US 11,985,022 B2
Systems and methods for managing devices on a wireless communications networks
Soloman M. Almadi, Dhahran (SA); Khalid Al-Usail, Dammam (SA); and Abdullah Al-Nufaii, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Feb. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/168,886.
Prior Publication US 2022/0255788 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 41/0213 (2022.01); H04L 41/046 (2022.01); H04L 41/0806 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/0213 (2013.01) [H04L 41/046 (2013.01); H04L 41/0806 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a first network management apparatus comprising:
a first housing,
a first wireless transceiver secured to the first housing,
one or more first processors disposed within the first housing, and
one or more first non-transitory computer readable media disposed in the first housing, wherein the one or more first non-transitory computer readable media store first instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the one or more first processors to perform operations comprising:
continuously monitoring, using the first wireless transceiver, a first environment of the first network management apparatus for a plurality of first wireless signals, wherein the first wireless signals are transmitted by a plurality of first wireless network devices in the first environment,
determining, based on the first wireless signals, first data regarding the plurality of first wireless network devices, wherein the first data comprises, for each of the plurality of first wireless network devices:
an identifier of the first wireless network device,
a location of the first wireless network device in the first environment,
a network configuration of the first wireless network device, and
an antenna configuration of the first wireless network device;
accessing second data regarding physical characteristics of the first environment;
determining, based on the first data and the second data, one or more modifications of the network configurations of the plurality of first wireless network devices;
transmitting, to the plurality of first wireless network devices, one or more commands to modify one or more of the network configurations of the plurality of first wireless network devices;
determining whether one of the plurality of first wireless network devices is in a line of sight of another one of the plurality of first wireless network devices, and
responsive to determining whether the one of the plurality of first wireless network devices is in a line of sight of another one of the plurality of first wireless network devices, presenting a notification to a user, wherein the notification comprises a step by step set of instructions to the user to relocate at least one of those first wireless network devices from a first location to a second location.