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Granted Patent B2
US 9,088,859 · App. 13/604,906 · Granted Jul 21, 2015

Method and apparatus for connection context aware radio communication management

Inventors: Will A. Egner (Cedar Park, TX); Christopher Labrador (Austin, TX)
Assignee: Dell Products, LP
H04W4/00H04W4/003
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Patent No.
US 9,088,859
App. No.
13/604,906
Granted
Jul 21, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information handling system includes a wireless adapter for communicating with a wireless link and a storage device for storing a spatial-temporal user profile comprising wireless service usage trend data for a location where the information handling system is operating. The storage device further includes storing a spatial-temporal radio frequency profile indicating signal quality for wireless links available at the location.

Claims (52)

1. An information handling system comprising:

a wireless adapter for communicating with a wireless link;

a storage device for storing a spatial-temporal user profile comprising wireless service usage trend data for a location where the information handling system is operating;

the storage device further storing a spatial-temporal radio frequency profile indicating signal quality for wireless links available at the location;

an application processor for determining an optimal wireless link for wireless communications by the information handling systems wherein:

the application processor mapping the wireless service usage trend data to available wireless protocols according to wireless protocol efficiency for an anticipated service usage;

the application processor detecting a battery power level at the information handling system and making a higher power-consuming wireless protocol unavailable when battery power level falls below a power threshold;

the application processor selecting the optimal wireless link comprising a service provider and a wireless protocol based on the spatial-temporal radio frequency profile and the spatial-temporal user profile; and

the wireless adapter transmitting a request for access to the optimal wireless service link.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless adapter receives a crowd sourced spatial-temporal radio frequency profile via a ranked list of wireless links stored in the storage device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the spatial-temporal radio frequency profile indicating signal quality further comprises signal to noise ratio data for wireless links available at the location.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the application processor is further adapted to:

determine if a wireless link is available in the location; and

select the optimal wireless link ahead of alternative available wireless links.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the application processor is further adapted to:

sample energy consumption by the information handling system during service usage on the wireless link at the location; and

record energy consumption data in the spatial-temporal radio frequency profile.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the application processor is further adapted to:

measure bit error rates during service usage on the selected wireless link at the location; and

update the signal quality data in the spatial-temporal radio frequency profile.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless adapter modifies operator profiles by reconfiguring the subscriber identity module based upon the selection of the optimal wireless link.

8. A computer implemented method comprising:

receiving at an information handling system a mobile broadband traffic report comprising a spatial-temporal radio frequency profile indicating radio frequency capacity for wireless links in a location;

receiving at the information handling system a spatial-temporal user profile comprising wireless service usage trend data for the location;

mapping the wireless service usage trend data to the available wireless protocols according to wireless protocol efficiency for the service usage anticipated;

detecting a battery power level at the information handling system and making a higher power-consuming wireless protocol unavailable when battery power level falls below a power threshold;

determining an optimal wireless service provider based on the mobile broadband traffic report and the spatial-temporal user profile;

sending a request to a network broker system for access to the optimal wireless service provider; and

wirelessly connecting the information handling system via the optimal wireless service provider;

wherein the optimal wireless service provider is selected for the best available radio frequency capacity to provide the anticipated wireless services used on wireless protocols by the information handling system at the location.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the spatial-temporal radio frequency profile indicating radio frequency capacity further comprises data indicating latency of response across the wireless link.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the spatial-temporal radio frequency profile further indicates signal quality for wireless links in the location.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the spatial-temporal radio frequency profile indicating signal quality further comprises data indicating bit error rate of a wireless link.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the spatial-temporal user profile further comprises wireless service usage trend data for wireless internet accesses by the information handling system at the location.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the spatial-temporal user profile further comprises wireless service usage trend data for voice communications, internet accesses, email messaging, and video streaming by the information handling system at the location.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the spatial-temporal radio frequency profile indicating signal quality further comprises data indicating power consumption for wireless services across the wireless link.

15. A computer-implemented method for selecting a wireless link, the method comprising:

determining if a wireless local area network technology link is available in a location;

selecting the wireless local area network technology link as the selected wireless link if the wireless local area network technology link is available;

wherein if a wireless local area network technology link is not available, receiving at an information handling system a mobile broadband traffic report comprising a spatial-temporal radio frequency profile indicating signal quality for wireless links in the location;

receiving at the information handling system a spatial-temporal user profile comprising wireless service usage trend data for the location;

detecting a battery power level at the information handling system and making a higher power-consuming wireless protocol unavailable when battery power level falls below a power threshold;

mapping the wireless service usage trend data to the available wireless protocols according to wireless protocol efficiency for the service usage anticipated;

determining a list of optimal wireless service providers and available wireless protocols based on the mobile broadband traffic report and the spatial-temporal user profile;

sending the list to a network broker system to access an available optimal wireless service provider and wireless protocol from among the list; and

wirelessly connecting the information handling system via the available optimal wireless service provider and wireless protocol;

wherein the optimal available wireless service provider and wireless protocol is selected for the lowest anticipated power consumption when providing the anticipated wireless services to be used by the information handling system at the location.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the spatial-temporal radio frequency profile indicating signal quality further comprises data indicating bit error rate of the wireless link.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the spatial-temporal radio frequency profile further indicates radio frequency capacity for wireless links in the location.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the spatial-temporal radio frequency profile indicating radio frequency capacity further comprises data indicating download speed across the wireless link.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the spatial-temporal radio frequency profile further comprises data indicating power consumption usage for wireless services across wireless links in the location.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein sending the weighted list to the network broker system will prioritize the access attempts by the network broker system to wireless service providers and available wireless protocols.

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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053546/0001) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.); DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC CORPORATION (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MAGINATICS LLC); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MOZY, INC.); SCALEIO LLC
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To: DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.); DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC CORPORATION (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MAGINATICS LLC); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MOZY, INC.); SCALEIO LLC
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 21, 2019
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 21, 2016
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 21, 2016
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (TERM LOAN) Recorded Jan 2, 2014
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (ABL) Recorded Jan 2, 2014
From: DELL INC.; APPASSURE SOFTWARE, INC.; ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; BOOMI, INC.; COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL USA L.P.; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; GALE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION; SECUREWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2012
From: EGNER, WILL A.; LABRADOR, CHRISTOPHER
To: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
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