Local broadcast of data using available channels of a spectrum
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1. A method for transmitting data, comprising:
- transforming data into a digital broadcast format;
identifying at least one available channel of a spectrum;
transmitting the transformed data in the at least one identified available channel;
wherein identifying the at least one available channel comprises using a spectrum sensor to identify the at least one available channel;
wherein identifying the at least one available channel further comprises accessing a digital television (TV) bands database to identify the at least one available channel; and
further comprising determining geographic coordinates of a communication device, and wherein accessing the digital TV bands database comprises providing the geographic coordinates as input to the digital TV bands database.
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Abstract
In general, this disclosure relates to techniques for transmitting data for applications using one or more available channels of a spectrum. One example method comprises transforming data into a digital broadcast format, identifying at least one available channel of a spectrum, and transmitting the transformed data in the at least one identified available channel.
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1. A method for transmitting data, comprising:
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transforming data into a digital broadcast format; identifying at least one available channel of a spectrum; transmitting the transformed data in the at least one identified available channel; wherein identifying the at least one available channel comprises using a spectrum sensor to identify the at least one available channel; wherein identifying the at least one available channel further comprises accessing a digital television (TV) bands database to identify the at least one available channel; and further comprising determining geographic coordinates of a communication device, and wherein accessing the digital TV bands database comprises providing the geographic coordinates as input to the digital TV bands database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions for causing one or more processors to:
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transform data into a digital broadcast format; identify at least one available channel of a spectrum; and transmit the transformed data in the at least one identified available channel; wherein the instructions to identify the at least one available channel comprise instructions to use a spectrum sensor to identify the at least one available channel; wherein the instructions to identify the at least one available channel further comprise instructions to access a digital television (TV) bands database to identify the at least one available channel; further comprising instructions to determine geographic coordinates of a communication device, and wherein the instructions to access the digital TV bands database comprise instructions to provide the geographic coordinates as input to the digital TV bands database. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A communication device, comprising:
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a transformation unit configured to transform data into a digital broadcast format; a channel identifier configured to identify at least one available channel of a spectrum; and a digital transmitter configured to transmit the transformed data in the at least one identified available channel; further comprising a spectrum sensor, wherein the channel identifier is configured to use the spectrum sensor to identify the at least one available channel; wherein the channel identifier is configured to identify the at least one available channel at least by accessing a digital television (TV) bands database to identify the at least one available channel; further comprising a geo-location sensor configured to determine geographic coordinates of the communication device, and wherein the channel identifier is configured to access the digital TV bands database at least by providing the geographic coordinates as input to the digital TV bands database. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A communication device, comprising:
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means for transforming data into a digital broadcast format; means for identifying at least one available channel of a spectrum; and means for transmitting the transformed data in the at least one identified available channel; wherein the means for identifying the at least one available channel comprises means for using a spectrum sensor to identify the at least one available channel; wherein the means for identifying the at least one available channel further comprises means for accessing a digital television (TV) bands database to identify the at least one available channel; further comprising means for determining geographic coordinates of the multimedia communication device, and wherein the means for accessing the digital TV bands database comprises means for providing the geographic coordinates as input to the digital TV bands database. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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