MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING LOCATION BASED USER QUALITY DATA
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1. A method for collecting performance quality data, comprising:
- operating a mobile device in cooperation with a particular wireless network, the mobile device operable to access contracted wireless network services via the particular wireless network;
loading a software program onto the mobile device;
receiving a set of configuration data;
collecting a plurality of performance characteristics of the mobile device according to the configuration data, the performance characteristics representative of wireless network quality; and
wirelessly communicating at least some of the plurality of performance characteristics from the mobile device.
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Abstract
A mobile device executes software. The software collects realistic and accurate user quality information without degrading the user experience of the mobile device during the data collection process. The software operates as a background application, and may have a user interface, and the software is remotely controllable and updatable by an external server.
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1. A method for collecting performance quality data, comprising:
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operating a mobile device in cooperation with a particular wireless network, the mobile device operable to access contracted wireless network services via the particular wireless network; loading a software program onto the mobile device; receiving a set of configuration data; collecting a plurality of performance characteristics of the mobile device according to the configuration data, the performance characteristics representative of wireless network quality; and wirelessly communicating at least some of the plurality of performance characteristics from the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile computing device, comprising:
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a central processing unit (CPU); a wireless transceiver; and a memory storing software, the software executable by the CPU and operable to; wirelessly receive command information from a first server via the wireless transceiver; collect performance measurement data as directed by the command information, the performance measurement data representative of the mobile computing device performance within a wireless network; and communicate at least some of the performance measurement data back to a second server via the wireless transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for collecting wireless network performance data, the system comprising:
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a mobile device provisioned for typical operation on a wireless communication network by a contracted subscriber; a memory associated with the mobile device, the memory configured to store a software application, the software application configured to; receive direction from a first server; collect the wireless network performance data according to the direction; and communicate at least some of the wireless network performance data back to a second server. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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