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US 10,375,594 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for generating an alert based on signal strength
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsMin Zhou, Pei Zheng
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for generating an alert on a mobile terminal based on signal strength of the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes measuring a signal strength with which the mobile terminal communicates with a network, determining whether the measured signal strength is less than a predefined signal strength threshold, and if the measured signal strength is less than the predefined signal strength threshold, generating an alert indicating that the signal strength of the mobile terminal is low.
Claims28
A method for generating an alert on a mobile terminal based on signal strength of the mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- measuring, at the mobile terminal, a signal strength with which the mobile terminal communicates with a network;
- determining whether the measured signal strength is less than a predefined signal strength threshold;
- and
- when the measured signal strength is less than the predefined signal strength threshold:
- generating, at the mobile terminal, an alert indicating that the signal strength of the mobile terminal is below a threshold configured by a user input,
- generating, at the mobile terminal, a prompt for an indication as to whether a specific communication of a plurality of displayed communication types should be transmitted in response to the measured signal strength being less than the predefined signal strength threshold,
- receiving the indication as to whether the specific communication should be transmitted, the indication being input at the mobile terminal, and
- when the indication as to whether the specific communication confirms that the specific communication should be transmitted, transmitting an identified communication corresponding to the specific communication corresponding to the indication.
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A method for generating a route considering a signal strength of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- determining a start location and an end location of the route;
- determining whether the signal strength of the mobile terminal is a constraint along the route between the start location and the end location;
- when the signal strength of the mobile terminal is a constraint of along the route between the start location and the end location, generating the route considering a predefined signal mapping so as to minimize portions of the route having a low signal strength;
- and
- generating, at the mobile terminal, a prompt for an indication as to whether a specific communication of a plurality of displayed communication types should be transmitted in response to a measurement of the signal strength along the route being less than a predefined signal strength threshold that is configured by a user input,
- wherein generating the route considering the predefined signal mapping comprises:
- identifying the predefined signal strength threshold, and
- planning the route between the start location and the end location over which the portions of the route having the signal strength below the predefined signal strength threshold are reduced in consideration of other constraints in the determination of the route.
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A mobile terminal for generating an alert thereon based on signal strength, the mobile terminal comprising:
- at least one of an audio processor or a display;
- an input interface;
- a communication interface configured to communicate with a network;
- and
- at least one processor configured to:
- measure a signal strength with which the communication interface communicates with the network,
- determine whether the measured signal strength is less than a predefined signal strength threshold, and
- if the measured signal strength is less than the predefined signal strength threshold:
- generate, at the mobile terminal, an alert indicating that the signal strength of the mobile terminal is below a threshold configured by a user input,
- generate, at the mobile terminal, a prompt for an indication as to whether a specific communication of a plurality of displayed communication types should be transmitted in response to the measured signal strength being less than the predefined signal strength threshold,
- receive, via the input interface of the mobile terminal, the indication as to whether the specific communication should be transmitted, and
- transmit, if the indication as to whether the specific communication confirms that the specific communication should be transmitted, an identified communication corresponding to the specific communication,
- wherein the alert is output through at least one of the audio processor or the display.
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A mobile terminal for generating a route considering a signal strength of the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising:
- a display;
- and
- at least one processor configured to:
- determine a start location and an end location of the route,
- determine whether signal strength of the mobile terminal is a constraint along the route between the start location and the end location,
- generate, if the signal strength of the mobile terminal is a constraint along the route between the start location and the end location, the route considering a predefined signal mapping so as to minimize portions of the route having a low signal strength, wherein to generate the route, the processor is further configured to:
- identify a predefined signal strength threshold that is configured by a user input, and
- plan the route between the start location and the end location over which the portions of the route having the signal strength below the predefined signal strength threshold are reduced in consideration of other constraints in the determination of the route, and
- output the route via the display, and
- generate a prompt for an indication as to whether a specific communication should be transmitted in response to a measurement of the signal strength being less than the predefined signal strength threshold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.