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Using a coverage area identifier to facilitate network reporting

  • US 8,918,109 B1
  • Filed: 07/02/2013
  • Issued: 12/23/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method operable in a wireless communication system having a base station and a wireless communication device (WCD), wherein the base station radiates to define multiple coverage areas in which the WCD can operate, and wherein each coverage area has a respective coverage area identifier, the method comprising:

  • the WCD operating within one of the multiple coverage areas;

    the WCD receiving from the base station the coverage area identifier of the coverage area in which the WCD operated;

    the WCD receiving a network identifier (NID) from the base station;

    the WCD using the received NID as a basis to select a parsing technique from multiple parsing techniques;

    the WCD using the selected parsing technique to parse the received coverage area identifier so as to extract from the received coverage area identifier one or more attributes of the coverage area in which the WCD is operated; and

    the WCD transmitting the extracted one or more attributes to a server.

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