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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2018
Mcafee, Llc, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Raja Sinha, Shanthinagar, IN;
Dattatraya Kulkarni, Bangalore, IN;
Srikanth Nalluri, Bangalore, IN;
Anjan Kumar Nayak, Bengaluru, IN;
Tirumaleswar Reddy Konda, Bangalore, IN;
Susmita Nayak, Fremont, CA (US);
Purushothaman B, Bengaluru, IN;
Harsha R. Joshi, Bangalore, IN;
MCAFEE, LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A technique for collecting and using signal reputation data, comprising obtaining a plurality of signal reputation data corresponding to a plurality of locations, categorizing the signal reputation data into groups, calculating signal circles for at least some of the groups based on a representative signal value for the corresponding group, calculating a signal reputation score for each signal circle, determining a best signal circle for a user mobile device within a predetermined distance of dead zones, and sending the best signal circle to the user mobile device based at least in part on the signal reputation score and a location of the user mobile device. In some embodiments, the technique may include some but not all of these actions and additional actions, such as suspending obtaining signal reputation data based on battery status.