Patent ID: 8744487
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: G01S,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a mobile communications device, the method comprising: receiving a signal transmitted by at least one other device; measuring at least one radio frequency characteristic of the received signal; storing signal measurement information in combination with a peer device identifier identifying a device to which the signal measurement information being stored corresponds; and transmitting the stored signal measurement information and the corresponding peer device identifier when a transmission constraint is satisfied, further comprising: determining if the transmission constraint is satisfied prior to transmitting the stored signal measurement, said determining including determining that one or more access points with a communications link to the mobile communications device having a signal to noise ratio above a threshold are available; and wherein said transmitting includes: transmitting the stored signal measurement information and the corresponding peer device identifier to an access point with a communications link with said mobile communications device having a highest signal to noise ratio.