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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024

Filed:

May. 05, 2020
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Ali Nader, Malmö, SE;

Niclas Palm, Svedala, SE;

Jens Jansson, Eslöv, SE;

Jagadeesh Arunachalam, Malmö, SE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G08G 1/0968 (2006.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 40/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3407 (2013.01); G08G 1/096811 (2013.01); H04W 28/0268 (2013.01); H04W 40/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of a control node, operable in a communication network and comprising controlling circuitry configured to estimate quality of service (QoS) for geographical locations in the network is disclosed. The method comprises receiving () from a user operable in the network a request signal indicative of a starting point and a destination point, acceptable quality of service during transit of the user from the starting point to the destination point and transit time; determining () one or more routes from the starting point to the destination point based on transit time and on estimated QoS for a plurality of geographical locations of the one or more routes in view of the accepted QoS; providing () information of the determined one or more routes to the user; and dynamically updating () the determined one or more routes based on received information pertaining to experienced QoS associated with geographical locations pertaining to the determined one or more routes during transit of the user. Corresponding computer program product, and control node are also disclosed.


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