Determining Response Signature Commonalities
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Abstract
An analyzer can obtain data regarding signal characteristics in each of multiple communication channels within an access network. The analyzer can use that data to create signatures corresponding to each of the multiple channels. Based on similarities between signatures, the analyzer may then identify clusters of signatures associated with devices that share channels or portions of channels.
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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method comprising:
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calculating, by a computing device, a response signature for an access device; matching the response signature with one or more stored response signatures respectively for one or more access devices; determining one or more geographic locations respectively for the one or more access devices; and approximating a geographic location of the access device using at least one of the one or more geographic locations. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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calculating, by a computing device, a response signature approximation using a response signature of an access device; comparing the response signature approximation with a plurality of other response signature approximations respectively associated with a plurality of other access devices; and determining a geographic location of the access device based on matching response signature approximations. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
approximating, by a computing device, a geographic location of an access device based on one or more geographic locations respectively of one or more other access devices respectively having response signatures within a predetermined measure of a response signature for the access device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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