Communications system and method
First Claim
1. A method of storing data indicating a property of a communications network, the method comprising:
- obtaining a stored data item associated with at least part of a spatial region and having an associated spatial parameter and an associated temporal parameter, the stored data item indicating a property of the communications network;
receiving second data indicating a property of said communications network at a particular location in said spatial region at a particular time; and
processing said spatial parameter, said temporal parameter, data indicating said particular location and data indicating said particular time and, based upon said processing, generating first and second sub-data items, each of said first and second sub-data items having an associated spatial parameter and an associated temporal parameter, at least one of the first and second sub-data items having a spatial or temporal parameter different from that associated with the stored data item;
wherein said generating said first and second sub-data items comprises;
determining a spatial relationship between said spatial parameter and data indicating said particular location;
determining a temporal relationship between said temporal parameter and data indicating said particular time; and
generating said first and second sub-data items if at least one of said determined spatial relationship and determined temporal relationship satisfy a respective predetermined spatial or temporal criterion.
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Abstract
A method of storing data indicating a property of a communications network includes obtaining a data item associated with at least part of a spatial region and having an associated spatial parameter and an associated temporal parameter, the stored data item indicating a property of the communications network. The method also includes receiving second data indicating a property of said communications network at a particular location in said spatial region at a particular time. The method further includes processing said spatial parameter, said temporal parameter, data indicating said particular location and data indicating said particular time and, based upon said processing, generating first and second sub-data items, each of said first and second sub-data items having an associated spatial parameter and an associated temporal parameter, at least one of the first and second sub-data items having a spatial or temporal parameter different from that associated with the stored data item.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of storing data indicating a property of a communications network, the method comprising:
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obtaining a stored data item associated with at least part of a spatial region and having an associated spatial parameter and an associated temporal parameter, the stored data item indicating a property of the communications network; receiving second data indicating a property of said communications network at a particular location in said spatial region at a particular time; and processing said spatial parameter, said temporal parameter, data indicating said particular location and data indicating said particular time and, based upon said processing, generating first and second sub-data items, each of said first and second sub-data items having an associated spatial parameter and an associated temporal parameter, at least one of the first and second sub-data items having a spatial or temporal parameter different from that associated with the stored data item; wherein said generating said first and second sub-data items comprises; determining a spatial relationship between said spatial parameter and data indicating said particular location; determining a temporal relationship between said temporal parameter and data indicating said particular time; and generating said first and second sub-data items if at least one of said determined spatial relationship and determined temporal relationship satisfy a respective predetermined spatial or temporal criterion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18)
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14. A method of storing data indicating a property of a communications network, the method comprising:
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obtaining a stored data item associated with at least part of a spatial region and having an associated spatial parameter and an associated temporal parameter, the stored data item indicating a property of the communications network; receiving second data indicating a property of said communications network at a particular location in said spatial region at a particular time; and processing said spatial parameter, said temporal parameter, data indicating said particular location and data indicating said particular time and, based upon said processing, generating first and second sub-data items, each of said first and second sub-data items having an associated spatial parameter and an associated temporal parameter, at least one of the first and second sub-data items having a spatial or temporal parameter different from that associated with the stored data item; wherein said generating first and second sub-data items comprises; processing said stored data item indicating a property of the communications network, and said second data indicating a property of said communications network; and generating said first and second sub-data items based upon said processing; wherein said processing said stored data item indicating a property of the communications network comprises; comparing said stored data item indicating a property of the communications network, and said second data indicating a property of said communications network; and generating said first and second sub-data items if said comparison satisfies a predetermined criterion.
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15. A method of storing data indicating a property of a communications network, the method comprising:
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obtaining a stored data item associated with at least part of a spatial region and having an associated spatial parameter and an associated temporal parameter, the stored data item indicating a property of the communications network; receiving second data indicating a property of said communications network at a particular location in said spatial region at a particular time; and processing said spatial parameter, said temporal parameter, data indicating said particular location and data indicating said particular time and, based upon said processing, generating first and second sub-data items, each of said first and second sub-data items having an associated spatial parameter and an associated temporal parameter, at least one of the first and second sub-data items having a spatial or temporal parameter different from that associated with the stored data item, wherein said generating said first and second sub-data items comprises; generating four sub-data items, the four sub-data items together representing said spatial region and each representing a sub-region of said spatial region; wherein a first of said four sub-data items is said first sub-data item and a second of said sub-data items is said second sub-data item; and wherein a third of said sub-data items and a fourth of said sub-data items are each based upon at least one of said first and second data. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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