MULTI-MVNO WIRELESS SERVICE
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Abstract
Systems and methods for determining an optimal range of frequencies of electromagnetic waves are described. In some embodiments, mobile voice communications devices measure average power received from certain ranges of such frequencies, each range associated with a communications service provider. A cost may be associated with each range. An optimal range of frequencies may be determined based on these factors. Each device may also receive a set of data identifying the location of the device. Each device may transmit one or more communications signals to a CIP with such measurements and location information, and some of this information may be stored in a database.
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32. A method of creating a database with information on each of a plurality of substantially nonoverlapping ranges of frequencies of electromagnetic waves, in each of a plurality of geographic regions, the method comprising:
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receiving a first set of data containing information from a first plurality of mobile voice communications devices in a first geographic region, the information indicating an average power received for each range of the plurality of ranges by the plurality of mobile voice communications devices in the first geographic region; receiving a second set of data containing information from a second plurality of mobile voice communications devices in a second geographic region, the information indicating an average power received for each range of the plurality of ranges by the plurality of mobile voice communications devices in the second geographic region; maintaining the database with information associating a cost with each range of the plurality in the first geographic region, and associating a cost with each range of the plurality in the second geographic region, wherein the cost associated with one or more of the ranges is different in the first geographic region than in the second geographic region; and populating the database with data comprising the average power received for each range of the plurality of ranges in the first geographic region and each range of the plurality of ranges in the second geographic region. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of determining a suggested range of frequencies of electromagnetic waves among a plurality of substantially nonoverlapping ranges of frequencies of electromagnetic waves, the method comprising:
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providing a first set of data from a first set of one or more mobile communications devices located in a first geographic region, the first set of data indicating an average power received for each range of the plurality; providing a second set of data from a second set of one or more mobile communications devices located in a second geographic region, the second set of data indicating an average power received for each range of the plurality; accessing information which associates a cost with each range of the plurality in the first geographic region and in the second geographic region, wherein the cost associated with one or more of the ranges is different in the first geographic region than in the second geographic region; and identifying a suggested range of frequencies of the plurality of ranges for a selected mobile communications device based at least in part on the cost associated with each range for a selected one of the first geographic region or second geographic region where the selected mobile voice communications device is located, the identification also based at least in part on the average power received from each range in the selected geographic region. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method of creating a database with information on each of a plurality of substantially nonoverlapping ranges of frequencies of electromagnetic waves, the method comprising:
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maintaining the database with information which associates a cost with each range of the plurality of ranges and associates one of a plurality of security levels with each range of the plurality of ranges; receiving a set of data containing information from a plurality of mobile voice communications devices, the information indicating an average power received for each range of the plurality of ranges by the plurality of mobile voice communications devices; populating the database with average power data for each range of the plurality of ranges from the received set of data; and identifying a suggested range of frequencies of the plurality of ranges for a selected mobile voice communications device based at least in part on the cost associated with each range, the average power received from each range, and the security level associated with each range. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method of determining a suggested range of frequencies of electromagnetic waves among a plurality of substantially nonoverlapping ranges of frequencies of electromagnetic waves, the method comprising:
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providing a first set of data from a set of one or more mobile communications devices indicating an average power received for each range of the plurality; accessing cost information associating a cost with each range of the plurality of ranges; accessing security information associating one of a plurality of security levels with each range of the plurality of ranges; and identifying a suggested range of frequencies of the plurality of ranges for use by a selected mobile communications device based at least in part on the cost associated with each range, the average power received from each range, and the security level associated with each range. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57)
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