Methods and apparatus to collect wireless information
US9432868B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/24
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Example methods and apparatus to collect information on a wireless device are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves executing collecting information instructions in a firmware layer of a wireless device and outside of an operating system context to store collected information about the usage of the wireless device and to send the collected information to a data center separate from the wireless device. The collected information indicates when a media access occured on the wireless device.
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