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US 8,942,718 B2Granted
Method and system for using cellular communication device availability information to predict coverage overlap between callers
AssigneeModena Enterprises, LLC
InventorHugh Svendsen
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for determining the availability of a communication device. According to embodiments, a method may include receiving, via a network, first availability information from a first communication device and receiving second availability information from a second communication device. The method further includes determining an estimate of common coverage by comparing the first availability information with the second availability information and transmitting the estimate of common coverage to at least one of the first communication device and the second communication device.
Claims20
A method for determining the availability of a communication device, comprising:
- receiving, via a network, first availability information from a first communication device;
- receiving, via the network, second availability information from a second communication device;
- determining an estimate of common coverage by comparing said first availability information with said second availability information, wherein the estimate of common coverage is a predictor of the first and second communication devices' concurrent capability for communication;
- determining a route change based upon said estimate of common coverage wherein said route change comprises an alternate trip route;
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- transmitting said estimate of common coverage to at least one of said first communication device and said second communication device.
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A method for determining the availability of a communication device comprising:
- receiving first availability information from a carrier server, wherein said first availability information is associated with an updating communication device;
- determining an estimate of common coverage by comparing said first availability information with second availability information, wherein said second availability information is associated with a user communication device and wherein the estimate of common coverage is a predictor of the first and second communication devices' concurrent capability for communication;
- determining a route change based upon said estimate of common coverage wherein said route change comprises an alternate trip route;
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- establishing a communication link between said user communication device and said updating communication device contingent upon said estimate of common coverage.
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A system for determining the availability of a communication device, comprising:
- a communication interface adapted to communicatively couple the system to a network;
- at least one processor;
- and memory containing executable software by the at least one processor whereby the system is operative to:
- receive, via the network, first availability information from a first communication device;
- receive, via the network, second availability information from a second communication device;
- determine an estimate of common coverage by comparing said first availability information with said second availability information, wherein the estimate of common coverage is a predictor of the first and second communication devices' concurrent capability for communication;
- determining a route change based upon said estimate of common coverage wherein said route change comprises an alternate trip route;
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- transmit said estimate of common coverage to at least one of said first communication device and said second communication device.
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A system for determining the availability of a communication device, comprising:
- a communication interface adapted to communicatively couple the system to a network;
- at least one processor;
- and memory containing executable software by the at least one processor whereby the system is operative to:
- receive, via the network, first availability information from a carrier server, wherein said first availability information is associated with an updating communication device;
- determine an estimate of common coverage by comparing said first availability information with second availability information, wherein said second availability information is associated with a user communication device and wherein the estimate of common coverage is a predictor of the first and second communication devices' concurrent capability for communication;
- determining a route change based upon said estimate of common coverage wherein said route change comprises an alternate trip route;
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- establish a communication link, over the network, between said user communication device and said updating communication device contingent upon said estimate of common coverage.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodied in an article of manufacture, comprising instructions for instructing a computer to:
- receive, via a network, first availability information from a first communication device;
- receive, via the network, second availability information from a second communication device;
- determine an estimate of common coverage by comparing said first availability information with said second availability information, wherein the estimate of common coverage is a predictor of the first and second communication devices' concurrent capability for communication;
- determining a route change based upon said estimate of common coverage wherein said route change comprises an alternate trip route;
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- transmit said estimate of common coverage to at least one of said first communication device and said second communication device.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodied in an article of manufacture, comprising instructions for instructing a computer to:
- receive, via a network, first availability information from a carrier server, wherein said first availability information is associated with an updating communication device;
- determine an estimate of common coverage by comparing said first availability information with second availability information, wherein said second availability information is associated with a user communication device and wherein the estimate of common coverage is a predictor of the first and second communication devices' concurrent capability for communication;
- determining a route change based upon said estimate of common coverage wherein said route change comprises an alternate trip route;
- and
- establish a communication link, over the network, between said user communication device and said updating communication device contingent upon said estimate of common coverage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.