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Patent No.:

US 8855662 B1

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Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014

Filed:

May. 20, 2013
Applicant:

Sprint Spectrum L.p., Overland Park, KS (US);

Inventors:

Mark Peden, Olathe, KS (US);

Piyush Jethwa, San Ramon, CA (US);

Gary Koller, Overland Park, KS (US);

Simon Youngs, Overland Park, KS (US);

Raymond E. Reeves, Oviedo, FL (US);

Assignee:

Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/00 (2009.01); H04W 48/20 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and system for selecting a coverage area in which a given mobile station should operate. The system will receive user ratings of call quality per coverage area. The system will then use the received user ratings as a basis to select a coverage area in which the given mobile station should operate. The system will then cause the given mobile station to operate in the selected coverage area. By using these user ratings as a basis to select a coverage area in which the given mobile station should operate, the system can help improve call quality overall for users, thus increasing user satisfaction with wireless performance.


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