Cellular Sector Coverage Estimation via Mobile Device Data

The patent uses mobile devices as intermediaries to collect and report coverage information. Instead of directly accessing private cell site physical characteristics, the system gathers data from multiple mobile devices that naturally traverse the coverage area, using these devices as mediators to obtain coverage information without requiring direct access to proprietary network data.

The system creates a public copy of coverage information by collecting data from multiple mobile devices and reconstructing the coverage area. Rather than accessing the original private physical characteristics data, the patent creates an equivalent representation of coverage boundaries through aggregated mobile device observations, making the information publicly accessible.

Mobile devices automatically collect and report their own location and signal reception data without requiring manual intervention or direct access to cell site information. The system leverages the self-service capability of mobile devices to gather coverage data passively as users move through coverage areas, achieving accurate coverage mapping through distributed autonomous data collection.

The system implements feedback loops where mobile devices report coverage observations back to the central system, which then refines the coverage area estimation. This iterative feedback process allows the system to progressively improve coverage accuracy by aggregating observations from multiple devices over time, achieving precision comparable to physical characteristics-based methods while maintaining public accessibility.

The patent divides the coverage determination task into segments performed by individual mobile devices. Each device independently collects and reports its own observations, rather than requiring a centralized system to directly measure coverage. This segmentation distributes the data collection burden across many simple devices, reducing the complexity of any single processing node while enabling comprehensive coverage mapping through aggregation.

The system collects more data samples than strictly necessary by gathering observations from multiple mobile devices throughout the coverage area. This excessive data collection approach simplifies the processing task by providing redundant information that makes coverage boundaries easier to identify through statistical analysis, trading increased data volume for reduced processing complexity.