Potential call drop indicator
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- predicting a course of a mobile device;
collecting course network statistics on network coverage areas surrounding the course;
predicting that the course will traverse an area with an unacceptable rate of dropped calls by determining that a rate of dropped calls in the network coverage areas surrounding the course exceeds a predetermined threshold; and
in response to predicting that the course will traverse an area with the unacceptable rate of dropped calls, providing, to the mobile device, an indication of a predicted loss of network connectivity.
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Abstract
Mobile device user notifications of highly likely call drops or service losses are provided. A wireless network can determine from the location history of a mobile device if that mobile device is likely to lose connectivity to the wireless network or to a particular wireless service and issue an alert to the user. The form of the alert can be through one of various types of mobile device messages, or through an application on the mobile device. The mobile device'"'"'s location can be determined using the global positioning system. Alternative directions can be provided to the user so that the user can travel without losing connectivity. The user may provide a destination before beginning travel, and receive a suggested course of travel that keeps the user within a higher quality coverage area.
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25 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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predicting a course of a mobile device; collecting course network statistics on network coverage areas surrounding the course; predicting that the course will traverse an area with an unacceptable rate of dropped calls by determining that a rate of dropped calls in the network coverage areas surrounding the course exceeds a predetermined threshold; and in response to predicting that the course will traverse an area with the unacceptable rate of dropped calls, providing, to the mobile device, an indication of a predicted loss of network connectivity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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at least one memory; and at least one processor in communication with the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to; predict a course of a mobile device; collect course network statistics on network coverage areas surrounding the course; predict that the course will traverse an area with an unacceptable rate of dropped calls by determining that a rate of dropped calls in the network coverage areas surrounding the course exceeds a predetermined threshold; in response to predicting that the course will traverse the area with the unacceptable rate of dropped calls, provide, to the mobile device, an indication of a predicted loss of network connectivity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, the non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for:
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predicting a course of a mobile device; collecting network statistics on network coverage areas surrounding the course; predicting that the course will traverse an area with an unacceptable rate of dropped calls by determining that a rate of dropped calls in the network coverage areas surrounding the course exceeds a predetermined threshold; and in response to predicting that the course will traverse an area with the unacceptable rate of dropped calls, providing to the mobile an indication of a predicted loss of network connectivity. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A mobile communications device, comprising:
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an antenna; a transceiver coupled to said antenna for transmitting to, and receiving transmissions from, a wireless network; and a processor configured to; predicting a course of the mobile communications device; collecting course network statistics on network coverage areas surrounding the course; predicting that the course will traverse an area with an unacceptable rate of dropped calls by determining that a rate of dropped calls in the network coverage areas surrounding the course exceeds a predetermined threshold; and in response to predicting that the course will traverse an area with the unacceptable rate of dropped calls, instructing a display to display an indication of a predicted loss of network connectivity. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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