METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DISCOVER SPECTRUM USAGE OF MOBILE CARRIERS
First Claim
1. A method to determine reliability of a wireless carrier comprising:
- extracting channel information from messages transmitted to mobile devices at a plurality of locations to determine a quantity of available channels;
segregating the extracted channel information into a first group corresponding to channels of a first carrier and a second group corresponding to channels of a second carrier; and
determining, with a processor, a relative reliability between the first carrier and the second carrier based on a respective quantity of channels in the first group and the second group.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for determining reliability of wireless carriers. An example method includes extracting channel information from messages transmitted to mobile devices at a plurality of locations to determine a quantity of available channels, segregating the extracted channel information into a first group corresponding to channels of a first carrier and a second group corresponding to channels of a second carrier, and determining, with a processor, a relative reliability between the first carrier and the second carrier based on a respective quantity of channels in the first group and the second group.
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24 Claims
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1. A method to determine reliability of a wireless carrier comprising:
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extracting channel information from messages transmitted to mobile devices at a plurality of locations to determine a quantity of available channels; segregating the extracted channel information into a first group corresponding to channels of a first carrier and a second group corresponding to channels of a second carrier; and determining, with a processor, a relative reliability between the first carrier and the second carrier based on a respective quantity of channels in the first group and the second group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A tangible computer readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause a processor to at least:
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segregate channel information extracted from messages transmitted to mobile devices at a plurality of locations into a first group corresponding to channels of a first carrier and a second group corresponding to channels of a second carrier; and determine a relative reliability between the first carrier and the second carrier based on a respective quantity of channels in the first group and the second group. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus to determine reliability of a wireless carrier, comprising:
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an analyzer to segregate channel information extracted from messages transmitted to mobile devices at a plurality of locations into a first group associated with a first carrier and a second group associated with a second carrier; and a mapper to determine a relative reliability between the first carrier and the second carrier based on a respective quantity of channels in the first group and the second group. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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