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Dynamic monitoring and diagnosis of wireless network configuration

  • US 9,967,147 B2
  • Filed: 12/10/2014
  • Issued: 05/08/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a wireless data communication module to wirelessly communicate with a plurality of wireless devices arranged in a wireless network;

    an output interface to provide notifications for presentation on a device coupled to the apparatus;

    a memory element to store network records that include information related to network topology, wireless connectivity, and network configuration regarding historical status of the wireless network; and

    a processor coupled to the wireless communication module and to the output interface, wherein the processor detects a change to a network topology or wireless connectivity of the wireless network by comparing a currently updated network record to a previous network record stored in the memory element, determines an event that caused the change to the network topology or wireless connectivity of the wireless network, and creates a diagnostic notification that identifies the event, the output interface providing the diagnostic notification for presentation on the device, wherein the processor further detects when the apparatus has changed or lost wireless connectivity with one of the plurality of devices, in a first instance by operably accessing within a service of the wireless network, a database or table of events that typically cause such a change or a loss of wireless connectivity and additionally using self-learning intelligence techniques for determining events that may cause the change or the loss of the wireless connectivity, and in a second instance by operably accessing outside the service of the wireless network, a database or expert system maintained for the cause or for consult of the cause and events related to the change or loss of the wireless connectivity.

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