Determining user experience metrics for different communication networks

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9277472-B1
Application number	US-201213603156-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Sep 4, 2012
Priority date	Sep 4, 2012
Publication date	Mar 1, 2016
Grant date	Mar 1, 2016

Abstract

One or more user experience metrics are obtained for one or more types of wireless communication networks. One or more user experience indicators may be displayed on a screen in conjunction with a signal strength indicator. Different sets of user experience metrics may also be obtained, each set being associate with an application on a user device. Each set of user experience metrics may be displayed in conjunction with a list of applications. A user may provide user input selecting a wireless communication network and the user device may be configured to use the selected wireless communication network.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
determining, by at least one processor, a signal strength for a wireless signal associated with a first wireless communication network;
identifying, by the at least one processor, a plurality of factors that contribute to an user experience;
identifying, by the at least one processor, a weight stored in a memory;
identifying, by the at least one processor, a corresponding first factor of the plurality of factors;
determining, by the at least one processor, a first set of measurements corresponding to the first factor, wherein the first set of measurements pertains to the user experience in connection with the first wireless communication network;
determining, by the at least one processor, a first user experience indicator for the first wireless communication network based at least in part on the first set of measurements weighted according to the weight;
determining, by the at least one processor, a second set of measurements corresponding to the first factor, wherein the second set of measurements pertains to the user experience in connection with a second wireless communication network;
determining, by the at least one processor, a second user experience indicator for the second wireless communication network based at least in part on the second set of measurements weighted according to the weight;
displaying, by a display device, the first user experience indicator to indicate the user experience with the first wireless communication network;
displaying, by the display device, the second user experience indicator to indicate the second user experience in connection with the second wireless communication network;
displaying a signal strength indicator to indicate the signal strength for the wireless signal, wherein:
the signal strength indicator is based on the signal strength and a type of the first wireless communications network,
the signal strength indicator is displayed in a same banner area as the first user experience indicator and the second user experience indicator, and
the plurality of factors are different than the signal strength and the type of the first wireless communications network;

displaying, by the display device, a prompt for a selection of the first wireless communication network or the second wireless communication network; and
selecting, based at least in part on an input associated with the prompt, the first wireless communication network.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the first user experience indicator and the second user experience indicator are combined into a single indicator, and
the single indicator comprises at least one of a bar displayed on a screen of a user device, a numerical value, a light emitted from an LED, an audible indicator, a haptic indicator, or text.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of factors comprise two or more of:
a time of day;
a power level of a user device;
a location of the user device;
a temperature of the user device;
a proximity of the user device to the user;
a cost associated with the first wireless communication network or the second wireless communication network;
a communication state of the user device;
a security preference;
one or more preferences of an application on the user device;
a queue length of the user device; or
an error rate of data transmitted or received by the user device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of factors are identified based on one or more preferences of an application that is using the first wireless communication network.

5. A system comprising:
an antenna configured to receive a wireless signal from wireless communication networks; and
a processing device configured to:
determine, by at least one processor, a signal strength for a wireless signal associated with a first wireless communication network;
identify, by the at least one processor, a plurality of factors that contribute to a user experience;
identify, by the at least one processor, a weight stored in a memory;
identify, by the at least one processor, a corresponding first factor of the plurality of factors;
determine, by the at least one processor, a first set of measurements corresponding to the first factor, wherein the first set of measurements pertains to the user experience in connection with a first wireless communication network;
determine, by the at least one processor, a first user experience indicator for the first wireless communication network based at least in part on the first set of measurements weighted according to the weight;
determine, by the at least one processor, a second set of measurements corresponding to the first factor, wherein the second set of measurements pertains to the user experience in connection with a second wireless communication network;
determine, by the at least one processor, a second user experience indicator for the second wireless communication network based at least in part on the second set of measurements weighted according to the weight;
display, by a display device, the first user experience indicator to indicate the user experience in connection with the first wireless communication network;
display, by the display device, the second user experience indicator to indicate the second user experience in connection with the second wireless communication network; and
display, by the display device, a signal strength indicator to indicate the signal strength for the wireless signal, wherein:
the signal strength indicator is based at least in part on the signal strength and a type of the first wireless communications network,
the signal strength indicator is displayed in a same banner area as the first user experience indicator and the second user experience indicator, and
the plurality of factors are different than the signal strength and the type of the first wireless communications network;

display, by the display device, a prompt for a selection of the first wireless communication network or the second wireless communication network; and
select, based at least in part on an input associated with the prompt, the first wireless communication network.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the first user experience indicator and the second user experience indicator comprises at least one of a bar displayed on a screen of a user device, a numerical value, a light emitted from an LED, an audible indicator, a haptic indicator, or text.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of factors comprise two or more of:
a time of day;
a power level of a user device;
a location of the user device;
a temperature of the user device;
a proximity of the user device to the user;
a cost associated with the first wireless communication network or the second wireless communication network;
a communication state of the user device;
a security preference;
one or more preferences of an application on the user device;
a queue length of the user device; or
an error rate of data transmitted or received by the user device.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of factors are identified based on one or more preferences of an application that is using the first wireless communication network.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause a processing device to perform operations comprising:
determine a signal strength for a wireless signal received from a first wireless communication network;
identify a plurality of factors that contribute to a user experience;
identify a weight stored in a memory;
identify a corresponding first factor of the plurality of factors;
determine a first s

Assignees

• Price Andrew D
• Rodoper Mete
• Edara Kiran K
• Amazon Tech Inc

Inventors

• Price Andrew D
• Rodoper Mete
• Edara Kiran K

Classifications

• H04W72/563

  of the wireless resources · CPC title

• H04W36/365

  by manual user interaction · CPC title

• H04W72/06

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W36/30 Primary

  by measured or perceived connection quality data · CPC title

• H04W48/18 Primary

  Selecting a network or a communication service · CPC title