SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING A REGULATORY OPERATING MODE OF A DEVICE

• US 20180020453A1
• Filed: 09/26/2017
• Published: 01/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Network Performance Research Group LLC
• Original Assignee: Network Performance Research Group LLC
• Inventors: Lin, Ming-Yi, Tsai, Kun Ting, Chen, Yung-Jui, Hong, Peter
• Application Number:
  US15/715,239
• Publication Number:
  US 20180020453A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 2203/18 for wireless local area networks or WLAN
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/00 Jamming of communication; Counter-measures
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/226 Selection of non-jammed channel for communication spectrum sharing arrangements H04W16/14; selection of wireless resources by user or terminal H04W72/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/822 by detecting the presence of a surveillance, interception or detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

The present invention relates to wireless networks and more specifically directed to providing or acquiring an exemplary country code identifier or regulatory domain for a non-limiting device operating in a reduced functionality radio frequency (regulatory) mode based on exemplary location factors and exemplary confidence rankings. One embodiment includes an exemplary regulatory domain selection component configured to weigh location factors associated with a device, based on reliability associated with the location factors, and configured to determine an overall confidence of a country code identifier or a regulatory domain for the device. Another embodiment includes a device configured to operate in a reduced functionality radio frequency (regulatory) or world-wide compliant mode until a regulatory domain can be determined through a trusted cloud service which can be configured to weigh one or more location factors or data sources to facilitate providing or acquiring an exemplary country code identifier or regulatory domain for the device.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a regulatory domain selection component configured to implement a regulatory domain selection algorithm using a plurality of data sources, comprising at least two of a logistics database, shipping manifest information, a unique device identifier, an Internet protocol (IP) address lookup service, a wireless fidelity (WiFi) positioning lookup service, a WiFi network scan, a location record, or information associated with a global positioning system (GPS); and

a device, comprising a processor, configured to communicate securely with the regulatory domain selection component to facilitate providing or acquiring at least one of a country code identifier or a regulatory domain for the device based at least in part on the plurality of data sources.