US 12,425,894 B2
Predicting future wireless coverage based on weather
Javier Buzzalino, Simpsonville, SC (US); Julio P. Roque, Coconut Grove, FL (US); and Peng Tang, Greer, SC (US)
Assigned to Intergraph Corporation, Madison, AL (US)
Filed by Intergraph Corporation, Madison, AL (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/084,852.
Prior Publication US 2024/0205706 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 24/08 (2009.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 24/08 (2013.01) [H04W 24/10 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless coverage mapping method comprising:
receiving, for each of a plurality of mobile devices communicating wirelessly with a server system via a wireless communication service, mobile device location information and mobile device communication service information;
receiving weather data;
correlating the weather data with the mobile device location information and the mobile device communication service information to characterize the effect of weather on the wireless communication service;
generating a dead zone volume map defining a predicted future weather-related dead zone volume for the wireless communication service; and
predicting an upcoming service change at a particular location based on the predicted future weather-related dead zone volume and taking a preemptive action in response to such prediction.