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US 8,526,932 B2Granted
Performance zones
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsMostafa Tofighbakhsh, Shyam Parekh, David Wolter
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Abstract
Performance of a mobile device can be regulated base on the performance zone in which the mobile device is located. Applications can be executed via the mobile device in accordance with locally imposed rules and policies associated with the performance zone. The rules and policies can be stored on the mobile device. The rules and policies can be associated with a color codes that are associated with respective performance zones.
Claims19
A mobile device comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
- determining a zone associated with a mobile device, wherein the zone comprises a zone to which the mobile device was handed off in order to achieve improved performance;
- determining an indicator associated with the determined zone;
- determining rules associated with the determined indicator, wherein:
- the rules are stored on the mobile device;
- determination of the rules is based on at least one of an identification of a cell, an indication of signal strength, a location of the mobile device, a channel condition, or a demand of a user of the mobile device;
- and
- the rules are associated with performance in the zone regarding at least one of a subscriber related condition or a network related condition;
- a zone is associated with a multi-dimensional color code;
- and
- each color code of the multi-dimensional color code within a zone is indicative of at least one of:
- a prevailing network condition;
- a law governing use of an application;
- or
- an ordinance governing use of an application;
- querying a network to determine if any conditions exist that would change the color code or modify the rules associated with the color code;
- and
- executing an application via the mobile device based on the determined rules.
17 more elements
A method comprising:
- determining a zone associated with a mobile device, wherein the zone comprises a zone to which the mobile device was handed off in order to achieve improved performance;
- determining an indicator associated with the determined zone;
- determining rules associated with the determined indicator, wherein:
- the rules are stored on the mobile device;
- determination of the rules is based on at least one of an identification of a cell, an indication of signal strength, a location of the mobile device, a channel condition, or a demand of a user of the mobile device;
- and
- the rules are associated with performance in the zone regarding at least one of a subscriber related condition or a network related condition;
- a zone is associated with a multi-dimensional color code;
- and
- each color code of the multi-dimensional color code within a zone is indicative of at least one of:
- a prevailing network condition;
- a law governing use of an application;
- or
- an ordinance governing use of an application;
- querying a network to determine if any conditions exist that would change the color code or modify the rules associated with the color code;
- and
- executing an application via the mobile device based on the determined rules.
14 more elements
A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
- determining a zone associated with a mobile device, wherein the zone comprises a zone to which the mobile device was handed off in order to achieve improved performance;
- determining an indicator associated with the determined zone;
- determining rules associated with the determined indicator, wherein:
- the rules are stored on the mobile device;
- determination of the rules is based on at least one of an identification of a cell, an indication of signal strength, a location of the mobile device, a channel condition, or a demand of a user of the mobile device;
- and
- the rules are associated with performance in the zone regarding at least one of a subscriber related condition or a network related condition;
- a zone is associated with a multi-dimensional color code;
- and
- each color code of the multi-dimensional color code within a zone is indicative of at least one of:
- a prevailing network condition;
- a law governing use of an application;
- or
- an ordinance governing use of an application;
- querying a network to determine if any conditions exist that would change the color code or modify the rules associated with the color code;
- and
- executing an application via the mobile device based on the determined rules.
14 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.