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Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:

At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Edgar Shrum, Jr., Smyrna, GA (US);

Barrett Kreiner, Woodstock, GA (US);

Steven Wright, Roswell, GA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/00 (2009.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems respectively provide for receiving a wireless signal coverage map request from a wireless device. A map is generated in accordance with the request and provided to the wireless device. The map includes symbology keyed to wireless signal services within a particular geographic area. Such symbology can be indicative of recommended areas and travel routes having particular types of wireless signal coverage, regions of poor or non-existent wireless signal service, areas presently experiencing heavy wireless signal usage, and so on. In this way, a wireless device user can seek to access specific wireless services and/or avoid suspect trouble regions within a geographic area.


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