Predicting future wireless coverage based on weather
AssigneeIntergraph Corporation
InventorsJavier Buzzalino, Julio P. Roque, Peng Tang
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Abstract
Each of a plurality of mobile devices communicates wirelessly with a server system via a wireless communication service, mobile device location information and mobile device communication service information. Weather data is correlated with the mobile device location information and the mobile device communication service information to characterize the effect of weather on the wireless communication service. A dead zone volume map is generated to predict future weather-related dead zone volume for the wireless communication service.
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A wireless coverage mapping method comprising:
- receiving, for each of a plurality of mobile devices communicating wirelessly with a server system via a wireless communication service, mobile device location information and mobile device communication service information;
- receiving weather data;
- correlating the weather data with the mobile device location information and the mobile device communication service information to characterize the effect of weather on the wireless communication service;
- generating a dead zone volume map defining a predicted future weather-related dead zone volume for the wireless communication service;
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- predicting an upcoming service change at a particular location based on the predicted future weather-related dead zone volume and taking a preemptive action in response to such prediction.
A wireless coverage mapping system comprising:
- at least one processor coupled to at least one memory containing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the system to perform processes comprising:
- receiving, for each of a plurality of mobile devices communicating wirelessly with a server system via a wireless communication service, mobile device location information and mobile device communication service information;
- receiving weather data;
- correlating the weather data with the mobile device location information and the mobile device communication service information to characterize the effect of weather on the wireless communication service;
- generating a dead zone volume map defining a predicted future weather-related dead zone volume for the wireless communication service;
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- predicting an upcoming service change at a particular location based on the predicted future weather-related dead zone volume and taking a predetermined preemptive action in response to such prediction.
A computer program product comprising at least one tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied therein computer program instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a system, cause the system to perform computer processes comprising:
- receiving, for each of a plurality of mobile devices communicating wirelessly with a server system via a wireless communication service, mobile device location information and mobile device communication service information;
- receiving weather data;
- correlating the weather data with the mobile device location information and the mobile device communication service information to characterize the effect of weather on the wireless communication service;
- generating a dead zone volume map defining a predicted future weather-related dead zone volume for the wireless communication service;
- and
- predicting an upcoming service change at a particular location based on the predicted future weather-related dead zone volume and taking a predetermined preemptive action in response to such prediction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.