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Granted Patent B2
US 10,952,024 · App. 16/534,518 · Granted Mar 16, 2021

Antenna selection and device orientation

Inventors: Yupeng Jia (Austin, TX); William Knotts (Driftwood, TX); Donald Perciful (Round Rock, TX); Eric Zavesky (Austin, TX); James Pratt (Round Rock, TX); Miranda Huet (Austin, TX); Gregory Edwards (Austin, TX)
Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
H04W4/026H04W88/00
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Patent No.
US 10,952,024
App. No.
16/534,518
Granted
Mar 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems may provide feedback that may include antenna selection or mobile device configuration. Antennas may be automatically configured throughout the device or the orientation or location of the mobile device may be altered to increase performance. Historical performance information of the mobile device may be maintained in order to determine proactive manipulations of the mobile device. In addition, multiple mobile devices may cooperatively determine the orientation or location that may increase performance.

Claims (40)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

memory coupled with the processor, the memory storing executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

obtaining information associated with a first mobile device, wherein the information associated with the first mobile device comprises: current signaling information associated with first device or orientation information of the first mobile device;

based on the information, determining a configuration of the first mobile device in order to reach threshold performance; and

sending an alert about the determined configuration,

wherein the alert comprises a message on a graphical user interface, a sound, or haptic feedback, and

wherein the alert provides a notification of a recommended change to the first mobile device or triggers the first mobile device to perform the recommended change.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises performance information of a second mobile device at one or more locations.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises a recommended configuration of the first mobile device by a second mobile device, wherein the recommended configuration comprises a location to achieve a signal performance level of the first mobile device.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the determining the configuration is based on historical performance data of the first mobile device and a second mobile device.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the determining the configuration is based on a machine learning algorithm that uses historical performance data of the first mobile device and a second mobile device.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the alert comprises an indication of a heat map of historical performance data of the first mobile device and a second mobile device.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises a recommended configuration for the first mobile device and a neighboring device to collaborate such that the first mobile device and the neighboring device reach the threshold performance.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the determining the configuration of the first mobile device comprises determining whether to activate one or more antennas on the first mobile device.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the determining the configuration of the first mobile device comprises determining whether to change orientation of the first mobile device at a location.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the determining the configuration of the first mobile device comprises determining whether to change location of the first mobile device.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the determining the configuration of the first mobile device occurs based on a location of the first mobile device in relation to a base station.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is the first mobile device.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is a server.

14. A system comprising:

a base station; and

a mobile device communicatively connected with the base station, the mobile device comprising

a processor; and

memory coupled with the processor, the memory storing executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

obtaining information associated with the mobile device, wherein the information associated with the mobile device comprises: current signaling information associated with first device or orientation information of the mobile device;

based on the information, determining a configuration of the mobile device in order to reach threshold performance; and

sending an alert about the determined configuration,

wherein the alert comprises a message on a graphical user interface, a sound, or haptic feedback, and

wherein the alert provides a notification of a recommended change to a first mobile device or triggers the first mobile device to perform the recommended change.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the determining the configuration of the mobile device comprises determining whether to activate one or more antennas on the mobile device.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the determining the configuration of the mobile device comprises determining whether to change orientation of the mobile device at a location.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the determining the configuration of the mobile device comprises determining whether to change location of the mobile device.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the determining the configuration of the mobile device occurs based on a location of the mobile device in relation to the base station.

19. A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that when executed by a computing device cause said computing device to effectuate operations comprising:

obtaining information associated with a mobile device, wherein the information associated with the mobile device comprises: current signaling information associated with first device or orientation information of the mobile device;

based on the information, determining a configuration of the mobile device in order to reach threshold performance; and

sending an alert about the determined configuration,

wherein the alert provides a notification of a recommended change to a first mobile device or triggers the first mobile device to perform the recommended change.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the determining the configuration of the mobile device comprises determining whether to activate one or more antennas on the mobile device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2019
From: JIA, YUPENG; KNOTTS, WILLIAM; PERCIFUL, DONALD; ZAVESKY, ERIC; PRATT, JAMES; HUET, MIRANDA; EDWARDS, GREGORY
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Reel/Frame 049991/0457 →
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