Systems, methods, and devices for electronic spectrum management
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1. A spectrum analysis and management device, comprising:
- a device within a housing including a radio frequency (RF) receiver coupled with at least one processor, a memory, a display, and a location receiver;
wherein the at least one processor is operable to;
receive location input data from the location receiver and RF energy measurements from the RF receiver, both corresponding to at least one signal of interest;
automatically determine a geographic location of the at least one signal of interest based on the received location input data;
automatically determine a time associated with the RF energy measurements and convert the received RF energy measurements into spectral representation data;
automatically process spectrum power density data as received and process in-phase quadrature (I/O) data by fast parallel adaptive filter processes to generate a power spectrum;
analyze the spectral representation data to identify the at least one signal of interest above a power threshold and determine at least one signal parameter of the signal of interest;
compare the at least one signal parameter of the at least one signal of interest to signal characteristic listing data in the memory to determine whether the at least one signal parameter of the at least one signal of interest matches corresponding signal parameters in the signal characteristic listing data; and
automatically identify the at least one signal of interest in near real-time for the received location input data and RF energy measurements based upon whether the at least one signal parameter of the at least one signal of interest matches any signal parameters in the signal characteristic listing data;
the static database including hardware parameters, environment parameters and terrain data to calculate signal degradation data for identifying the at least one signal of interest;
wherein the signal parameter data, the location of the device, and the time associated with the RF energy measurements are automatically stored in a history database in the memory; and
wherein the display is operable to provide a visual representation of the at least one signal of interest and the corresponding identification.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices enable spectrum management by identifying, classifying, and cataloging signals of interest based on radio frequency measurements. In an embodiment, signals and the parameters of the signals may be identified and indications of available frequencies may be presented to a user. In another embodiment, the protocols of signals may also be identified. In a further embodiment, the modulation of signals, data types carried by the signals, and estimated signal origins may be identified.
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30 Claims
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1. A spectrum analysis and management device, comprising:
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a device within a housing including a radio frequency (RF) receiver coupled with at least one processor, a memory, a display, and a location receiver; wherein the at least one processor is operable to; receive location input data from the location receiver and RF energy measurements from the RF receiver, both corresponding to at least one signal of interest; automatically determine a geographic location of the at least one signal of interest based on the received location input data; automatically determine a time associated with the RF energy measurements and convert the received RF energy measurements into spectral representation data; automatically process spectrum power density data as received and process in-phase quadrature (I/O) data by fast parallel adaptive filter processes to generate a power spectrum; analyze the spectral representation data to identify the at least one signal of interest above a power threshold and determine at least one signal parameter of the signal of interest; compare the at least one signal parameter of the at least one signal of interest to signal characteristic listing data in the memory to determine whether the at least one signal parameter of the at least one signal of interest matches corresponding signal parameters in the signal characteristic listing data; and automatically identify the at least one signal of interest in near real-time for the received location input data and RF energy measurements based upon whether the at least one signal parameter of the at least one signal of interest matches any signal parameters in the signal characteristic listing data; the static database including hardware parameters, environment parameters and terrain data to calculate signal degradation data for identifying the at least one signal of interest; wherein the signal parameter data, the location of the device, and the time associated with the RF energy measurements are automatically stored in a history database in the memory; and wherein the display is operable to provide a visual representation of the at least one signal of interest and the corresponding identification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A spectrum analysis and management device comprising:
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at least one processor and a memory operable for parallel processing by modules included within a device housing, the modules including; a signal detection module including a radio frequency (RF) receiver and a location receiver for receiving signal data; a spectrum analysis module operable to automatically determine the spectral components of at least one signal of interest, and provide them to a data extraction module, which automatically determines modulation type, bandwidth, and possible communication system in use information; a spectrum management module operable to automatically generate queries to a static database to classify the at least one signal of interest based upon its spectral components in comparison to static data in the static database, and to historical data, including the received signal data, a time associated with the received signal data and historical spectral components, stored on the memory; and a comparison module operable to match data generated by the signal detection module with the historical data, the static data, and/or the characteristic listing data; the static database including hardware parameters, environment parameters and terrain data to calculate signal degradation data for identifying the at least one signal of interest; the modules configured for receiving, processing, analyzing and comparing the data received from the at least one signal of interest in a spectrum of interest and automatically conducting near-real time analysis for identification of the at least one signal of interest. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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