Wireless Signal Quality Mapping via Mobile Endpoint Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cellular service providers and enterprises face challenges in identifying and addressing areas with poor wireless signal coverage, as existing methods require manual site surveys and are inefficient in detecting sporadic interference, leading to suboptimal resource allocation and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize GPS and location technologies to continuously update wireless signal integrity maps by receiving signal quality and location information from mobile endpoints, enabling automatic identification of signal quality regions and optimizing antenna placement and route calculations to minimize poor signal areas.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual site surveys are conducted to identify poor signal coverage areas, then signal quality information can be obtained, but the process is time-consuming and requires dedicated teams with special equipment
Solution Approach 1:
Mobile devices perform self-measurement of signal quality parameters and automatically report them to the server, eliminating the need for dedicated measurement teams and equipment. Each mobile device serves as its own measurement instrument, continuously collecting and transmitting signal integrity data based on its location.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical site survey processes with an automated electronic system where mobile devices automatically collect, transmit, and process signal quality data. The server systematically aggregates this data to generate coverage maps, substituting human-driven mechanical surveys with automated digital infrastructure.
2Loss of information
If dedicated teams with special equipment are deployed for site mapping, then signal strength can be mapped, but the process requires repeated iterations as understanding of user patterns and interference improves
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal measurement system where any mobile device can participate in signal quality collection regardless of its specific type or capabilities. The server aggregates data from diverse sources (different devices, locations, movement patterns) to build comprehensive coverage maps that adapt as more data becomes available, eliminating the need for specialized measurement equipment and teams.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous feedback loops where signal quality data from mobile devices is constantly reported to the server, which updates coverage maps and identifies interference areas. This automated feedback mechanism replaces iterative manual surveys, allowing the system to automatically adapt and improve its understanding of coverage patterns as more data is collected from ongoing mobile device usage.
3Duration of action of moving object
If GPS and location technologies are implemented in mobile devices, then location information can be communicated, but the system requires continuous data collection and processing from multiple devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges data from multiple mobile devices into a unified coverage map on the server. By combining location information, signal quality measurements, and movement patterns from numerous devices over time, the system creates comprehensive coverage information that would be impossible to obtain from a single device or short-term survey, thereby improving both monitoring duration and identification efficiency.
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AI summary
A method for automatically identifying wireless signal quality of a region includes receiving signal quality information associated with wireless signals received by each of a plurality of mobile endpoints and receiving location information identifying locations of each of the plurality of mobile endpoints. The method also includes, based on the received signal quality information and the received location information, identifying a first region of an area, the first region having a first signal quality.