System and method for evaluating wireless device and/or wireless network performance
US10827371B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W64/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a method of evaluating wireless device performance, and/or wireless network performance, and/or wireless network usage trends, on a wireless electronic device, the method comprising: providing wireless device software on the wireless electronic device, the wireless device software being embedded in an application or memory of the wireless electronic device, and being operable to perform at least one test associated with characteristics and/or location of the device, and/or performance of the device and/or the network, and/or usage of the device by a user; communicating with at least one of: i) an operating system of the wireless electronic device and ii) an external testing server to perform the at least one test, wherein the at least one test is performed according to at least one testing parameter provided in a configuration and/or the wireless device software, the at least one testing parameter comprising at least one behavioural criterion that controls the impact of the testing on the operation of the wireless electronic device; collecting test data resulting from the performance of the at least one test; and providing the test data to a collection server.
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