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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Utility Associates, Inc., Tucker, GA (US);
Inventors:
Robert S. McKeeman, St. Pete Beach, FL (US);
Simon Araya, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ted M. Davis, Decatur, GA (US);
Assignee:
Utility Associates, Inc., Tucker, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/32 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04W 4/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention provides a system and a method to automatically switch cellular data communications from 3G to 4G mode wherever reliable 4G cellular connectivity is available, and to collect and report reliable 4G cellular coverage geo-fence polygon information. The invention also provides a system and method to automatically switch cellular data communications between 4G cellular networks provided by different carriers, and 3G cellular networks provided by different carriers.