Generating optimal itineraries based on network connectivity

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9109897-B2
Application number	US-201313732457-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 2, 2013
Priority date	Dec 17, 2008
Publication date	Aug 18, 2015
Grant date	Aug 18, 2015

Abstract

An approach for generating optimal itineraries based on network connectivity is presented. A computer receives a first message from which a current position of a vehicle on a trip, destination, a service being requested for a mobile device in the vehicle, service providers and network(s) are extracted. Network connectivity measures are retrieved and signal qualities in respective cells are determined based on the network connectivity measures. Based on the signal qualities, an itinerary is determined as paths and a hop indicating a position on one of the paths at which a connectivity change from a first to a second service provider is to occur. A response to the first message indicates the itinerary. Sending the response results in the mobile device making the connectivity change when the vehicle reaches the position indicated by the hop.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer system comprising:
a central processing unit (CPU);
a memory coupled to the CPU; and
a computer-readable, tangible storage device coupled to the CPU, the storage device containing instructions that when carried out by the CPU via the memory implement a method of generating optimal itineraries, the method comprising the steps of:
the computer system receiving a first message from a global positioning device that determines a geographic positio…

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Bauchot Frederic
• Dispensa Jean-Claude
• Drouet Francois-Xavier
• Marmigere Gerard

Classifications

• G01C21/343 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G01C21/3867

  Physics · mapped topic

• G01C21/00 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G01C21/3461 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic