Network selection using current and historical measurements
US9628359B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for aiding selection of a data network based on access point location and historical performance parameters of the data network is provided. The system and method include a server receiving location information and network performance parameters from a plurality of client devices. The location information relates a location of an individual client device of the plurality of client devices, and the network performance parameters are measured from data networks available to the individual client device at the time of reporting its location information. Using the received location information and network performance parameters, the server determines a geographic location of an access point for each of the available data networks. Using the geographic location of the access point for each of the available data networks, the server then removes a subset of the performance parameters, and builds a database of summarized performance parameters based on the subset.
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