Patent ID: 11877340
Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 37:
38. A method comprising:
monitoring a bandwidth performance of a backhaul, the backhaul providing connectivity between a first wireless access point and a remote network;
based on the monitored bandwidth performance of the backhaul, producing status information indicating an ability of the backhaul to convey data communications between the first wireless access point and the remote network;
controlling wireless connectivity between the first wireless access point and a first mobile communication device based on the monitored bandwidth performance of the backhaul;
wherein controlling the wireless connectivity further includes:
transmitting wireless communications from the first wireless access point at a first wireless power level to the first mobile communication device in response to detecting that the backhaul provides a first bandwidth performance level;
in response to detecting degradation of the bandwidth performance associated with the backhaul from the first bandwidth performance level to a second bandwidth performance level, transmitting the wireless communications from the first wireless access point at a second wireless power level to the first mobile communication device, the second wireless power level less than the first wireless power level;
in response to detecting further degradation of the bandwidth performance associated with the backhaul from the second bandwidth performance level to a third bandwidth performance level, transmitting the wireless communications from the first wireless access point to the first mobile communication device at a third wireless power level, the third wireless power level less than the second wireless power level;
communicating a message from the first wireless access point to the first mobile communication device, the message tagged with a tag value indicating a decoder in the first mobile communication device to which the message is directed, the message including the status information; and

wherein the decoder of the first mobile communication device is operative to convert the message into a first symbol displayed on a display screen of the first mobile communication device, the display screen including a first display region dedicated to display the first symbol.