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Granted Patent B2
US 11,611,847 · App. 17/144,403 · Granted Mar 21, 2023

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 11,611,847
App. No.
17/144,403
Granted
Mar 21, 2023
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 (31)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processor, 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, by the processor, a configuration of the first mobile device in order to reach threshold performance; and

providing, by the processor, instructions to implement the determined configuration, wherein the instructions comprise the selection of an antenna or reorientation of the antenna.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises performance information of a second mobile device at multiple locations.

3. The method 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 method 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 method 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 method 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.

7. The method 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.

8. The method 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.

9. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory coupled with the one or more processors, the memory storing executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to effectuate operations comprising:

receiving 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

providing instructions to implement the determined configuration, wherein the instructions comprise the selection of an antenna or reorientation of the antenna.

10. The system of claim 9 , the operations further comprising providing instructions to generate a map or table associated with the first mobile device during a time of the day.

11. The system of claim 9 , the operations further comprising providing instructions to generate a map or table associated with the first mobile device during a period of time, wherein the map or table comprises a moving average of signal strength of the first mobile device for coordinates during the period of time.

12. The system of claim 9 , the operations further comprising providing instructions to generate a map or table associated with the first mobile device during a period of time, wherein the map or table comprises configurations of the first mobile device at different coordinates during the period of time.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the determining the configuration is based on historical performance data of the first mobile device and a second mobile device.

14. The system of claim 9 , 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.

15. The system of claim 9 , 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.

16. The system of claim 9 , 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.

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

receiving 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

providing instructions to implement the determined configuration, wherein the instructions comprise the selection of an antenna or reorientation of the antenna.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , the operations further comprising providing instructions to generate a map or table associated with the first mobile device during a time of the day.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , the operations further comprising providing instructions to generate a map or table associated with the first mobile device during a period of time, wherein the map or table comprises a moving average of signal strength of the first mobile device for coordinates during the period of time.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , the operations further comprising providing instructions to generate a map or table associated with the first mobile device during a period of time, wherein the map or table comprises configurations of the first mobile device at different coordinates during the period of time.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2021
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 054857/0170 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16534518 · Aug 7, 2019
Related Publication 20210127231A1 · Apr 29, 2021