the wireless network to each of the plurality of wireless devices to send the wireless network status data and wireless device state data.

6. The method of claim 1, where the wireless network status data comprises at least one of signal strength, Ec/Io, Latitude-Longitude, geographical data, Time, FER, BER, RSSI, PN, System ID, Network ID, and Model ID.

7. The method of claim 1, where the wireless device state data comprises at least one of idleness data, data call data, voice call data, dormancy data and inoperation data.

8. The method of claim 1, where receiving the wireless network status data and wireless device state data further comprises receiving cellular network status data and cellular device state data over a cellular telecommunication network at a server on the cellular telecommunication network.

9. The method of claim 8, where receiving the cellular network status data and the cellular device state data further comprises receiving via at least one of a short message service and piggybacked on a voice call or a data call.

10. A method of optimization, comprising:

wirelessly transmitting an optimization application to each of a plurality of wireless devices, wherein the optimization application is operable on each of the plurality of wireless devices to selectively gather wireless network status data and wireless device state data;

receiving, via a wireless transmission from the plurality of wireless devices and based on execution of the optimization application during operation on the wireless network, collected wireless network status data corresponding to the wireless network and collected wireless device state data corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of wireless devices;

generating optimized network data based upon the received collected wireless network status data and the received collected wireless device state data; and

optimizing the wireless network based on the optimized network data.

11. A method of optimization, comprising:

wirelessly transmitting a request to download an optimization application to a plurality of wireless devices, wherein the optimization application is operable to selectively gather wireless network status data and wireless device state data;

receiving an approval to download the optimization application from the plurality of wireless devices;

wirelessly transmitting the optimization application to the plurality of wireless devices based on the received approval;

receiving, via a wireless transmission from the plurality of wireless devices and based on execution of the optimization application by each of the plurality of wireless devices during operation on the wireless network, collected wireless network status data corresponding to the wireless network and collected wireless device state data corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of wireless devices;

generating optimized network data based upon the received collected wireless network status data and the received collected wireless device state data;

optimizing the wireless network based on the optimized network data; and

remotely modifying a functionality of selected wireless devices operating on the wireless network based upon the optimized network data.

12. A computer program product for optimizing a wireless network, comprising:

a computer-readable medium comprising;

a first set of instructions for causing a computer to wirelessly transmit an optimization application to each of a plurality of wireless devices, wherein the optimization application is operable on each of the plurality of wireless devices to selectively gather wireless network status data and wireless device state data

a second set of instructions for causing the computer to receive, via a wireless transmission from the plurality of wireless devices and based on execution of a resident optimization application by each of the plurality of wireless devices during operation on the wireless network, collected wireless network status data corresponding to the wireless network and collected wireless device state data corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of wireless devices;

a third set of instructions for causing the computer to generate optimized network data based upon the received wireless network status data and the received wireless device state device; and

a fourth set of instructions for causing the computer to optimize the wireless network based on the optimized network data.

13. A computer program product for optimizing a wireless network, comprising:

computer-readable medium, comprising;

a first set of instructions for causing a computer to wirelessly transmit a request to download an optimization application to a plurality of wireless devices, wherein the optimization application is operable to selectively gather wireless network status data and wireless device state data;

a second set of instructions for causing the computer to receive an approval to download the optimization application from the plurality of wireless devices;

a third set of instructions for causing the computer to wirelessly transmit the optimization application to the plurality of wireless devices based on the received approval;

a fourth set of instructions for causing the computer to receive, via a wireless transmission from a plurality of wireless devices and based on execution of a resident optimization application by each of the plurality of wireless devices during operation on the wireless network, collected wireless network status data corresponding to the wireless network and collected wireless device state data corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of wireless devices;

a fifth set of instructions for causing the computer to generate optimized network data based upon the received collected wireless network status data and the received collected wireless device state data; and

a sixth set of instructions for causing the computer to remotely modify a functionality of selected wireless devices operating on the wireless network based upon the optimized network data.

14. An apparatus for optimizing a wireless network, comprising:

means for receiving, via a wireless transmission from a plurality of wireless devices, wireless network status data and wireless device state data corresponding to operation of the plurality of wireless devices on a wireless network;

means for generating optimized network data based upon the received wireless network status data and the received wireless device state data, wherein the optimized network data is operable to change a functionality of each wireless device operating on the wireless network;

means for optimizing the wireless network based on the optimized network data.

15. An apparatus for optimizing a wireless network, comprising a server having a receiver operable to receive, via a wireless transmission from a plurality of wireless devices, wireless network status data and wireless device state data corresponding to operation of the plurality of wireless devices on a wireless network, wherein the server further comprises an optimizer operable to generate optimized network data based on the received network status data and the received wireless device state data, and wherein the optimizer is further operable to optimize the wireless network based upon the optimized network data, and wherein the server is further operable to remotely modify a functionality of selected wireless devices operating on the wireless network based upon the optimized network data.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the server further comprises a transmitter operable to transmit at least a portion of the optimized network data to the selected wireless devices.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the transmitter is further operable to transmit an optimization application to selected ones of the plurality of wireless devices, wherein the optimization application is operable on the selected ones of the plurality of wireless devices to selectively gather the wireless network status data and the wireless device state data.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the transmitter is further operable to transmit a request over the wireless network to the plurality of wireless devices to send the wireless network status data and the wireless device state data.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the receiver is further operable to receive the wireless network status data and the wireless device state data based on execution of an optimization application resident on a computer platform of each of the plurality of wireless devices.

20. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the wireless network status data comprises at least one of signal strength, Ec/Io, Latitude-Longititude, geographical data, Time, FER, BER, RSSI, PN, System ID, Network ID, and Model ID.

21. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the wireless device state data comprises at least one of idleness data, data call data, voice call data, dormancy data and inoperation data.

22. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the wireless network comprises a cellular telecommunications network and wherein the plurality of wireless each comprises a cellular device.

23. An apparatus for optimizing a wireless network, comprising:

a transmitter operable to wirelessly transmit an optimization application to each of a plurality of wireless devices, wherein the optimization application is operable on each of the plurality of wireless devices to selectively gather wireless network status data and wireless device state data;

a receiver operable to receive, via a wireless transmission from a plurality of wireless devices, collected wireless network status data and collected wireless device state data corresponding to operation of the plurality of wireless devices on a wireless network;

an optimizer operable to generate optimized network data based upon the received collected wireless network status data and the received collected wireless device state data, wherein the optimized network data is operable to change a functionality of each wireless device operating on the wireless network; and

wherein the transmitter is further operable to transmit the optimized network data to selected wireless devices operating on the wireless network.

24. An apparatus for optimizing a wireless network, comprising:

a transmitter operable to wirelessly transmit a request to download an optimization application to a plurality of wireless devices, wherein the optimization application is operable to selectively gather wireless network status data and wireless device state data, and further operable to wirelessly transmit the optimization application to the plurality of wireless devices based on a received approval responsive to the request;

a receiver operable to receive, via a wireless transmission from a plurality of wireless devices, collected wireless network0 status data and collected wireless device state data corresponding to operation of the plurality of wireless devices on a wireless network; and

an optimizer operable to generate optimized network data based upon the received collected wireless network status data and the received collected wireless device state data, further operable to optimize the wireless network based on the optimized network data, and further operable to remotely modify a functionality of each wireless device operating on the wireless network based upon the optimized network data.

25. A wireless device, comprising:

a computer platform; and

an optimization application resident on the computer platform and executable to collect wireless network status data and wireless device state data corresponding to operation of the wireless device on a wireless network, and wherein the optimization application is further operable to cause the selective transmission of the wireless network status data and wireless device state data across the wireless network, wherein the optimization application is further operable to receive wireless network optimization data from the wireless network, wherein the network optimization data is based on a plurality of wireless network status data and a plurality of wireless device state data from a plurality of wireless devices operating on the wireless network, wherein the plurality of wireless network status data and the plurality of wireless device state data respectively comprises the wireless network status data and wireless device state data collected by the wireless device, wherein the network optimization data is operable by the wireless network to produce an optimized wireless network, wherein the wireless network optimization data is executable on the computer platform to cause a change in a functionality of the wireless device in accord with the optimized wireless network.

26. The wireless device of claim 25, wherein the computer platform is further operable to transmit across the wireless network a download request to receive the optimization application.

27. The wireless device of claim 25, wherein the network status data comprises at least one of signal strength, Ec/Io, Latitude-Longitude, geographical data, Time, FER, BER, RSSI, PN, System ID, Network ID, and Model ID.

28. The wireless device of claim 25, wherein the wireless device state data comprises at least one of idleness data, data call data, voice call data, dormancy data and inoperation data.

29. The wireless device of claim 25, wherein the computer platform further comprises a memory, and wherein the computer platform is operable to receive optimization application from across the wireless network and store the optimization application in the memory.

30. A method of optimization, comprising:

collecting wireless network status data and wireless device state data corresponding to operation of the wireless device on a wireless network;

transmitting the wireless network status and the wireless device state data over the wireless network;

receiving network optimization data from the wireless network, wherein the network optimization data is based on a plurality of wireless network status data and a plurality of wireless device state data from a plurality of wireless devices operating on the wireless network, wherein the plurality of wireless network status data and the plurality of wireless device state data respectively comprises the wireless network status data and wireless device state data collected by the wireless device, wherein the network optimization data is operable by the wireless network to produce an optimized wireless network; and

modifying a performance of the wireless device based upon the network optimization data in accord with the optimized wireless network.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the collecting of the wireless network status data and wireless device state data further comprises executing an optimization application resident on the wireless device.

32. The method of claim 31, further comprising receiving the optimization application over the wireless network and storing the optimization application in a memory of the wireless device.

33. The method of claim 32, further comprising transmitting across the wireless network a download request to receive the optimization application.

34. A computer program product for optimizing a wireless network, comprising:

a computer-readable medium, comprising;

a first set of instructions operable to cause a computer to collect wireless network status data and wireless device state data corresponding to operation of the wireless device on a wireless network;

a second set of instructions operable to cause the computer to transmit the wireless network status and the wireless device state data over the wireless network;

a third set of instructions operable to cause the computer to receive network optimization data from the wireless network, wherein the network optimization data is based on a plurality of wireless network status data and a plurality of wireless device state data from a plurality of wireless devices operating on the wireless network, wherein the plurality of wireless network status data and the plurality of wireless device state data respectively comprises the wireless network status data and wireless device state data collected by the wireless device, wherein the network optimization data is operable by the wireless network to produce an optimized wireless network; and

a fourth set of instructions operable to cause the computer to modify a performance of the wireless device based upon the network optimization data in accord with the optimized wireless network.

35. A wireless device comprising:

means for collecting wireless network status data and wireless device state data corresponding to operation of the wireless device on a wireless network;

means for transmitting the wireless network status and the wireless device state data over the wireless network;

means for receiving network optimization data from the wireless network, wherein the network optimization data is based on a plurality of wireless network status data and a plurality of wireless device state data from a plurality of wireless devices operating on the wireless network, wherein the plurality of wireless network status data and the plurality of wireless device state data respectively comprises the wireless network status data and wireless device state data collected by the wireless device, wherein the network optimization data is operable by the wireless network to produce an optimized wireless network; and

means for modifying a performance of the wireless device based upon the network optimization data in accord with the optimized wireless network.