Server device and method for directing mobile devices to collect and communicate location based user quality data

摘要

A computing server directs a mobile device to collect and communicate realistic and accurate user quality information according to a data collection rule. The computing server receives, filters, and stores the user quality information in a database. The computing server processes the data and communicates the data to a web-server.

主权项

1. A method for collecting and processing wireless network user quality data, the method comprising:
identifying a mobile computing device operating within a wireless network, the mobile computing device executing a wireless network user quality data collection software program, the mobile computing device provisioned for typical operation on a wireless communication network; forming a unique user location profile, the unique user location profile formed from a combination of:
a unique identifier of the mobile computing device,a recognized geographic pattern of operation of the mobile computing device, the recognized geographic pattern repeated at least twice, anda recognized time pattern of operation of the mobile computing device, the recognized time pattern repeated at least twice; modifying the unique user location profile to change the frequency of data collection based on an age of data previously collected; choosing at least one configuration datum based on information in the user location profile, the configuration datum including a cell tower list; communicating the at least one configuration datum to the mobile computing device, the configuration datum directing the mobile computing device to perform a wireless network user quality data collection operation if the mobile computing device is associated with a cell tower listed on the cell tower list; and receiving at least one wireless network user quality data measurement from the mobile computing device.