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Method for locating coverage gaps in wireless communication services

  • US 8,260,322 B2
  • Filed: 02/15/2005
  • Issued: 09/04/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for determining coverage gaps within a geographical area served by a wireless communication network, comprising:

  • at a mobile unit within said geographical area;

    determining a location of said mobile unit via satellite positioning signals;

    determining a quality metric of a wireless link corresponding to said location of said mobile unit, wherein said wireless link is a cellular wireless link; and

    transmitting a location report to a service computer from said mobile unit via a non-cellular communications link from said mobile unit, wherein said location report comprises said quality metric of said wireless link and said location of said mobile unit corresponding to said quality metric; and

    at said service computer;

    receiving said location report along with a plurality of said location reports from each of a plurality of mobile units, wherein each of the received location reports comprises said quality metric of said wireless link as measured by the sending mobile unit and a location of said sending mobile unit corresponding to the quality metric;

    compiling data from said location reports; and

    identifying a position of weak signal quality within the geographical area based on said compiled data.

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