LOCATION BASED ACCESS TO SELECTED COMMUNICATION BANDS

• US 20180092114A1
• Filed: 09/20/2017
• Published: 03/29/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wilson Electronics LLC (Wilson Electronics Holdings LLC)
• Original Assignee: Wilson Electronics LLC (Wilson Electronics Holdings LLC)
• Inventors: Ashworth, Christopher Ken, Cook, Patrick Lee, Mouser, Michael James
• Granted Patent: US 10,674,526 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/15542 Selecting at relay station its transmit and receive resources selection of wireless resources by user or terminal H04W72/02; arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path by two-dimensional division of the resources H04L5/0003, or by allocating sub-channels H04L5/003
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/52 based on load

Abstract

Technology for a signal booster is disclosed. The signal booster can identify a current location of the signal booster. The signal booster can determine one or more bands in which signals are permitted to be boosted by the signal booster based on the current location of the signal booster. The signal booster can boost signals in the one or more bands that are permitted to be boosted by the signal booster for the current location of the signal booster.

Claims

1. A signal booster, comprising one or more processors and memory configured to:

identify a current location of the signal booster;

determine one or more bands in which signals are permitted to be boosted by the signal booster based on the current location of the signal booster; and

boost signals in the one or more bands that are permitted to be boosted by the signal booster for the current location of the signal booster.

2. The signal booster of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors and memory are further configured to:

determine the one or more bands in which signals are permitted to be boosted using a lookup table, wherein the lookup table indicates the one or more bands in view of the current location of the signal booster.

3. The signal booster of claim 2, wherein the lookup table is based on a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) public safety re-banding.

4. The signal booster of claim 2, wherein the one or more processors and memory are further configured to:

periodically update the lookup table based on data received from a server.

5. The signal booster of claim 2, wherein the one or more processors and memory are further configured to:

generate the lookup table based on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Consumer Booster Standard, wherein the FCC Consumer Booster Standard defines which bands are permitted to be boosted for a signal booster.

6. The signal booster of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors and memory are further configured to:

boost signals in band 26 (B26) based on the current location of the signal booster;

or

boost signals in band 5 (B5) based on the current location of the signal booster.

7. The signal booster of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors and memory are further configured to:

determine the one or more bands in which to boost signals during an installation process of the signal booster.

8. The signal booster of claim 1, wherein the signals in the one or more bands are permitted to be boosted based on a government license.

9. The signal booster of claim 1, further comprising a bi-directional signal booster configured to amplify cellular signals and retransmit amplified cellular signals.

10. The signal booster of claim 1, further comprising:

an outside antenna to receive a downlink signal from a base station, wherein the downlink signal is associated with the one or more bands in which signals are permitted to be boosted;

a downlink signal path that includes one or more amplifiers and one or more band pass filters, wherein the downlink signal is amplified and filtered via the downlink signal path; and

an inside antenna to transmit the downlink signal that has been amplified and filtered to a mobile device.

11. The signal booster of claim 1, further comprising:

an inside antenna to receive an uplink signal from a mobile device, wherein the uplink signal is associated with the one or more bands in which signals are permitted to be boosted;

an uplink signal path that includes one or more amplifiers and one or more band pass filters, wherein the uplink signal is amplified and filtered via the uplink signal path; and

an outside antenna to transmit the uplink signal that has been amplified and filtered to a base station.

12. The signal booster of claim 1, wherein the signal booster is configured to boost signals in up to six bands.

13. The signal booster of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors and memory are configured to identify the current location of the signal booster based on location information received from a mobile device that is in communication with the signal booster, wherein the mobile device is configured to determine the location information using a location satellite system receiver in the mobile device.

14. A cellular signal booster, comprising:

a bi-directional cellular signal booster configured to boost cellular signals;

a satellite location system receiver configured to detect a current location of the cellular signal booster; and

a controller comprising one or more processors and memory configured to;

access a lookup table to identify one or more bands in which cellular signals are permitted to be boosted by the cellular signal booster with respect to the current location of the cellular signal booster; and

boost cellular signals in the one or more bands that correspond to the current location of the cellular signal booster.

15. The cellular signal booster of claim 14, wherein the controller comprising the one or more processors and memory is further configured to:

determine to not boost cellular signals in one or more bands that are not indicated in the lookup table with respect to the current location of the cellular signal booster.

16. The cellular signal booster of claim 14, wherein the controller comprising the one or more processors and memory is further configured to:

periodically update the lookup table based on data received from a server.

17. The cellular signal booster of claim 14, wherein the controller comprising the one or more processors and memory is further configured to:

determine from the lookup table to boost signals in band 26 (B26) based on the current location of the cellular signal booster;

or

determine from the lookup table to boost signals in band 5 (B5) based on the current location of the cellular signal booster.

18. The cellular signal booster of claim 14, wherein the controller comprising the one or more processors and memory is further configured to:

generate the lookup table based on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Consumer Booster Standard, wherein the FCC Consumer Booster Standard defines which bands are permitted to be boosted for a cellular signal booster.

19. The cellular signal booster of claim 14, wherein the controller comprising the one or more processors and memory is further configured to:

access the lookup table and determine the one or more bands in which to boost signals during an installation process of the cellular signal booster.

20. A signal booster operable to transmit amplified signals, the signal booster comprising one or more processors and memory configured to:

identify a current location of the signal booster; and

determine one or more bands in which signals are permitted to be boosted by the signal booster based on the current location of the signal booster.

21. The signal booster of claim 20, wherein the one or more processors and memory are further configured to:

determine the one or more bands in which signals are permitted to be boosted using a lookup table stored on the signal booster.

22. The signal booster of claim 20, wherein the one or more processors and memory are further configured to:

boost signals in the one or more bands that are permitted to be boosted by the signal booster for the current location of the signal booster.

23. The signal booster of claim 20, further comprising a signal path that includes one or more amplifiers and one or more band pass filters, wherein the signal path is operable to boost signals in the one or more bands permitted to be boosted by the signal booster.

24. A signal booster, comprising one or more processors and memory configured to:

identify a current location of the signal booster using a satellite location system receiver coupled to the signal booster;

identify one or more predefined signal booster parameters that correspond to the current location of the signal booster; and

update one or more existing signal booster parameters associated with the signal booster to reflect the one or more predefined signal booster parameters that correspond to the current location of the signal booster.

25. The signal booster of claim 24, wherein the one or more signal booster parameters that are modified include a gain of the signal booster, a channel associated with the signal booster, and a power level associated with the signal booster.

26. The signal booster of claim 24, wherein the one or more processors and memory are further configured to:

access a lookup table stored on the signal booster to identify the one or more predefined signal booster parameters that correspond to the current location of the signal booster.

27. The signal booster of claim 24, wherein the one or more processors and memory are further configured to:

identify the one or more predefined signal booster parameters based on a defined distance between the signal booster and a base station, wherein the one or more predefined signal booster parameters include a gain of the signal booster, a channel associated with the signal booster, and a power level associated with the signal booster.

28. The signal booster of claim 24, wherein the satellite location system receiver is one of:

a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, a Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) receiver, a Galileo positioning system receiver, a BeiDou Navigation Satellite System receiver, a Navigation with Indian Constellation (NAVIC) receiver or a Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) receiver.