Method and system for identifying wireless network coverage gaps
OwnerBarry Ridings, Loren Lawrence +3inventors
InventorsBarry Ridings, Loren Lawrence, Dean Kawaguchi, Ron Zancola, Paul Cowan
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Abstract
Described is a system which includes a wireless arrangement and a mobile unit. The mobile unit may include a wireless transducer and a data acquisition arrangement (“DAA”) which obtains identification data from an item located at a predetermined location. The wireless transducer sends a transmission to the wireless arrangement which includes the identification data and wireless transmission data. The wireless arrangement analyzes the identification data to determine the predetermined location and wireless coverage data at the location as a function of the transmission data.
Claims21
A system, comprising:
- a wireless arrangement;
- and
- a mobile unit including a wireless transducer and a data acquisition arrangement (“DAA”), the DAA obtaining identification data from an item, the item being located at a predetermined location,
- wherein the wireless transducer sends a transmission to the wireless arrangement, the transmission including the identification data and wireless transmission data, and
- wherein the wireless arrangement analyzes the identification data to determine the predetermined location, the wireless arrangement determining wireless coverage data at the location as a function of the transmission data.
A method, comprising:
- obtaining identification data from an item using a mobile unit, the item being located at a predetermined location;
- generating wireless transmission data by the mobile unit;
- sending a transmission to a wireless arrangement, the transmission including the identification data and the transmission data;
- with the wireless arrangement, receiving the transmission;
- determining the predetermined location as a function of the identification data;
- and
- determining wireless coverage data at the location as a function of the transmission data and the reception data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.