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Optimizing use of network resources by small cells and/or user devices of a venue

  • US 8,693,953 B2
  • Filed: 09/28/2011
  • Issued: 04/08/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • displaying, by a computing device, a guide, where the guide comprises information about content that is available to the computing device within a venue;

    receiving, by the computing device via one or more small cells in the venue, a selection of the content;

    identifying, by the computing device, a first frequency band allocated to the content when network conditions associated with a traffic load of the one or more small cells indicate that one or more traffic load values exceed corresponding threshold values related to at least one of;

    a size of the venue,a quantity of the one or more small cells, ora quantity of computing devices receiving wireless communication service via the one or more small cells;

    determining, by the computing device, that a second frequency band is being used by the computing device, the second frequency band being different than the first frequency band;

    switching, by the computing device, from the second frequency band to the first frequency band when the first frequency band is not being used by the computing device; and

    receiving, by the computing device, the content via the first frequency band.

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