Communication profiles for mobile devices based on historical characteristics

A mobile communication device comprising:

• a position system configured to monitor a current movement of the mobile communication device;
• a processing system configured to identify a projected path of the mobile communication device based on the current movement and past mobility information corresponding to past movement of the mobile communication device;
• and
• the processing system configured to process past performance information corresponding to past communication performance between the mobile communication device and a communication network on the projected path to determine a communication profile for the mobile communication device on the projected path, wherein the communication profile indicates communication performance at locations along the projected path:
• if the communication performance at the locations along the projected path does not meet a predetermined communication service quality, then the processing system configured to disable periodic polled communications initiated by different ones of applications of the mobile communication device;
• or
• if the communication performance at the locations along the projected path does meet the predetermined communication service quality, then the processing system configured to allow the periodic polled communications initiated by the different ones of applications of the mobile communication device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program instructions stored thereon for operating a mobile communication device, that when executed by the mobile communication device, direct the mobile communication device to:

• monitor a current movement of the mobile communication device;
• identify a projected path of the mobile communication device based on the current movement and past mobility information corresponding to past movement of the mobile communication device;
• and
• process past performance information corresponding to past communication performance between the mobile communication device and a communication network on the projected path to determine a communication profile for the mobile communication device on the projected path, wherein the communication profile indicates communication performance at locations along the projected path:
• if the communication performance at the locations along the projected path does not meet a predetermined communication service quality, then disable periodic polled communications initiated by different ones of applications of the mobile communication device;
• or
• if the communication performance at the locations along the projected path does meet the predetermined communication service quality, then allow the periodic polled communications initiated by the different ones of applications of the mobile communication device.