Methods and apparatus for determining environmental factors to modify hardware or system operation
US9756172B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/02
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for an environment analysis tool on a mobile device which may construct a model of the surrounding environment in order to determine whether or not characteristics of the model implicate a degradation in wireless signal quality. In response to an analysis of the constructed model to determine signal quality, the environment analysis tool may alter the behavior of any number of hardware or software functions to avoid or reduce efforts to receive or use the affected signal over the duration of the mobile device's presence within the environment with the signal-degrading characteristics.
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