Patent ID: 8526932

Claim:
A mobile device comprising: a processor; and memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising: determining a zone associated with a mobile device, wherein the zone comprises a zone to which the mobile device was handed off in order to achieve improved performance; determining an indicator associated with the determined zone; determining rules associated with the determined indicator, wherein: the rules are stored on the mobile device; determination of the rules is based on at least one of an identification of a cell, an indication of signal strength, a location of the mobile device, a channel condition, or a demand of a user of the mobile device; and the rules are associated with performance in the zone regarding at least one of a subscriber related condition or a network related condition; a zone is associated with a multi-dimensional color code; and each color code of the multi-dimensional color code within a zone is indicative of at least one of: a prevailing network condition; a law governing use of an application; or an ordinance governing use of an application; querying a network to determine if any conditions exist that would change the color code or modify the rules associated with the color code; and executing an application via the mobile device based on the determined rules.