METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING COMMUNICATION SERVICE AVAILABILITY FOR A MOBILE DEVICE USING BREADCRUMBS

摘要

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for enabling a mobile device to generate pathway records, and to use the generated records to identify a location at which a desired type of communication service is available for the mobile device. The generated pathway records include (a) timing data indicative of a data collection time, (b) location data indicative of a collection location of the mobile device at the collection time, and (c) data indicative of available communication services for the mobile device at the collection location. Via a user interface, the mobile device presents a map including indications of (a) a current location of the mobile device, (b) a trail representing a time-ordered sequence of the pathway records, and (c) the available communication services associated with respective ones of the pathway records generated by the mobile device.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
generating, by a mobile device, pathway records based on data collected at a collection frequency via the mobile device, respective ones of the pathway records including timing data indicative of a collection time, location data indicative of a collection location of the mobile device at the collection time, and data indicative of available communication services for the mobile device at the collection location; and presenting, via a user interface of the mobile device, a map including indications of a current location of the mobile device, a trail representing a time-ordered sequence of the pathway records based on the timing data associated with respective ones of the pathway records, and the available communication services associated with respective ones of the pathway records.