Method and system for selecting a coverage area in which a mobile station should operate
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1. A method comprising:
- a system receiving user ratings of call quality per coverage area, wherein each user rating of the user ratings comprises a rating of quality of a previously-completed call of a user and is associated with a coverage area that was serving a mobile station of the user during the previously-completed call;
the system using the received user ratings of call quality per coverage area as a basis to select a coverage area in which a given mobile station should operate; and
the system causing the given mobile station to operate in the selected coverage area.
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Abstract
A method and system for selecting a coverage area in which a given mobile station should operate. The system will receive user ratings of call quality per coverage area. The system will then use the received user ratings as a basis to select a coverage area in which the given mobile station should operate. The system will then cause the given mobile station to operate in the selected coverage area. By using these user ratings as a basis to select a coverage area in which the given mobile station should operate, the system can help improve call quality overall for users, thus increasing user satisfaction with wireless performance.
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1. A method comprising:
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a system receiving user ratings of call quality per coverage area, wherein each user rating of the user ratings comprises a rating of quality of a previously-completed call of a user and is associated with a coverage area that was serving a mobile station of the user during the previously-completed call; the system using the received user ratings of call quality per coverage area as a basis to select a coverage area in which a given mobile station should operate; and the system causing the given mobile station to operate in the selected coverage area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A radio access network (RAN) comprising:
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an antenna that radiates to define a plurality of coverage areas, each of the coverage areas serving a plurality of mobile stations; a memory configured to store program instructions and user ratings of call quality per coverage area, wherein each user rating of the user ratings comprises a rating of quality of a previously-completed call of a user and is associated with a coverage area that was serving a mobile station of the user during the previously-completed call; and a processor capable of executing the program instructions to; (i) receive the user ratings of call quality per coverage area; (ii) use the received user ratings of call quality per coverage area as a basis to select a coverage area in which a given mobile station should operate; and (iii) cause the given mobile station to operate in the selected coverage area. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile station comprising:
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a wireless-communication interface; a processor; and data storage having stored therein instructions executable by the processor to; (i) receive user ratings of call quality per coverage area from a user of the mobile station, wherein each user rating of the user ratings comprises a rating of quality of a previously-completed call of the user and is associated with a coverage area that was serving the mobile station during the previously-completed call; (ii) use the received user ratings of call quality per coverage area as a basis to select a coverage area in which the mobile station should operate; and (iii) cause the mobile station to operate in the selected coverage area. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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