×

Method and apparatus for providing wireless connection quality guidance

  • US 9,451,511 B2
  • Filed: 05/08/2014
  • Issued: 09/20/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method of operating a wireless user device, comprising:

  • determining a set of connection information at a current location of the device, the current connection information set including one or more of current location information, current wireless channel information, current radio access technology (RAT) information, and a current wireless channel quality metric;

    adding the current connection information set to a database of connection information, the database comprising a plurality of alternate connection information sets, each alternate connection information set including one or more of alternate location information, alternate wireless channel information, alternate RAT information, and an alternate wireless channel quality metric;

    deleting a set of connection information from the database when the device has not been within a threshold distance of the location associated with the set of connection information within a threshold period of time; and

    determining whether to output through a user interface of the device, an indication of an alternate location from the database of connection information based on the current connection information set and at least one of the plurality of alternate connection information sets.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×