Systems and methods for determining and specifying spectrum availability for a predetermined travel route
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1. A spectrum management server, comprising:
- a communications interface over which communications with an electronic device are made, the electronic device having a need for spectrum access to carry out wireless communications; and
a processor that executes logical instructions to configure the spectrum management server to;
determine a planned travel route of the electronic device;
analyze the planned travel route against incumbent use of spectrum and identify available channels for use by the electronic device for an entire area of each of plural geographic areas through which the planned travel route passes, at least two adjacent ones of the geographic areas having different channel availability, and wherein each geographic area is a pixel from a grid of pixels, each pixel having a same area and shape and wherein each available channel is unoccupied by an incumbent user; and
communicate a channel map solution to the electronic device, the channel map solution including at least one available channel for each of the plural geographic areas; and
wherein a size of each pixel is based on a location-determining accuracy of the electronic device and selected to conform an area of each pixel to a valid channel map generation area for the electronic device on a per pixel basis, said conformance increasing an average number of available channels per pixel for the pixels through which the planned travel route passes relative to pixels larger than the selected size.
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Abstract
A spectrum management server generates and an electronic device uses a channel map solution for a predetermined travel route of the electronic device. The channel map solution includes at least one available channel for each of the plural geographic areas through which the planned travel route passes. At least two adjacent ones of the geographic areas have different channel availability.
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1. A spectrum management server, comprising:
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a communications interface over which communications with an electronic device are made, the electronic device having a need for spectrum access to carry out wireless communications; and a processor that executes logical instructions to configure the spectrum management server to; determine a planned travel route of the electronic device; analyze the planned travel route against incumbent use of spectrum and identify available channels for use by the electronic device for an entire area of each of plural geographic areas through which the planned travel route passes, at least two adjacent ones of the geographic areas having different channel availability, and wherein each geographic area is a pixel from a grid of pixels, each pixel having a same area and shape and wherein each available channel is unoccupied by an incumbent user; and communicate a channel map solution to the electronic device, the channel map solution including at least one available channel for each of the plural geographic areas; and wherein a size of each pixel is based on a location-determining accuracy of the electronic device and selected to conform an area of each pixel to a valid channel map generation area for the electronic device on a per pixel basis, said conformance increasing an average number of available channels per pixel for the pixels through which the planned travel route passes relative to pixels larger than the selected size. - View Dependent Claims (2, 6, 7, 8)
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3. A spectrum management server, comprising:
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a communications interface over which communications with an electronic device are made, the electronic device having a need for spectrum access to carry out wireless communications; and a processor that executes logical instructions to configure the spectrum management server to; determine a planned travel route of the electronic device; analyze the planned travel route against incumbent use of spectrum and identify available channels for use by the electronic device for an entire area of each of plural geographic areas through which the planned travel route passes, at least two adjacent ones of the geographic areas having different channel availability, wherein each available channel is unoccupied by an incumbent user; and communicate a channel map solution to the electronic device, the channel map solution including at least one available channel for each of the plural geographic areas; and wherein each geographic area is a line segment along the planned travel route, each line segment having a width, the width selected to conform validity of the channel map solution to a location-determining accuracy of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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