US 11,758,509 B2
Wireless network supporting extended coverage of service
Frances Bevan, Voorhees, NJ (US); David Markowitz, Plymouth Meeting, PA (US); Gary Michael Rekstad, Jr., Langhorne, PA (US); Jae Sim, Upper Darby, PA (US); and Christopher Stone, Newtown, PA (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/124,128.
Application 17/124,128 is a continuation of application No. 15/011,728, filed on Feb. 1, 2016, granted, now 10,904,854, issued on Jan. 26, 2021.
Application 15/011,728 is a continuation of application No. 13/475,045, filed on May 18, 2012, granted, now 9,295,022, issued on Mar. 22, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0212017 A1, Jul. 8, 2021
Int. Cl. H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01); H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 52/28 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 52/14 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 64/006 (2013.01) [H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 16/28 (2013.01); H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04W 52/283 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 52/143 (2013.01)] 48 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
determine, at a first time, that a user device is located in a first wireless coverage area of an access point and is connected to a wireless network;
determine a route associated with the user device;
predict, based on the route, that the user device will not have access to the wireless network at a second time that is after the first time; and
extend, based on the predicting and at the second time, the wireless network from the first wireless coverage area to a second wireless coverage area of the access point, wherein the second wireless coverage area is greater than the first wireless coverage area.