Channel assay for thin client device wireless provisioning
First Claim
1. A method of provisioning a wireless device for use at a location in a wireless network comprising the wireless device and a first computing device operable to communicate on a selected one of a plurality of wireless communication channels, the method comprising:
- detecting at the location for the wireless device an interference spectrum affecting at least a portion of the plurality of wireless communication channels via a portable memory device having therein a radio spectrum analyzer;
downloading from the portable memory device to the first computing device the interference spectrum;
selecting at the first computing device based on the interference spectrum a wireless communication channel on which the wireless device is to operate;
downloading an indication of the selected wireless communication channel from the first computing device to the portable memory device downloading the indication of the selected wireless communication channel from the portable memory device to the wireless device; and
configuring the wireless device to operate on the selected wireless communication channel.
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Abstract
The task of configuring a thin client device for networking functionality and connectivity is simplified using a portable computer-readable media device to transfer and automatically load RF interference data into a provisioning device. A wireless radio frequency channel that is usable for the wireless protocol to be employed by the device and which is not currently experiencing prohibitive RF interference is selected by the provisioning device based on the interference data. The portable media device includes, in an embodiment of the invention, a spectrum chip and its support electronics such as a radio receiver and receive-chain processor, to analyze ongoing local RF emissions/transmissions to identify a channel having the least interference.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of provisioning a wireless device for use at a location in a wireless network comprising the wireless device and a first computing device operable to communicate on a selected one of a plurality of wireless communication channels, the method comprising:
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detecting at the location for the wireless device an interference spectrum affecting at least a portion of the plurality of wireless communication channels via a portable memory device having therein a radio spectrum analyzer; downloading from the portable memory device to the first computing device the interference spectrum; selecting at the first computing device based on the interference spectrum a wireless communication channel on which the wireless device is to operate; downloading an indication of the selected wireless communication channel from the first computing device to the portable memory device downloading the indication of the selected wireless communication channel from the portable memory device to the wireless device; and
configuring the wireless device to operate on the selected wireless communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of provisioning a first wireless device for use at a location in a wireless network to communicate on a selected one of a plurality of wireless communication channels, the method comprising:
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detecting at the location for the first wireless device an interference spectrum affecting at least a portion of the plurality of wireless communication channels via a portable memory device having therein a radio spectrum analyzer downloading from the portable memory device to the first computing device the interference spectrum; selecting at the portable memory device based on the interference spectrum a wireless communication channel on which the wireless device is to operate; downloading an indication of the selected wireless communication channel from the portable memory device to the first wireless device wherein the wireless network further comprises a second wireless device, and wherein the method further comprises downloading the indication of the selected wireless communication channel from the first computing device to the second wireless device whereby the first and second wireless devices are configured to operate on the same wireless communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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