Route Determination System for Mobile Service Continuity
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Solution Overview
Problem
During travel, mobile devices experience disruptions due to network congestion, coverage issues, and signal weaknesses, leading to connectivity losses and poor customer experience, as existing technologies fail to provide optimal route suggestions based on service continuity and user preferences.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that determine alternative navigational routes for mobile devices based on current and historical service continuity, using RF network health information and probe-based KPIs, and provide real-time alerts and re-routing options to ensure continuous communication services, incorporating user-defined inputs and preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If mobile devices travel through network areas, then communication services are provided, but connectivity disruptions occur due to network congestion, coverage issues, and signal weaknesses
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by determining alternative routes based on historical service continuity data and current network conditions before disruptions occur. The system proactively identifies routes with better service continuity by analyzing historical KPIs and RF network health information, then provides these route options to users in advance, allowing them to avoid areas prone to connectivity disruptions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms by continuously monitoring current service continuity information and network conditions during travel. It compares real-time network performance against historical data and user preferences, then dynamically provides on-route alerts and re-routing recommendations when disruptions are detected or predicted, creating a closed-loop system that adapts to changing network conditions.
2Reliability
If alternative routes are determined based on service continuity data, then connectivity disruptions are reduced, but system complexity increases due to processing RF network health information and historical KPIs
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses an intermediary approach by leveraging existing network infrastructure and data collection mechanisms to gather RF network health information and probe-based KPIs. Rather than implementing complex sensing and measurement systems, the patent utilizes data already available from network operators and third-party probes, simplifying the overall system architecture while maintaining the ability to determine service continuity for route optimization.
3Ease of operation
If real-time monitoring and re-routing options are provided, then user experience is enhanced, but additional current service continuity information processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies partial action by providing selective real-time monitoring and re-routing options based on user preferences and specific travel scenarios. Rather than continuously processing all possible service continuity data at maximum detail, the system monitors key parameters and provides re-routing recommendations only when necessary - such as when service continuity thresholds are breached or when users explicitly request alternative routes, thereby reducing unnecessary data processing while maintaining enhanced user experience where needed.
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AI summary
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for maintaining service continuity associated with a mobile device during travel, by providing alternative navigational routes based on user defined inputs and preferences. In use, at least one input parameter is received from a mobile device associated with at least one communication network, the at least one input parameter corresponding to a navigational task to be performed utilizing the mobile device. Further, a starting point associated with the navigational task is identified. Additionally, an ending point associated with the navigational task is identified. Furthermore, at least one route is determined from the starting point to the ending point, based at least in part on a current service continuity associated with the mobile device, a historical service continuity associated with the mobile device, and the at least one input parameter.