System and method for displaying mobility trails for mobile clients

• US 9,712,975 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2015
• Issued: 07/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Original Assignee: Aruba Networks Incorporated (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Inventors: Agarwal, Gopal, Wadhawan, Anupam, Joshi, Venkatesh
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAM, TIMOTHY X
• Application Number:
  US14/610,682
• Publication Number:
  US 20150382148A1
• Time in Patent Office: 900 Days
• Field of Search: 455457
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/04 Arrangements for maintaining operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a system and a method for displaying mobile trails for mobile client devices. Specifically, a network device obtains a plurality of performance measurements and a corresponding plurality of physical locations for a client device over a period of time. Then the network device generates a plurality of visual representations for the client device over the period of time, each visual representation representing a respective performance measurement and a respective physical location at a respective time during the period of time. Moreover, the network device can display, store, and/or transmit a map of a physical environment with the plurality of visual representations.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a processing resource, causes performance of:

obtaining a plurality of performance measurements of a client device on an active call and a corresponding plurality of physical locations over a period of time for the client device of an access point in a network covering a physical environment while the client device is being used for the active call;

wherein the plurality of performance measurements comprises;

a health of the client Device, a transmission power, a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), a network usage, and a noise floor;

wherein the plurality of physical locations are located along a line on a map of the physical environment between a first one and a second one of the plurality of physical locations;

formatting the line, the format of the line corresponding to a level of at least one of the plurality of performance measurements as the client device moves from the first one of the plurality of physical locations to the second one of the plurality of physical locations;

generating a plurality of visual representations for the client device over the period of time, each visual representation representing a respective performance measurement and a respective physical location among the plurality of physical locations along the line on the map at a respective time during the period of time; and

displaying, storing, and/or transmitting a map of a physical environment with the plurality of visual representations.

2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing resource, further causes performance of:

generating a video showing a time sequence of the client device moving through the physical environment concurrently with at least one of the plurality of performance measurements at each respective time value during the period of time.

3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein formatting the line comprises color coding the line, each color of the line corresponding to a different level of at least one of the plurality of performance measurements.

4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the plurality of visual representations correspond to a subset of the plurality of performance measurements during periods of time when the client device was on a particular type of the active call.

5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing resource, further causes performance of:

selecting a plurality of client devices associated with a particular access point; and

concurrently displaying information for each of the plurality of client devices, the information including, for each of the plurality of client devices, the respective plurality of visual representations over the period of time.

6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing resource, further causes performance of:

selecting a plurality of client devices associated with a similar trajectory; and

concurrently displaying information for each of the plurality of client devices, the information including, for each of the plurality of client devices, the respective plurality of visual representations over the period of time.

7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing resource, further causes performance of:

selecting a plurality of client devices associated with a particular area in the physical environment; and

concurrently displaying information for each of the plurality of client devices, the information including, for each of the plurality of client devices, the respective plurality of visual representations over the period of time.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the plurality of performance measurements further comprises a level of connectivity between the client device and one or more access points with which the client device was associated during the period of time.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the plurality of performance measurements further comprises a call quality measurement for the active call.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein formatting the line comprises color coding the line, each color of the line corresponding to a different one of the plurality of performance measurements.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing resource, further causes performance of:

identifying in the map with the plurality of visual representations, one or more points in time, when the client device switched from association with one access point to another access point.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing resource, further causes performance of:

displaying a particular performance characteristic, of a plurality of performance characteristics used to determine the performance measurement, in relation to the plurality of physical locations over the period of time for the client device.

13. A system comprising:

at least one device including a processing resource; and

the system being configured to;

obtain a plurality of performance measurements of a client device on an active call and a corresponding plurality of physical locations over a period of time for the client device of an access point in a network covering a physical environment;

wherein the plurality of performance measurements comprises;

a health of the client device, a transmission power, a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), a network usage, and a noise floor;

wherein the plurality of physical locations are located along a line on a map of the physical environment between a first one and a second one of the plurality of physical locations;

format the line, the format of the line corresponding to a level of at least one of the plurality of performance measurements as the client device moves from the first one of the plurality of physical locations to the second one of the plurality of physical locations;

generate a plurality of visual representations for the client device over the period of time, each visual representation representing a respective performance measurement and a respective physical location among the plurality of physical locations along the line on the map at a respective time during the period of time; and

display, store, and/or transmit a map of a physical environment with the plurality of visual representations.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the system is further configured to:

generate a video showing a time sequence of the client device moving through the physical environment concurrently with performance measurement at each respective time value during the period of time.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the system being configured to format the line comprises color coding the line, each color corresponding to a different level of at least one of the plurality of performance measurements.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the plurality of visual representations correspond to a subset of the plurality of performance measurements during periods of time when the client device was on a particular type of the active call.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the system is further configured to:

select a plurality of client devices associated with a particular access point; and

concurrently display information for each of the plurality of client devices, the information including, for each of the plurality of client devices, the respective plurality of visual representations over the period of time.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the system is further configured to:

select a plurality of client devices associated with a similar trajectory; and

concurrently display information for each of the plurality of client devices, the information including, for each of the plurality of client devices, the respective plurality of visual representations over the period of time.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein the system is further configured to:

select a plurality of client devices associated with a particular area in the physical environment; and

concurrently display information for each of the plurality of client devices, the information including, for each of the plurality of client devices, the respective plurality of visual representations over the period of time.

20. The system of claim 13, wherein the plurality of performance measurements further comprises a level of connectivity between the client device and one or more access points with which the client device was associated during the period of time.

21. The system of claim 13, wherein the plurality of performance measurements further comprises a call quality measurement for the active call.

22. The system of claim 13, wherein the system being configured to format the line comprises color coding the line, each color of the line corresponding to a different one of the plurality of performance measurements.

23. The system of claim 13, wherein the system is further configured to:

identify in the map with the plurality of visual representations, one or more points in time, when the client device switched from association with one access point to another access point.

24. The system of claim 13, wherein the system is further configured to:

display a particular performance characteristic, of a plurality of performance characteristics used to determine the performance measurement, in relation to the plurality of physical locations over the period of time for the client device.