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Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:

Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Lalit Tulsidas Bhatia, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Michael Lee Poffenberger, Atlanta, GA (US);

Douglas David Gravino, Roswell, GA (US);

Radhakrishnan Gopinath, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Assignee:

Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/00 (2009.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 64/006 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Initiating actions for mobile devices prior to a mobile user entering problem zones. A position and a route of a user are identified. A database is accessed to retrieve data identifying problem zones in a communications network. The position and route of the user are compared to the retrieve data identifying problem zones. A determination is made to identify when the user is approaching a problem zones. An action is performed to compensate for unfavorable network conditions of the problem zone when the user enters the problem zone.


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