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US 7,120,444 B2Granted
Method and apparatus to provide guidance to support wireless connectivity
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorKelan C. Silvester
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Abstract
For one embodiment of the present invention, a cell phone may provide a wireless connection. The cell phone may additionally include a locator to indicate an approximate location of the cell phone. The cell phone may additionally include an output device to provide the user with a directional indicator to guide the user along a route that reduces the probability of losing the wireless connection.
Claims18
A system comprising:
- a cell phone to provide a wireless connection;
- a locator to indicate an approximate location of the cell phone;
- and
- a directional indicator coupled to the cell phone to guide a user along a route that reduces a probability of losing the wireless connection,
- wherein the route includes an alternative route based on a predicted route, the predicted route generated in response to a direction of travel by the user.
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A method comprising:
- providing a cell phone with a locator to indicate an approximate location of the cell phone;
- and
- enabling the cell phone to provide directions to guide a user along a route that improves wireless signal strength,
- wherein the route includes an alternative route based on a predicted route, the predicted route generated in response to a direction of travel by the user.
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A system comprising:
- a processor;
- an antenna to provide a wireless connection;
- and
- a memory region coupled to a cell phone including instructions that, if executed by the processor, cause the system to guide a user along a route that reduces a probability of losing the wireless connection,
- wherein the route includes an alternative route based on a predicted route, the predicted route generated in response to a direction of travel by the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.