Use of past duration of stay as trigger to scan for wireless coverage
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining, based on one or more past discrete instances of a mobile device being in a particular area, that the mobile device tends to be in the particular area for at least a threshold duration per instance;
detecting a current discrete instance of the mobile device being in the particular area; and
responsive to a combination of the determining and the detecting, causing the mobile device to begin scanning for wireless network coverage.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system for causing a mobile wireless device to begin scanning for wireless network coverage. A determination is made, based on one or more past instances of the mobile device being in a particular area, that the mobile device tends to be in the particular area for at least a threshold duration per instance. Further, a determination is made that the mobile device is currently located in the particular area. In response to at least the determination that the mobile device tends to be in the particular area for at least the threshold duration per instance and the determination that the mobile device is currently in the particular area, the mobile device will be made to scan for wireless network coverage, such as coverage of a network that is known exist in the particular area.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, based on one or more past discrete instances of a mobile device being in a particular area, that the mobile device tends to be in the particular area for at least a threshold duration per instance; detecting a current discrete instance of the mobile device being in the particular area; and responsive to a combination of the determining and the detecting, causing the mobile device to begin scanning for wireless network coverage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory machine readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a processor to perform functions comprising:
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establishing a representative measure of how long a mobile device tends to be in a particular area, based at least on one or more durations of stay of the mobile device in the particular area in one or more past discrete instances of the mobile device being in the particular area; determining that the representative measure is at least a threshold duration; detecting a current discrete instance of the mobile device being in the particular area; and responsive to a combination of the determining and the detecting, causing the mobile device to begin scanning for wireless network coverage. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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establishing a typical duration that a mobile device tends to be in a particular area, wherein establishing the typical duration comprises (i) detecting a plurality of separate instances of the mobile device being in the particular area, (ii) determining durations of stay of the mobile device in the particular area for the detected plurality of instances, and (iii) establishing the typical duration based on the determined durations of stay; after detecting the plurality of instances, detecting a new separate instance of the mobile device being located in the particular area; determining that the established typical duration is at least a predefined threshold duration; and responsive to detecting the new separate instance of the mobile device being located in the particular area and determining that the established typical duration that the mobile device tends to be in the particular location is at least the predefined threshold duration, causing the mobile device to begin scanning for wireless network coverage. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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