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Method for scanning services with a multimode communication device

  • US 9,326,318 B2
  • Filed: 06/06/2012
  • Issued: 04/26/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving on a control channel, by a device comprising a processor, signaling software for scanning portions of a television spectrum, wherein the control channel operates in a portion of the television spectrum;

    scanning, by the device, for services operating in the television spectrum according to the signaling software;

    detecting, by the device, a plurality of services operating in the television spectrum;

    identifying, by the device, for each service of the plurality of services a respective plurality of service attributes;

    establishing, by the device, a plurality of preferences of service attributes selected from a group of service attributes comprising one of cost of service, quality of service, radio frequency signal strength of a base station, communication range of the base station relative to a location of the device, hand-off capabilities of neighboring base stations, or any combination thereof;

    generating, by the device, a group of user preferences of the plurality of preferences of service attributes according to a user profile;

    adjusting, by the device, first and second service attributes from the plurality of preferences of service attributes for each service of the plurality of services according to the group of user preferences to achieve a desired balance of service offerings; and

    selecting, by the device, a service of the plurality of services in the television spectrum responsive to the adjusting of the first and second service attributes according to the group of user preferences.

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