Patent ID: 7522923

Claim:
A method for transferring log data to a server over a wireless network from a plurality of remote devices, said method comprising: constructing a transfer plan for each of said remote devices by allocating a transfer period to each of said remote device according to the amount of data expected to be transferred to said server; selecting an entry within said transfer plan for one of said remote devices having an imminent transfer period; acquiring an actual transfer size for log data to be transferred from said selected one remote device; determining, for said selected one remote device, a transfer period including a start time and an end time to transfer said log data to said server based on said actual transfer size; acquiring, for said selected one remote device, an actual wireless network signal strength for said transfer period; determining whether or not said actual wireless network signal strength is below a predetermined threshold; in response to a determination that said actual wireless network signal strength is not below a predetermined threshold, transferring said log data from said selected one remote device to said server; and in response to a determination that said actual wireless network signal strength is below said predetermined threshold, aborting said transfer of log data from said selected one remote device to said server.