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`U.S. Patent No. RE 48,089 Claim Listing
`Limitation
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`An automatic coverage assessment system configured for generating
`a coverage assessment for a second wireless access network of a
`telecommunications infrastructure comprising a first wireless access
`network and the second wireless access network, the first and second
`wireless access networks capable of providing services to a plurality
`of terminals, the system comprising:
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`an information collector; and
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`a coverage estimator,
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`wherein the information collector is configured to: (i) select one or
`more terminals from at least part of the plurality of the terminals, the
`at least part of the plurality of the terminals capable of
`communicating with both the first wireless access network and the
`second wireless access network,
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`(ii) instruct the selected one or more terminals to measure signals
`from the second wireless access network,
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`(iii) obtain measurement information indicative of the signals
`measured from the second wireless access network by the selected
`one or more terminals, and
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`(iv) provide the measurement information to the coverage estimator,
`and
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`wherein the coverage estimator is configured to: (i) obtain
`measurement information from the information collector, and
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`(ii) based on the obtained measurement information, generate the
`coverage assessment for the second wireless access network of the
`telecommunications infrastructure.
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`The automatic coverage assessment system of claim 1, wherein the
`system further comprises a trigger configured for triggering the
`information collector to select the one or more terminals.
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`The automatic coverage assessment system of claim 1, wherein the
`information collector is further configured to obtain location
`information for at least one of the at least part of the plurality of
`terminals prior to selecting the one or more terminals.
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`The automatic coverage assessment system of claim 3,
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`wherein the information collector is further configured to associate
`the location information with at least one of the selected one or more
`terminals and
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`provide the location information associated with the at least one of
`the selected one or more terminals to the coverage estimator.
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`The automatic coverage assessment system of claim 1, wherein the
`information collector is further configured to provide location
`information valid upon obtaining the measurement information for
`at least one of the selected one or more terminals.
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`A mobile user terminal configured for use in an automatic coverage
`assessment method for generating a coverage assessment for a
`second wireless access network of a
`telecommunications
`infrastructure, the telecommunications infrastructure comprising a
`first wireless access network and the second wireless access network,
`wherein the first and second wireless access networks are capable of
`providing services to a plurality of terminals, and wherein the mobile
`user terminal comprises:
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`means for measuring signals from the second wireless access
`network; and
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`means for providing the measurement information to at least one of
`an information collector or a coverage estimator based on the
`measured signals,
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`wherein the mobile user terminal is further configured to: receive an
`instruction from the information collector to measure signals,
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`wherein the information collector carries out operations including
`collecting information from terminals by:
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`selecting one or more terminals from at least part of the plurality of
`the terminals, the at least part of the plurality of the terminals capable
`of communicating with both the first wireless access network and the
`second wireless access network,
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`instructing the selected one or more terminals to measure signals
`from the second wireless access network,
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`obtaining measurement information indicative of the signals
`measured from the second wireless access network by the selected
`one or more terminals, and
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`providing the measurement information to a coverage estimator; and
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`measure signals from the second wireless access network;
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`wherein the coverage estimator carries out operations including
`generating the coverage assessment for the second wireless access
`network by:
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`obtaining the measurement information from the information
`collector, and
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`based on the obtained measurement information, generating the
`coverage assessment for the second wireless access network of the
`telecommunications infrastructure.
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`A network node for use in a telecommunications infrastructure
`comprising a first wireless access network and a second wireless
`access network, the first and second wireless access networks
`capable of providing services to a plurality of terminals, the node
`comprising:
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`means for selecting one or more terminals from at least part of the
`plurality of the terminals, the at least part of the plurality of the
`terminals capable of communicating with both the first wireless
`access network and the second wireless access network;
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`means for instructing the selected one or more terminals to measure
`signals from the second wireless access network,
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`means for obtaining measurement information indicative of the
`signals measured from the second wireless access network by the
`selected one or more terminals; and
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`means for providing the measurement information to a coverage
`estimator,
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`wherein the coverage estimator is configured to generate the
`coverage assessment for the second wireless access network of the
`telecommunications infrastructure based on the measurement
`information provided by the network node.
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`The network node of claim 13, wherein the coverage estimator is
`included within the network node.
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`A network node for use in a telecommunications infrastructure
`comprising a first wireless access network and a second wireless
`access network, the first and second wireless access networks
`capable of providing services to a plurality of terminals, the node
`comprising:
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`means for obtaining measurement information from an information
`collector; and
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`means for generating the coverage assessment for the second
`wireless access network of the telecommunications infrastructure
`based on the obtained measurement information,
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`wherein the information collector is configured to: (i) select one or
`more terminals from at least part of the plurality of the terminals, the
`at least part of the plurality of the terminals capable of
`communicating with both the first wireless access network and the
`second wireless access network,
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`(ii) instruct the selected one or more terminals to measure signals
`from the second wireless access network,
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`(iii) obtain measurement information indicative of the signals
`measured from the second wireless access network by the selected
`one or more terminals, and
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`(iv) provide the measurement information to the network node.
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