Interactive graphical user interface for an internet site providing data related to radio frequency emmitters

• US 20050186915A1
• Filed: 04/06/2005
• Published: 08/25/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: RF Check, Inc.
• Original Assignee: RF Check, Inc.
• Inventors: Williams, Douglas M.
• Application Number:
  US11/100,947
• Publication Number:
  US 20050186915A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/67.110
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/18 Network planning tools
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/845 Inventory and reporting systems for greenhouse gases [GHG]

Abstract

An interactive graphical user interface adapted for receiving user power down requests and for providing data related to RF emitter sites through a plurality of logically interrelated and interactive graphical monitor screens including: a search screen presenting plural location criteria for the sites, and adapted for receiving location requests; an information screen having a plan view MPE map; a wide area aerial map; a photographic camera view; and a list of site facts; a contacts screen presenting information about the RF emitters on a selected site, including an identity a broadcaster, owner, property manager, and municipal entity; and a request screen adapted for accepting, for a selected RF emitter, a power down request.

Claims

1. An interactive graphical user interface for receiving power down requests for RF emitter sites and for providing data related to such sites comprising:

a plurality of logically interrelated and interactive graphical monitor screens including;

(a) a search screen presenting location criteria for RF emitter sites, the search screen adapted for receiving location requests and employing corresponding stored data therefore including cumulative effects of competing RF broadcasters;

(b) an information screen comprising, for a selected one of the sites, at least one of elements;

a plan view MPE map;

an wide area aerial map;

a camera view; and

a list of facts;

the elements including information for all RF emitters at the selected one of the sites;

(c) a contacts screen presenting information about the RF emitters on the selected site, including an identity of at least one of the selected site related;

broadcaster, owner, property manager, and municipal entity; and

(d) a request screen adapted for accepting an identity of an RF emitter, a power down request reason, and a request duration.

2. The interactive graphical user interface of claim 1 further comprising:

a tools screen adapted for calculating actual and hypothetical values of intermodulation and isolation between RF emitters selected through the user interface by a user.

3. The interactive graphical user interface of claim 1 wherein the plan view MPE map is adapted for user selection of at least one point of view.

4. The interactive graphical user interface of claim 1 further comprising an RF emitter structure map presenting plan and elevational views of a selected RF emitter.

5. The interactive graphical user interface of claim 4 wherein the RF emitter structure map further presents emission data for the selected RF emitter.

6. The interactive graphical user interface of claim 5 wherein the emission data includes at least one of a location identity;

a statement of RF emitter sector azimuth and RF emitter array elevation; and

for occupied sectors an identification of sector size, emission frequency of RF emitters installed on sector, power output and type of RF emitters.

7. An interactive graphical user interface method for RF emitter sites power down requests through the presentation of a plurality of logically interrelated and interactive graphical monitor screens, the method comprising the steps of;

(a) presenting plural location criteria for the sites;

receiving location requests from the user;

employing a database of information concerning all RF emitters at selected sites including the cumulative effects of RF emissions from all competing RF broadcasters at each of the sites;

(b) presenting on screen, for a user selected one of the sites, at least one of elements;

a plan view MPE map;

an wide area aerial map;

a camera view; and

a list of facts;

(c) presenting on screen, information about the RF emitters on the selected site, including an identity of at least one of the selected site related;

broadcaster, owner, property manager, and municipal entity; and

(d) presenting a screen adapted for accepting an identity of an RF emitter, a power down request reason, and a request duration.

8. The interactive graphical user interface method of claim 7 further comprising the step of presenting a tools screen adapted for calculating actual and hypothetical values of intermodulation and isolation between the RF emitters selected through the user interface by a user.

9. The interactive graphical user interface method of claim 7 further comprising the step of adapting the plan view MPE map for user selection of at least one point of view.

10. The interactive graphical user interface method of claim 7 further comprising the step of adapting an RF emitter structure map for user selection of plan and elevational views of a selected RF emitter.

11. The interactive graphical user interface of claim 10 further comprising the step of adapting the RF emitter structure map for user selection of emission data for a selected RF emitter.

12. The interactive graphical user interface of claim 10 further comprising the step of presenting the emission data with at least one of a location identity;

a statement of sector azimuth; and

for occupied sectors an identification of sector size, emission frequency, power output and type of sector.