SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING BROADCASTS
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Abstract
Optimizing a power level for a transmission so that the transmission is receivable at or near a destination, but no farther, is useful for reduced-power transmissions. Taking into account known distance for the transmission as determined by onboard GPS and geographic databases, a power level may be set more precisely. Accounting for atmospheric conditions which may impact transmission as determined by onboard or received measurements of temperature, solar or other conditions may also permit a power level to be set more precisely. An obstruction database may be consulted to determine whether transmissions will degrade due to objects in between the transmitter and receiver, permitting power level, frequency, bandwidth or transmit/receive location to be adjusted accordingly. The techniques may be implemented in any signal transmission scenario including mobile telephones, aircraft, marine or other vehicle radios, mobile devices with Wi-Fi radios for network computing, stationary radios, and other situations requiring communications.
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43 Claims
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24. A method, comprising:
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determining a destination for a broadcast from a mobile transmitter; receiving at least one signaling parameter associated with a condition affecting the broadcast; and adjusting at least one broadcasting parameter for optimizing reception of the broadcast at the destination based at least in part on the at least one signaling parameter, wherein at least one of the determining, receiving or adjusting is at least partially implemented in hardware. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method, comprising:
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obtaining a destination for a broadcast from a mobile transmitter; determining an initial value for a transmit power of the broadcast from the mobile transmitter to the destination; receiving at least one parameter associated with a condition affecting the broadcast; and modifying the initial value of the transmit power of the broadcast from the mobile transmitter to the destination based at least in part on the received at least one parameter, wherein at least one of the obtaining, determining, receiving, or modifying is at least partially implemented in hardware.
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43. A method, comprising:
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obtaining a location of a destination for a signal from a mobile transmitter; determining a distance from the mobile transmitter to the destination; and determining an initial value for a transmit power of the signal from the mobile transmitter to the destination based at least in part on the determined distance; determining one or more obstructions within at least one proximity of at least one of the mobile transmitter or the destination via at least querying a database of one or more obstructions in an area associated with the signal; modifying the initial value of the transmit power of the signal from the mobile transmitter to the destination based at least in part on at least some data associated with one or more of the determined obstructions within the at least one proximity; and utilizing the modified transmit power of the mobile transmitter for the signal to ensure at least partial reception of the signal at the destination based at least in part on the at least some data associated with the one or more of the determined obstructions within the at least one proximity.
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