Method for transmitting information in a regulated spectrum and network configured to operate in the regulated spectrum
First Claim
1. A wireless device comprising:
- at least a memory and a processor to implement operations comprising;
receiving, at the wireless device, a first radio signal encoded with spectral allocation information relating to a regulated spectrum;
analyzing the spectral allocation information to determine available white space bands for signal transmission in the regulated spectrum; and
transmitting a second radio signal from the wireless device on at least one of the available white space bands indicated by the spectral allocation information.
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Abstract
Methods for transmitting information in a regulated spectrum and networks configured to operate within a regulated spectrum (and optionally, within a given geographic region) are disclosed. The methods generally include receiving or transmitting radio signals encoded with spectral allocation information, analyzing the spectral allocation information to determine available bands in the regulated spectrum for signal transmission, and transmitting signals on at least one of the available bands in the regulated spectrum. The spectral allocation information includes restriction(s) on a bandwidth or bandwidth range in the regulated spectrum; The network generally includes a central database storing the spectral allocation information, a transmitter configured to transmit radio signals encoded with the spectral allocation information, and a receiving device configured to receive the radio signals, analyze the available bands in the regulated spectrum from the spectral allocation information, and transmit signals on at least one of the available bands.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless device comprising:
at least a memory and a processor to implement operations comprising; receiving, at the wireless device, a first radio signal encoded with spectral allocation information relating to a regulated spectrum; analyzing the spectral allocation information to determine available white space bands for signal transmission in the regulated spectrum; and transmitting a second radio signal from the wireless device on at least one of the available white space bands indicated by the spectral allocation information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a wireless device, a radio signal encoded with spectral allocation information corresponding to a regulated spectrum and encoded with regional, temporal, or spatial information corresponding to a geographic region; formatting the received radio signal into data that can be processed by the wireless device; comparing the formatted data with spectral allocation reference information to determine unused bands that are available for transmission on the regulated spectrum in the geographic region; and outputting information regarding the unused bands. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A wireless transmitter configured to perform operations comprising:
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receiving spectral allocation information from a central database, the spectral allocation information comprising one or more available white space bands for signal transmission in a regulated spectrum; and transmitting the spectral allocation information via a radio signal on an available band in the regulated spectrum in accordance with the spectral allocation information. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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