Patent ID: 7471956
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for determining a location of an improved carrier signal emitted from a base station relative to a position of a communication device, the carrier signal having a signal strength and the communication device receiving signal strength information of the carrier signal from an operating wireless communications network, the method comprising the steps of: receiving information of a signal strength at an adjacent location, wherein the adjacent location is determined by performing a lookup on a digital map, the receiving further comprising determining if the signal strength at the adjacent location is greater than the signal strength at a current location of the communication device, and if the signal strength of the adjacent location is less that of the signal strength at the current location, then locating a next adjacent grid reference in a 360 degree radius from the communication device; and in response the received information of an improved signal strength being received at the adjacent location, displaying a direction of a position of the adjacent location on the communication device.