# US 2014/0155099 A1 · Method and apparatus for displaying location information of call service area in mobile terminal > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0155099 A1 - Document ID: US20140155099A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/093,827 - Filed: 2013-12-02 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jaewan CHO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140155099A1 ## CPC - H04W 4/024: Guidance services - H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information - H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services - H04W 4/90: Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS] - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A method is provided including recording, at a mobile terminal, information relating to a service that is provided to the mobile terminal by a communications network; detecting a deterioration of the service that is provided to the mobile terminal by the communications network to a first service level; generating, based on the recorded information, travel directions form a current location of the mobile terminal to a past location of the mobile terminal where the service provided to the mobile terminal by the communications network is expected to improve to a second service level, the second service level having greater communication capabilities than the first service level. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: recording, at a mobile terminal, information relating to a service that is provided to the mobile terminal by a communications network; detecting a deterioration of the service that is provided to the mobile terminal by the communications network to a first service level; generating, based on the recorded information, travel directions from a current location of the mobile terminal to a past location of the mobile terminal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the past location of the mobile terminal comprises a location at which the communications network is expected to improve to a second service level, the second service level having greater communication capabilities than the first service level. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the deterioration of the service is detected based on at least one of a loss of signal from a base station in the communications network, a failure to establish a communications channel with the base station, and a failure to receive from the base station a response to a communication request. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein: the travel directions include a graphical representation of a travel path having a first section and a second section, the first section corresponds to a first geographic area where the service provided by the communications network is expected to be at the first service level, and the second section corresponds to a second geographic area where the service provided by the communications network is expected to be at the second service level. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the first section differs from the second section in at least one of color, type of line used to represent the first section, or thickness. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: downloading, over the communications network, a map of current surroundings of the mobile terminal, the downloading being performed prior to the deterioration being detected; and wherein generating the travel directions include drawing on the map a travel path from the current location of the portable terminal to the past location of the portable terminal. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising outputting by the mobile terminal an indication of a distance between the current location of the mobile terminal and the past location of the mobile terminal. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the travel directions are generated based on a subset of the recorded information, the subset including information that is collected during a predetermined time period. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the travel directions are generated based on a subset of the recorded information, the subset including information that is collected within a predetermined distance from the current location of the mobile terminal. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the recorded information comprises at least one of location information, communication failure information, an RSSI value of a wireless communication signal, service level information, and time information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the recorded information comprises an indication of strength of a signal transmitted by a base station that is part of the communications network. ### Claim 12 An electronic device comprising: a non-transitory memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to: record in the memory information identifying a state of a service that is provided by a communications network; detect a deterioration of the service that is provided by the communications network to a first service level; generate, based on the recorded information, travel directions from a current location of the processor to a past location of the processor. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the service provided by the communications network is expected to improve to a second service level, the second service level having greater communications capabilities than the first service level. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the deterioration of the service is detected based on at least one of a loss of signal from a base station in the communications network, a failure to establish a communications channel with the base station, and a failure to receive from the base station a response to a communication request. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein: the travel directions include a graphical representation of a travel path having a first section and a second section, the first section corresponds to a first geographic area where the service provided by the communications network is expected to be at the first service level, and the second section corresponds to a second geographic area where the service provided by the communications network is expected to be at the second service level. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the first section differs from the second section in at least one of color, type of line used to represent the first section, or thickness. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to: download, over the communications network, a map of current surroundings of the mobile terminal, the downloading being performed prior to the deterioration being detected; and wherein generating the travel directions include drawing on the map a travel path from the current location of the portable terminal to the past location of the portable terminal. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to output an indication of a distance between the current location of the processor and the past location of the processor. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the travel directions are generated based on a subset of the recorded information, the subset including information that is collected during a predetermined time period. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the travel directions are generated based on a subset of the recorded information, the subset including information that is collected within a predetermined distance from the current location of the processor. ### Claim 21 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the recorded information comprises at least one of location information, communication failure information, an RSSI value of a wireless communication signal, service level information, and time information. ### Claim 22 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the recorded information comprises an indication of strength of a signal transmitted by a base station that is part of the communications network.