Cellular system conditioner which overrides a disconnect for active radios wirelessly communicating with mobiles located in pre-identified territorial positions
First Claim
1. A radio signal conditioning system, comprising:
- at least one matrix switch;
a plurality of antennas, the antennas in information communication with each matrix switch;
at least one active radio, the at least one active radio also in information communication with each matrix switch;
each active radio is also in information communication with a remote party through a land line.a scan receiver, the scan receiver also in information communication with each switch matrix, the scan receiver monitoring prevailing radio conditions at ones of the antennas and ones of the radios;
a controller, the controller in information communication with each matrix switch and with the scan receiver, the controller receiving information regarding prevailing radio signal conditions from one or more information sources, said information sources including the scan receiver, the controller instructing each matrix switch to connect the at least one active radio to ones of the antennas according to said received radio condition signal information;
a disconnect means, said disconnect means disposed to automatically disconnect ones of said remote parties from active radios that, for a predetermined period of time, receive radio signals below a predetermined power level; and
the controller is disposed to override ones of said disconnects for active radios wirelessly communicating with mobiles located in pre-identified territorial positions.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring and adapting radio signals at a cellsite to enable improved call management for mobiles active therein. Matrix switches, advantageously separate ones for the receive side and the transmit side of the cellsite'"'"'s radios, have extra ports to which other devices are connected. These devices include signal modifiers such as amplifiers, filters, attenuators or interference cancelers, through which the radio signals may be routed within the switches to enable modification of the signals on a per-channel basis. These devices further include signal generators which may inject signals such as tones or noise to ports in the switches to create pretextual radio conditions that may trigger desired call management results. An air interface controller, advantageously in combination with a cell neighborhood host controller, governs operation of the system. The controller includes a message player whose prerecorded messages may be patched through to a land line party to notify that the mobile party has entered a blackout zone.
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48 Claims
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1. A radio signal conditioning system, comprising:
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at least one matrix switch; a plurality of antennas, the antennas in information communication with each matrix switch; at least one active radio, the at least one active radio also in information communication with each matrix switch; each active radio is also in information communication with a remote party through a land line. a scan receiver, the scan receiver also in information communication with each switch matrix, the scan receiver monitoring prevailing radio conditions at ones of the antennas and ones of the radios; a controller, the controller in information communication with each matrix switch and with the scan receiver, the controller receiving information regarding prevailing radio signal conditions from one or more information sources, said information sources including the scan receiver, the controller instructing each matrix switch to connect the at least one active radio to ones of the antennas according to said received radio condition signal information; a disconnect means, said disconnect means disposed to automatically disconnect ones of said remote parties from active radios that, for a predetermined period of time, receive radio signals below a predetermined power level; and the controller is disposed to override ones of said disconnects for active radios wirelessly communicating with mobiles located in pre-identified territorial positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of conditioning radio signals, comprising the steps of:
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receiving radio signals on each of a plurality of antennas, each of said radio signals displaying one or more transmission characteristics; connecting each of said antennas to a separate port on a matrix switch array, said array comprising one or more interconnected matrix switches; connecting each of the receive sides of one or more radios to further separate ports on the matrix switch array; connecting each of the transmit sides of said one or more radios to yet further separate ports on the matrix switch array; processing system transmission information, said system transmission information including local transmission information obtained by monitoring ones of the transmission characteristics of said radio signals; through the matrix switch array, patching preselected ones of the antennas to ones of the radios, said antenna preselections based on said processed system transmission information; following said patching step, each of said patched radios is in information communication with a land line party; for patched radios whose Received Signal Strength Index (RSSI) falls below a preselected power level for a predetermined period of time, disconnecting land line parties from further information communication therewith; and overriding said disconnecting step when mobiles wirelessly communicating with ones of said patched radios are located at pre-identified territorial positions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of conditioning radio signals, comprising the steps of:
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receiving radio signals on each of a plurality of antennas, each of said radio signals displaying one or more transmission characteristics, said plurality of antennas including one or more standard antennas and one or more remote antennas, said standard antennas offering radio signal coverage according to a predetermined pattern, said remote antennas offering radio signal coverage supplemental to said predetermined pattern; connecting each of said antennas to a separate port on a matrix switch array, said array comprising one or more interconnected matrix switches; connecting each of the receive sides of one or more radios to further separate ports on the matrix switch array; connecting each of the transmit sides of said one or more radios to yet further separate ports on the matrix switch array; processing system transmission information, said system transmission information including local transmission information obtained by monitoring ones of the transmission characteristics of said radio signals, said system transmission information further including non-local transmission information, said non-local transmission information including transmission characteristics of radio signals received on other antennas not included in said plurality thereof; adapting ones of said radio signals in response to said processed system transmission information, wherein said adapting step includes one or more substeps selected from the group consisting of; (a) injecting noise into ones of said radio signals; (b) injecting one or more tones into ones of said radio signals; (c) amplifying ones of said radio signals; (d) filtering ones of said signals; (e) attenuating ones of said signals; and (f) canceling interference on ones of said signals; through the matrix switch array, patching preselected ones of the antennas to ones of the radios, said antenna preselections based on said processed system transmission information, said patching step including the substep of allowing the receive side and the transmit side of one or more radios to be connected to different antennas, said patching step further enabling information communication between each of said patched radios and a land line party; playing messages to ones of the land line parties in response to one or more predetermined events, said predetermined events including when the Received Signal Strength Index (RSSI) on patched radios falls below a preselected power level and when mobiles wirelessly communicating with ones of said patched radios are located at pre-identified territorial positions; for patched radios whose Received Signal Strength Index (RSSI) falls below a preselected power level for a predetermined period of time, disconnecting land line parties from further information communication therewith; maintaining information links with said disconnected land line parties; subsequently reestablishing information communication between patched radios and said disconnected land line parties; and overriding said disconnecting step when mobiles wirelessly communicating with ones of said patched radios are located at pre-identified territorial positions.
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27. A system for conditioning radio signals, comprising:
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means for receiving radio signals on each of a plurality of antennas, each of said radio signals displaying one or more transmission characteristics; means for connecting each of said antennas to a separate port on a matrix switch array, said array comprising one or more interconnected matrix switches; means for connecting each of the receive sides of one or more radios to further separate ports on the matrix switch array; means for connecting each of the transmit sides of said one or more radios to yet further separate ports on the matrix switch array; means for processing system transmission information, said system transmission information including local transmission information obtained by monitoring ones of the transmission characteristics of said radio signals; means for patching preselected ones of the antennas through the matrix switch array to ones of the radios, said antenna preselections based on said processed system transmission information; said means for patching places each of said patched radios in information communication with a land line party; means for disconnecting land line parties from further information communication with patched radios whose Received Signal Strength Index (RSSI) falls below a preselected power level for a predetermined period of time; and means for overriding said means for disconnecting when mobiles wirelessly communicating with ones of said patched radios are located at pre-identified territorial positions. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A computer program product having a computer readable medium on which computer readable logic is recorded for conditioning radio signals in a telecommunications network, the computer program product in a telecommunications system including a processor and a memory and a display device, the computer program product comprising:
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means for processing radio signals received on each of a plurality of antennas, each of said radio signals displaying one or more transmission characteristics; means for connecting each of said antennas to a separate port on a matrix switch array, said array comprising one or more interconnected matrix switches; means for connecting each of the receive sides of one or more radios to further separate ports on the matrix switch array; means for connecting each of the transmit sides of said one or more radios to yet further separate ports on the matrix switch array; means for processing system transmission information, said system transmission information including local transmission information obtained by monitoring ones of the transmission characteristics of said radio signals; means for patching preselected ones of the antennas through the matrix switch array to ones of the radios, said antenna preselections based on said processed system transmission information; said means for patching places each of said patched radios in information communication with a land line party; means for disconnecting land line parties from further information communication with patched radios whose Received Signal Strength Index (RSSI) falls below a preselected power level for a predetermined period of time; and means for overriding said means for disconnecting when mobiles wirelessly communicating with ones of said patched radios are located at pre-identified territorial positions. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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