White space utilization
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1. A system, comprising:
- a white space data store;
a processing device; and
a storage device storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to;
obtain information about a location of a mobile device;
determine a current operating capacity of at least one cell tower proximate the mobile device;
access the white space data store to obtain a list of radio white space frequencies relative to the location;
send the obtained list of the radio white space frequencies to the mobile device over a cellular network; and
,based at least in part on the current operating capacity of the at least one cell tower, instruct the mobile device to perform active scanning of at least some of the radio white space frequencies from the list to discover a wireless access point at the location, the wireless access point providing a radio white space network on an individual radio white space frequency.
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Abstract
The concepts relate to radio white space utilization. One example can obtain information about a location of a device. The example can access a white space database to obtain radio white space frequencies relative to the location. This example can also perform active scanning of at least some of the radio white space frequencies at the location and not perform active scanning on allocated frequencies.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a white space data store; a processing device; and a storage device storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to; obtain information about a location of a mobile device; determine a current operating capacity of at least one cell tower proximate the mobile device; access the white space data store to obtain a list of radio white space frequencies relative to the location; send the obtained list of the radio white space frequencies to the mobile device over a cellular network; and
,based at least in part on the current operating capacity of the at least one cell tower, instruct the mobile device to perform active scanning of at least some of the radio white space frequencies from the list to discover a wireless access point at the location, the wireless access point providing a radio white space network on an individual radio white space frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a white space data store; a processing device; and a communication component configured to execute on the processing device, the communication component being configured to; obtain information about a location of a mobile device; access the white space data store to obtain a list of radio white space frequencies for the location of the mobile device; determine that a cell service provider is at or near capacity; and responsive to the cell service provider being at or near capacity, cause the mobile device to scan multiple radio white space frequencies from the list to identify an individual white space frequency for data communication instead of using the cell service provider for the data communication. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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obtaining a location of a mobile device; making a determination that at least one cell tower proximate the mobile device is currently operating at or near capacity; obtaining a list of radio white space frequencies available at the location of the mobile device; sending the obtained list of the radio white space frequencies to the mobile device; and based at least in part on the determination that the at least one cell tower proximate the mobile device is currently operating at or near capacity, instructing the mobile device to perform active scanning of at least some of the radio white space frequencies from the list to discover a wireless access point at the location. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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