Automated device reporting

• US 8,782,188 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2010
• Issued: 07/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.), Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.), Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Bao, Derek Hongwei H., Rawat, Vikram, Chang, Patricia Ruey-Jane, Rados, Steven R., Lam, Maria G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ly, Cheyne D
• Application Number:
  US12/827,671
• Publication Number:
  US 20120005177A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,476 Days
• Field of Search: 370/244, 370/252, 709/255, 709/256, 709/408, 709/413, 709/351, 709/230, 709/204, 709/223, 709/224, 709/232, 709/238
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/065 related to network devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0829 Packet loss
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports

Abstract

A method performed by a device includes detecting a first condition to generate a report record associated with the device; generating the report record associated with the device, in response to detecting the first condition, where generating the report record includes recording environment conditions associated with the device, recording device conditions associated with the device, and recording signal conditions associated with the device; detecting a second condition to send the generated report record to a server device; and sending the generated report record to the server device, in response to detecting the second condition.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting, by a device, a first condition to generate a report associated with the device when a particular value exceeds a first threshold,

the particular value being a packet loss rate;

recording, by the device, one or more of environment conditions associated with the device, device conditions associated with the device, or signal conditions associated with the device;

generating, by the device and after the detecting of the first condition, the report based on the one or more of the environment conditions, the device conditions, or the signal conditions;

detecting, by the device, a second condition to send the report generated after the detecting of the first condition when the particular value exceeds a second threshold,

the second threshold being different from the first threshold, and

the second condition being different from the first condition; and

sending, by the device and after the detecting of the second condition, the report generated after the detecting of the first condition to a server device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the server device, a request to generate another report,

generate the other report based on the request, and

transmit the report to the server device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending a first request for assistance to a customer service center; and

receiving a second request from the server device to send the report to the server device,

the second request being associated with the first request for assistance sent to the customer service center.

4. The method of claim 1,

where the report is based on the environment conditions associated with the device, and

where the environment conditions associated with the device include one or more of:

a location associated with the device;

or

information identifying one or more neighboring network sites associated with the device.

5. The method of claim 1,

where the report is based on the device conditions associated with the device, and

where the device conditions associated with the device include one or more of:

information identifying particular hardware associated with the device;

information identifying particular software installed in the device;

information identifying network settings associated with the device;

information identifying usage conditions associated with the device;

or

information about a last communication performed by the device.

6. The method of claim 1,

where the report is based on the signal conditions associated with the device, and

where the signal conditions associated with the device include one or more of:

a signal strength associated with a signal received by the device;

a noise level associated with the signal received by the device;

a bit rate associated with the signal received by the device;

an error rate associated with the signal received by the device;

or

a modulation scheme associated with the signal received by the device and one or more other signals sent or received by the device.

7. The method of claim 1, where one or more of the environment conditions, the device conditions, or the signal conditions includes:

detecting that a particular interval has elapsed; and

collecting the one or more of the environment conditions, the device conditions, or the signal conditions based on detecting that the particular time interval has elapsed.

8. The method of claim 1, where detecting the second condition to send the report includes:

detecting that the particular value has exceeded the second threshold a particular number of times within a particular period of time.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the server device, new device settings for the device after sending the report to the server device.

10. A device comprising:

one or more processors to;

detect a first condition to generate a report when a particular value exceeds a first threshold,

the particular value being a packet loss rate,

identify a location associated with the device,

record at least one of first parameters associated with the device or second parameters associated with a signal received by the device,

generate, after the detecting of the first condition, a report based on one or more of the location associated with the device, the first parameters associated with the device, or the second parameters associated with the signal,

detect a second condition to send the report generated after the detecting of the first condition when the particular value exceeds a second threshold,

the second threshold being different from the first threshold, and

the second condition being different from the first condition, and

send, after the detecting of the second condition, the report generated after the detecting of the first condition to a server device.

11. The device of claim 10, where the one or more processors are further to:

receive, from the server device, a request to generate another report, and

transmit the other report to the server device based on the request.

12. The device of claim 10, where the first parameters associated with the device include one or more of:

information identifying particular hardware associated with the device;

information identifying particular software installed in the device;

information identifying network settings associated with the device;

information identifying usage conditions associated with the device;

or

information about a last communication performed by the device.

13. The device of claim 10, where the second parameters associated with the signal include one or more of:

a signal strength associated with the signal;

a noise level associated with the signal;

a bit rate associated with the signal;

an error rate associated with the signal;

or

a modulation scheme associated with the signal.

14. The device of claim 10, where, when detecting the second condition, the one or more processors are to:

detect that the particular value has exceeded the second threshold a particular number of times within a particular period of time.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

detect a trigger event to generate a report associated with a device when a particular value exceeds a first threshold,

the particular value being a packet loss rate;

generate the report after detecting that the trigger event has occurred,

the report including information regarding one or more of;

environment conditions associated with the device,

device conditions associated with the device, or

signal conditions associated with a signal received by the device;

detect a condition to send the report generated after the detecting of the trigger event when the particular value exceeds a second threshold,

the second threshold being different from the first threshold, and

the trigger event being different from the condition; and

send, to a server device and after the detecting of the condition, the report generated after detecting that the trigger event has occurred.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, where the second threshold is higher than the first threshold.