Method and system for providing real-time end-user WiFi quality data

• US 8,583,777 B1
• Filed: 08/13/2013
• Issued: 11/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NRT Technology Corp.
• Original Assignee: Joingo, LLC (NRT Technology Corp.)
• Inventors: Boyle, Stephen S., Greer, Russell S., Demmon, Maynard
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung, Zarni
• Application Number:
  US13/965,596
• Time in Patent Office: 91 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709217-218, 709223-229, 709/250
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/12 Network monitoring probes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/003 locating network equipment

Abstract

A system and method for providing WiFi operators real-time end-user WiFi quality information is disclosed herein. An application server injects a scriptlet into a content transferred to a web browser of a mobile device during a browsing activity. The scriptlet is configured to run in the background of the browsing activity and configured to periodically test a latency of HTTP requests from the mobile device to the application server to determine a quality of the WIFI network.

Claims

1. A system for providing WIFI operators real-time end-user WIFI quality information, the system comprising:

a mobile device comprising a mobile web browser;

a WIFI network;

a HTTP proxy engine;

an application server comprising a scriptlet; and

a management console;

wherein the WIFI network is configured to include the HTTP proxy engine in the transmission of a browsing activity of the mobile device;

wherein the application server injects the scriptlet into a content transferred to the web browser of the mobile device during the browsing activity; and

wherein the scriptlet is configured to run in the background of the browsing activity and configured to periodically tests a latency of HTTP requests from the mobile device into the application server to determine a quality of the WIFI network.

2. The system according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of periodic tests performed by the scriptlet also informs the application server of the preceding result as the scriptlet is performing a current test.

3. The system according to claim 1 wherein the periodic tests are displayed over time and geography on the management console.

4. The system according to claim 1 wherein the periodic tests are used to alert operators if quality levels of the WIFI network deteriorate to a predetermined threshold value.

5. The system according to claim 1 wherein HTTP proxy engine is located on the application server.

6. The system according to claim 1 wherein HTTP proxy engine is located on an access point of the WiFi Network.