Network selection using current and historical measurements
US10153955B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method including: receiving network performance parameters of a plurality of data networks, the network performance parameters being collected by individual client devices of a plurality of client devices; receiving location data indicating a geographic location of the individual client devices when the network performance parameters were collected, the received location data being associated with respective network performance parameters; selecting, from the received location data, a subset of the received location data associated with network performance parameters of a first data network of the plurality of data networks; calculating a geographic location of a first access point of the first data network based on at least one geographic location indicated by the subset of the received location data; and building a database entry indicating the calculated geographic location of the first access point.
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