Patent ID: 8351923

Claim:
A multi-unit performance quality data collection device, comprising: a chassis; a plurality of mobile devices mounted in the chassis, each of the plurality of mobile devices configured for typical operation with an associated wireless network, each of the plurality of mobile devices configured to access contracted wireless network services via the associated wireless network, and each respective mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices including: a central processing unit (CPU); an onboard global positioning system (GPS); and a memory to store performance measurement data, command information, and software executable by the CPU, the software configured to instruct the respective mobile device to receive the command information, the command information configured to direct each respective mobile device to collect the performance measurement data if information provided by the onboard GPS indicates the respective mobile device is within a particular geographic area, the particular geographical area of one of the plurality of mobile devices being different from the particular geographical area of another one of the plurality of mobile devices, the performance measurement data representative of the respective mobile device performance within the associated wireless network; and an internal interface fixedly mounted in the chassis and having a power input configured to receive power, the internal interface coupled to each of the plurality of mobile devices and configured to supply power and control signals to each of the plurality of mobile devices, the internal interface having a user interface coupled thereto to direct the operations of the internal interface.