Server device and method for directing mobile devices to collect and communicate location based user quality data
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1. A method for collecting and processing wireless network user quality data, the method comprising:
- identifying a mobile computing device operating within a wireless network, the mobile computing device executing a wireless network user quality data collection software program, the mobile computing device provisioned for typical operation on a wireless communication network;
forming a unique user location profile, the unique user location profile formed from a combination of;
a unique identifier of the mobile computing device,a recognized geographic pattern of operation of the mobile computing device, the recognized geographic pattern repeated at least twice, anda recognized time pattern of operation of the mobile computing device, the recognized time pattern repeated at least twice;
modifying the unique user location profile to change the frequency of data collection based on an age of data previously collected;
choosing at least one configuration datum based on information in the user location profile, the configuration datum including a cell tower list;
communicating the at least one configuration datum to the mobile computing device, the configuration datum directing the mobile computing device to perform a wireless network user quality data collection operation if the mobile computing device is associated with a cell tower listed on the cell tower list; and
receiving at least one wireless network user quality data measurement from the mobile computing device.
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Abstract
A computing server directs a mobile device to collect and communicate realistic and accurate user quality information according to a data collection rule. The computing server receives, filters, and stores the user quality information in a database. The computing server processes the data and communicates the data to a web-server.
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1. A method for collecting and processing wireless network user quality data, the method comprising:
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identifying a mobile computing device operating within a wireless network, the mobile computing device executing a wireless network user quality data collection software program, the mobile computing device provisioned for typical operation on a wireless communication network; forming a unique user location profile, the unique user location profile formed from a combination of; a unique identifier of the mobile computing device, a recognized geographic pattern of operation of the mobile computing device, the recognized geographic pattern repeated at least twice, and a recognized time pattern of operation of the mobile computing device, the recognized time pattern repeated at least twice; modifying the unique user location profile to change the frequency of data collection based on an age of data previously collected; choosing at least one configuration datum based on information in the user location profile, the configuration datum including a cell tower list; communicating the at least one configuration datum to the mobile computing device, the configuration datum directing the mobile computing device to perform a wireless network user quality data collection operation if the mobile computing device is associated with a cell tower listed on the cell tower list; and receiving at least one wireless network user quality data measurement from the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 20)
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12. A computing server, comprising:
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a central processing unit (CPU); a communication transceiver; a memory storing software, the software executable by the CPU and operable to; identify a mobile computing device operating within a wireless network, the mobile computing device executing a data collection software program, the mobile computing device provisioned for typical operation on a wireless communication network; form a unique user location profile, the unique user location profile formed from a combination of; a unique identifier of the mobile computing device, a recognized geographic pattern of operation of the mobile computing device, the recognized geographic pattern repeated at least twice, and a recognized time pattern of operation of the mobile computing device, the recognized time pattern repeated at least twice; modify the unique user location profile to change the frequency of data collection based on a characteristic of data previously collected; choose a wireless network user quality data collection operation based on information in the user location profile; direct, via the communication transceiver, the mobile computing device to perform the wireless network user quality data collection operation; and parse received wireless network user quality data from the mobile computing device into a user quality data point. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for collecting wireless network user quality data, the system comprising:
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a computing server configured to direct wireless network user quality data collection operations to a mobile device, the mobile device provisioned for typical operation on a wireless communication network; a memory associated with the computing server, the memory configured to store a software program, the software program capable of instructing the server to; form a unique user location profile, the unique user location profile formed from a combination of; a unique identifier of the mobile device, a recognized geographic pattern of operation of the mobile device, the recognized geographic pattern repeated at least twice, a recognized time pattern of operation of the mobile device, the recognized time pattern repeated at least twice, and a prediction that the mobile device will again be in proximity of the recognized geographic pattern at a future time; modify the unique user location profile to change the frequency of data collection based on a characteristic of data previously collected; choose at least two wireless network user quality data collection operations based on information in the user location profile; communicate a direction to the mobile device to perform the at least two wireless network user quality data collection operations; receive information from the mobile computing device indicating that at least one of the at least two wireless network user quality data collection operations will be ignored; buffer wireless network user quality data collected according to the direction; parse the collected wireless network user quality data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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