Patent ID: 7773985
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: G06Q,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of testing electromagnetic signal strength near a target area, comprising: establishing test parameters including a time parameter and a geographic parameter, wherein the time parameter comprises a time-of-day testing window and one or more lingering parameters, each of said one or more lingering parameters comprising a linger duration; operating a fleet of vehicles serving a territory near said target area, each of said vehicles being assigned to one of a plurality of routes according to a dispatch plan that is configured for purposes other than electromagnetic signal testing, said dispatch plan comprising vehicle data and route data wherein said route data includes a start time corresponding to a start location, an end time corresponding to an end location, and one or more intermediate stop durations corresponding to one or more intermediate stop locations; comparing said test parameters to said dispatch plan for each of said plurality of routes; identifying one or more optimal routes from among said plurality of routes based on the results of said comparing, said optimal routes comprising those most nearly satisfying said test parameters including said time parameter and said geographic parameter; installing one of a plurality of electromagnetic signal testing units in a plurality of vehicles, one or more of the vehicles being the vehicle assigned to one each of said one or more optimal routes; gathering electromagnetic signal data using said electromagnetic signal testing units installed in said one or more vehicles while operating said one or more vehicles according to said dispatch plan; and receiving data gathered by each of said plurality of signal testing units.