Patent ID: 8335504

Claim:
A method for conveying quality of service information at a geographic location to a user, comprising: receiving a communication signal on a wireless communication device while located at the geographic location; measuring a characteristic of the communication signal, in addition to signal strength, pertinent to proper operation of a particular wireless computing application on the wireless computing device; determining a particular mode of operation of the particular wireless computing application operating on the wireless communication device; electronically processing the characteristic based on a processing rule and a characteristic threshold pertinent to the particular mode of operation of the particular wireless computing application operating on the wireless communication device to determine quality of the characteristic; providing a cognizable rendition of the quality of the characteristic to the user via the wireless communication device; providing at least one suggestion to the user for improving the quality of service based on the quality of the characteristic; and providing, responsive to a user request, an explanation to the user for the suggestion for improving the quality of service.