Methods for providing a navigation route based on network availability and device attributes
First Claim
1. A method for providing a navigation route, comprising:
- receiving, at a mobile device, a request for a navigation route;
querying a centralized database to obtain accessibility information relating to accessibility of at least one wireless network at different geographic locations along the navigation route and device specific information relating to technical attributes of the mobile device, wherein the accessibility information and the device specific information are crowd-sourced by a plurality of other mobile devices at different geographic locations;
determining, via the mobile device, the navigation route based at least in part on the obtained accessibility information and the obtained device specific information; and
providing, via the mobile device, the navigation route.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for are provided for providing a navigation route based on network availability. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request for a navigation route. The method may further include providing the navigation route, the navigation route taking into account accessibility information relating to accessibility of at least one wireless network at different geographic locations along the navigation route and device specific information relating to attributes of a mobile device. The accessibility information may include data collected by different mobile devices at different geographic locations. The accessibility information may also be stored at a centralized server.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for providing a navigation route, comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile device, a request for a navigation route; querying a centralized database to obtain accessibility information relating to accessibility of at least one wireless network at different geographic locations along the navigation route and device specific information relating to technical attributes of the mobile device, wherein the accessibility information and the device specific information are crowd-sourced by a plurality of other mobile devices at different geographic locations; determining, via the mobile device, the navigation route based at least in part on the obtained accessibility information and the obtained device specific information; and providing, via the mobile device, the navigation route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for providing a navigation route, comprising:
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a navigation module configured to provide a navigation route; a processor coupled to the navigation module; wherein the processor is configured to receive a request for the navigation route; wherein the processor is configured to query a centralized database to obtain accessibility information relating to accessibility of at least one wireless network at different geographic locations along the navigation route and device specific information relating to technical attributes of a mobile device, wherein the accessibility information and the device specific information are crowd-sourced by a plurality of other mobile devices at different geographic locations; wherein the processor is configured to determine the navigation route based at least in part on the obtained accessibility information and the obtained device specific information; and wherein the processor is configured to provide the navigation route. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-transitory computer program product residing on a processor-readable medium and comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause a processor to:
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receive, via a mobile device, a request for a navigation route; query a centralized database to obtain accessibility information relating to accessibility of at least one wireless network at different geographic locations along the navigation route and device specific information relating to technical attributes of the mobile device, wherein the accessibility information and the device specific information are crowd-sourced by a plurality of other mobile devices at different geographic locations; determine the navigation route, based at least in part on the obtained accessibility information and the obtained device specific information; and provide, via the device, the navigation route. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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