System and methods for wireless coverage indication

• US 9,736,634 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2013
• Issued: 08/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Shenhav, Amir, Daniel, Tomer, Segev, Jonathan
• Primary Examiner(s): MIZRAHI, DIANE D
• Application Number:
  US15/026,569
• Publication Number:
  US 20170208434A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,336 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/18 Network planning tools
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

This disclosure describes systems, methods, and computer-readable media related to wireless coverage indication. In some embodiments, a current location of a user device may be obtained. Coverage information of wireless coverage associated with the user device may be obtained. A change in coverage may be determined based at least in part on the current location and the coverage information. A notification may be generated based at least in part on the change in coverage. The notification may be transmitted to one or more intended recipients, such as a user of the user device (e.g., in response to a query for information associated with the change in coverage) or one or more applications executing on the user device.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

obtaining a current location of a user device;

obtaining coverage information of wireless coverage associated with the user device;

obtaining a historic coverage information of wireless coverage associated with the user device;

determining a correlation between the current location and the coverage information;

determining a predicted change in wireless coverage based at least in part on the correlation or the historic information;

generating a notification based at least in part on the predicted change in coverage; and

transmitting the notification to one or more intended recipients.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

updating, by one or more applications, data based at least in part on receiving the notification.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving the coverage information from a server or a database.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

establishing a geofence based at least in part on data received from a user of the user device; and

generating a notification based at least in part on the predicted change in coverage or crossing the geofence by the user device.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a duration of the predicted change in coverage or a distance of the predicted change in coverage based at least in part on the current location of a user device and the coverage information.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the one or more intended recipients is a user of the user device and the operations further comprise:

receiving, from the user of the user device, a query for predicted coverage change; and

generating the notification in response to the query.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the one or more intended recipients is at least one of a user of the user device or one or more applications executing on the user device.

8. A method comprising:

obtaining, by a user device comprising one or more processors, a current location of the user device;

obtaining, by the user device, coverage information of wireless coverage associated with the user device;

obtaining, by the user device, a historic coverage information of wireless coverage associated with the user device;

determining, by the user device, a correlation between the current location and the coverage information;

determining, by the user device, a predicted change in coverage based at least in part on correlation or the historic information;

generating, by the user device, a notification based at least in part on the predicted change in coverage; and

transmitting, by the user device, the notification to one or more intended recipients.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

updating, by one or more applications, data based at least in part on receiving the notification.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving, by the user device, the coverage information from a server or a database.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

establishing, by the user device, a geofence based at least in part on data received from a user of the user device; and

generating, by the user device, a notification based at least in part on the predicted change in coverage or crossing the geofence by the user device.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

determining, by the user device, a duration of the predicted change in coverage or a distance of the predicted change in coverage based at least in part on the current location of a user device and the coverage information.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the one or more intended recipients is a user of the user device and the method further comprises:

receiving, from the user of the user device, a query for predicted coverage change; and

generating the notification in response to the query.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the one or more intended recipients is at least one of a user of the user device or one or more applications executing on the user device.

15. A system comprising:

at least one antenna;

at least one transceiver;

at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions; and

at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to access the at least one memory and to execute the computer-executable instructions to;

obtain a current location of a user device;

obtain coverage information of wireless coverage associated with the user device;

obtain a historic coverage information of wireless coverage associated with the user device;

determine a correlation between the current location and the coverage information;

determine a predicted change in coverage based at least in part on the correlation or the historic information;

generate a notification based at least in part on the predicted change in coverage; and

transmit the notification to one or more intended recipients.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

update, by one or more applications, data based at least in part on receiving the notification.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

receive the coverage information from a server or a database.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

establish a geofence based at least in part on data received from a user of the user device; and

generate a notification based at least in part on the predicted change in coverage or crossing the geofence by the user device.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

determine a duration of the predicted change in coverage or a distance of the predicted change in coverage based at least in part on the current location of a user device and the coverage information.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more intended recipients is a user of the user device and the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

receive, from the user of the user device, a query for predicted coverage change; and

generate the notification in response to the query.