Method and apparatus for providing wireless connection quality guidance
First Claim
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.
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Abstract
A user device determines a set of connection information at a current location of the device. The current connection information set includes one or more of current location information, current wireless channel information, current radio access technology information, and a current wireless channel quality metric. The device adds the current connection information set to a database of connection information that stores a plurality of sets of alternate connection information. Each alternate connection information set includes one or more of alternate location information, alternate wireless channel information, alternate radio access technology information, and an alternate wireless channel quality metric. The device determines 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 alternate connection information sets.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of operating a wireless user device, comprising:
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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 Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A handheld user device, comprising:
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means for 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; means for 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; and means for 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, wherein the means for adding is configured to delete 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. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A user device, comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to; determine 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; add 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; and determine 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, wherein the processor is further configured to delete 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. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable code for a user device, comprising code for:
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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 one or more identified alternate connection information sets.
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