US 2015/0319677 A1 · NETWORK SELECTION RECOMMENDER SYSTEM AND METHOD

Abstract

A method, wireless device and computer program product determine a recommended access point (AP) for the wireless device to access a wireless network. AP feature values associated with each one of a plurality of APs within an access range of the wireless device and user feature values associated with identified user features of a user of the wireless device are obtained via a wireless interface. A predicted score for each AP is determined based on the feature values and a recommended AP is determined based on the predicted scores. The wireless device connects to the wireless network based at least in part on the recommended AP. AP feature values include AP characteristic, scheduling and payment values. User features include wireless device location and velocity, services-in-use, time of day and day of week. Optionally, circumstantial feature values may be obtained and used to determine the predicted scores.

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Dependent claims

A method of determining, in a wireless device having a wireless interface, a recommended access point for the wireless device to access a wireless network, the method comprising:

obtaining, via the wireless interface, access point feature values associated with each one of a plurality of access points within an access range of the wireless device;
obtaining user feature values associated with identified user features of a user of the wireless device;
determining a predicted score for each access point of the plurality of access points based on at least one of the obtained access point feature values and the obtained user feature values;
determining a recommended access point of the plurality of access points based on the predicted scores associated with the plurality of access points;
and
connecting the wireless device to the wireless network based at least in part on the recommended access point.

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A wireless device for determining a recommended access point to access a wireless network, the wireless device comprising:

a network interface;
and
a processor, in communication with the network interface, that:
obtains, via the network interface, access point feature values associated with each one of a plurality of access points within an access range of the wireless device;
obtains user feature values associated with identified user features of a user of the wireless device;
determines a predicted score for each access point of the plurality of access points based on at least one of the obtained access point feature values and the obtained user feature values;
and
determines a recommended access point of the plurality of access points based on the predicted scores associated with the plurality of access points;
and
the network interface connects the wireless device to the wireless network based at least in part on the recommended access point.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Network selection recommender system and method

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Network selection recommender system and method

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