US 11,705,967 B2
Reacquiring communication link based on historical data
Travis Lantz, Dublin, CA (US); Paul Csonka, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Baris Ibrahim Erkmen, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to X Development LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by X DEVELOPMENT LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/867,858.
Application 17/867,858 is a continuation of application No. 17/070,585, filed on Oct. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,431,411.
Application 17/070,585 is a continuation of application No. 16/865,489, filed on May 4, 2020, granted, now 10,841,008, issued on Nov. 17, 2020.
Application 16/865,489 is a continuation of application No. 16/256,393, filed on Jan. 24, 2019, granted, now 10,680,710, issued on Jun. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0352984 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04B 10/00 (2013.01); H04B 10/114 (2013.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01); H04B 10/077 (2013.01); H04B 10/079 (2013.01)
CPC H04B 10/1149 (2013.01) [H04B 10/079 (2013.01); H04B 10/0779 (2013.01); H04B 10/1143 (2013.01); H04W 16/28 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
identifying, by one or more processors, a plurality of time periods of a time cycle during which fades of a communication link between a first communication device and a second communication device have previously occurred;
determining, by the one or more processors, a first time period of the plurality of time periods during which fades occurred more often than during other ones of the plurality of time periods;
determining, by the one or more processors, one or more environmental factors associated with the first time period;
determining, by the one or more processors, a trend based on the determined first time period and the determined one or more environmental factors; and
performing, by the one or more processors, a search for the communication link using the trend.