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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2007
Balasubramaniam Kulasekaran Thandu, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Melvin Duane Frerking, Norcross, GA (US);
Balasubramaniam Kulasekaran Thandu, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Melvin Duane Frerking, Norcross, GA (US);
AT&T Mobility II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for selectively masking or revealing an availability of mobile voice and data services associated with a mobile device when a handoff frequency from data capable to data-limited networks exceeds a threshold. The system can include components that can detect a network handoff event, compute a handoff frequency and compare the handoff frequency to a threshold. Additional components can mask availability of voice and data services at mobile device based on the comparison. Also disclosed is a method for determining a mobile device location, mapping RF signal quality of data capable networks surrounding the location, and indicating an impending loss of service if the RF signal quality falls below a quality threshold.