Measurement module
AssigneeRoot Wireless, Inc.
InventorJohn Jarvis
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Abstract
A system for measuring the quality of a wireless communications network includes a measurement module coupled to a mobile device, such as a cell phone. The mobile device is provisioned for typical use on the wireless communications network. The measurement module receives measurement data from the mobile device over a first interface. The measurement module organizes the measurement data into a second format and transmits that data back to the mobile device over a second interface. The measurement module includes a real-time clock so that the data is transmitted back to the mobile device in order to be joined with other measurement data concurrently gathered by the mobile device.
Claims9
A measurement kit for collecting key performance indicators for a wireless communications network, the measurement kit comprising:
- a mobile device provisioned for typical use on the wireless communications network, the mobile device comprising:
- a first interface adapted to transmit measurement data for the wireless communications network in a first format;
- a second interface adapted to receive measurement data for the wireless communications network in a second format;
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- a third interface adapted to transmit measurement data to a remote server in a third format;
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- a measurement module comprising:
- a first interface operatively coupled to the first interface of the mobile device to receive the measurement data from the mobile device in the first format;
- a processor configured to package the measurement data into the second format using the measurement data in the first format;
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- a second interface operatively coupled to the second interface of the mobile device to transmit the measurement data in the second format to the mobile device.
A method for collecting performance data for a wireless communications network using a mobile device provisioned for typical use on the wireless communications network, the method comprising:
- collecting a first set of measurement data for the wireless communications network using the mobile device;
- transmitting the first set of measurement data from the mobile device to a measurement module;
- organizing the first set of measurement data into one or more messages using the measurement module;
- transmitting the one or more messages from the measurement module to the mobile device;
- collecting a second set of measurement data for the wireless communications network using the mobile device;
- compiling the second set of measurement data and the one or more messages into a measurement unit using the mobile device;
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- transmitting the measurement unit from the mobile device to a server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.