Methods and systems for dynamic spectrum arbitrage

• US 9,930,536 B2
• Filed: 04/20/2016
• Issued: 03/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rivada Networks, LLC
• Original Assignee: Rivada Networks, LLC
• Inventors: Smith, Clint, Smith, Samuel
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US15/133,539
• Publication Number:
  US 20160234828A1
• Time in Patent Office: 706 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/60 based on actual use of network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8083 involving reduced rates or discounts, e.g. time-of-day reductions or volume discounts
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/16 Central resource management; Negotiation of resources or communication parameters, e.g. negotiating bandwidth or QoS [Quality of Service]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/005 involving radio access media independent information, e.g. MIH [Media independent Hand-off]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/00 Local resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation

Abstract

Methods, devices, and systems of various embodiments involve dynamic spectrum arbitrage (DSA) to determine, in a first server, an amount of radio frequency (RF) spectrum resources available for delivery of advertisements. A first DSA-advertisement lease proposal may be sent to a telecommunications exchange. The first DSA-advertisement lease proposal indicates the amount of RF spectrum resources available for delivery of the advertisements. A lease confirmation message may be received, including an ad-information unit configured to deliver content of an advertisement within a designated geographic zone. Advertisement-lease parameters may be sent to a second server in the first communication network. The advertisement-lease parameters may include the ad-information unit and identify the designated geographic zone for delivery of the advertisement to user equipment (UE) situated therein. An ad-report message may be received from the second server reporting delivery of the advertisement to UEs within the designated geographic zone.

Claims

1. A dynamic spectrum arbitrage (DSA) method, comprising:

determining, in a first server, an amount of radio frequency (RF) spectrum resources available for delivery of one or more advertisements to a designated geographic zone within a first communication network;

sending a first DSA-advertisement lease proposal from the first server to a telecommunications exchange, wherein the first DSA-advertisement lease proposal indicates the amount of RF spectrum resources available for delivery of the one or more advertisements;

receiving, in the first server, a lease confirmation message including an ad-information unit configured to deliver content of an advertisement within the designated geographic zone in accordance with the first DSA-advertisement lease proposal;

sending advertisement-lease parameters to a second server in the first communication network, wherein the advertisement-lease parameters include the ad-information unit and identify the designated geographic zone for delivery of the advertisement to user equipment (UE) situated therein; and

receiving, in the first server, an ad-report message from the second server reporting delivery of the advertisement to one or more UEs within the designated geographic zone.

2. The DSA method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the second server, a location information unit regarding a plurality of UEs, wherein the determined amount of RF spectrum resources available is based on the received location information.

3. The DSA method of claim 1, wherein the advertisement-lease parameters limit a period during which the advertisement is delivered to the UE situated in the designated geographic zone.

4. The DSA method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a second DSA-advertisement lease proposal including revisions from the first DSA-advertisement lease proposal based on the received ad-report message; and

sending the second DSA-advertisement lease proposal from the first server to the telecommunications exchange.

5. The DSA method of claim 1, wherein the first DSA-advertisement lease proposal is sent to the telecommunications exchange to offer a DSA-Ad lease as part of an auction, wherein the DSA-Ad lease dedicates at least a portion of the determined amount of RF spectrum resources for delivering the one or more advertisements within the first communication network.

6. The DSA method of claim 5, wherein the DSA-Ad lease limits a boundary within the designated geographic zone in which the advertisement is delivered.

7. The DSA method of claim 5, wherein the DSA-Ad lease limits a period during which the advertisement is delivered to the UE situated in the designated geographic zone.

8. The DSA method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, in the first server, a request for a DSA-advertising lease proposal from the telecommunications exchange, wherein the request defines the designated geographic zone.

9. The DSA method of claim 1, wherein determining the amount of RF spectrum resources available for delivery of advertisements comprises:

monitoring communications in the first communication network to determine the amount of RF spectrum resources in use; and

determining a difference between the amount of RF spectrum resources controlled by the first communication network and the determined amount of RF spectrum resources in use.

10. The DSA method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending, by the first server, the ad-report message to at least one of the telecommunications exchange and an advertiser, wherein the ad-report message reports delivery of the advertisement to the one or more UEs within the designated geographic zone.

11. A dynamic spectrum arbitrage (DSA) method, comprising:

sending, to a first server, a location information unit regarding a plurality of user equipment (UE) using radio frequency (RF) spectrum resources within a first communication network;

receiving, from the first server, advertisement-lease parameters identify a designated geographic zone for delivery of an advertisement to UEs situated therein, wherein the advertisement-lease parameters include an ad-information unit configured to deliver content of the advertisement within the designated geographic zone; and

sending, to a second communication network, an ad-lease designation message identifying the designated geographic zone for delivery of the ad-information unit;

receiving a locator message indicating a first UE is situated in the designated geographic zone; and

sending, to the second communication network, the ad-information unit to deliver the advertisement to the first UE.

12. The DSA of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving, from the second communication network, an ad-report message reporting delivery of the advertisement to one or more UEs within the designated geographic zone.

13. The DSA of claim 11, further comprising:

sending, to the first server, an ad-report message reporting delivery of the advertisement to one or more UEs within the designated geographic zone.

14. A dynamic spectrum policy controller, comprising:

network communications circuitry for communicating with a telecommunications exchange and a dynamic spectrum controller;

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory and the network communications circuitry, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

determining an amount of radio frequency (RF) spectrum resources available for delivery of one or more advertisements to a designated geographic zone within a first communication network of the dynamic spectrum controller;

sending a first DSA-advertisement lease proposal to the telecommunications exchange, wherein the first DSA-advertisement lease proposal indicates the amount of RF spectrum resources available for delivery of the one or more advertisements;

receiving a lease confirmation message including an ad-information unit configured to deliver content of an advertisement within the designated geographic zone in accordance with the first DSA-advertisement lease proposal;

sending advertisement-lease parameters to the dynamic spectrum controller, wherein the advertisement-lease parameters include the ad-information unit and identify the designated geographic zone for delivery of the advertisement to user equipment (UE) situated therein; and

receiving an ad-report message from the dynamic spectrum controller reporting delivery of the advertisement to one or more UEs within the designated geographic zone.

15. The dynamic spectrum policy controller of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured with the processor-executable instructions to further perform operations comprising:

receiving, from the dynamic spectrum controller, a location information unit regarding a plurality of UEs, wherein the determined amount of RF spectrum resources available is based on the received location information.

16. The dynamic spectrum policy controller of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured with the processor-executable instructions such that the advertisement-lease parameters limit a period during which the advertisement is delivered to the UE situated in the designated geographic zone.

17. The dynamic spectrum policy controller of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured with the processor-executable instructions to further perform operations comprising:

generating a second DSA-advertisement lease proposal including revisions from the first DSA-advertisement lease proposal based on the received ad-report message; and

sending the second DSA-advertisement lease proposal to the telecommunications exchange.

18. The dynamic spectrum policy controller of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured with the processor-executable instructions to further perform operations comprising:

conducting an auction for a DSA-Ad lease that dedicates at least a portion of the determined amount of RF spectrum resources for delivering the one or more advertisements within the first communication network.

19. The dynamic spectrum policy controller of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured with the processor-executable instructions such that a DSA-Ad lease limits a boundary within the designated geographic zone in which the advertisement is delivered.

20. The dynamic spectrum policy controller of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured with the processor-executable instructions such that a DSA-Ad lease limits a period during which the advertisement is delivered to the UE situated in the designated geographic zone.

21. The dynamic spectrum policy controller of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured with the processor-executable instructions to further perform operations comprising:

receiving a request for a DSA-advertising lease proposal, wherein the request defines the designated geographic zone.

22. The dynamic spectrum policy controller of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured with the processor-executable instructions to further perform operations comprising:

monitoring communications in the first communication network to determine the amount of RF spectrum resources in use; and

determining a difference between the amount of RF spectrum resources controlled by the first communication network and the determined amount of RF spectrum resources in use.

23. The dynamic spectrum policy controller of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured with the processor-executable instructions to further perform operations comprising:

sending the ad-report message to at least one of the telecommunications exchange and an advertiser reporting delivery of the advertisement to the one or more UEs within the designated geographic zone.

24. A dynamic spectrum controller, comprising:

network communications circuitry for communicating with a dynamic spectrum policy controller (DSP) within a first communication network and a server within a second communication network;

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory and the network communications circuitry, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

sending, to the DSP, a location information unit regarding a plurality of user equipment (UE) using radio frequency (RF) spectrum resources within a first communication network;

receiving, from the DSP, advertisement-lease parameters identify a designated geographic zone for delivery of an advertisement to UEs situated therein, wherein the advertisement-lease parameters include an ad-information unit configured to deliver content of the advertisement within the designated geographic zone; and

sending, to the second communication network, an ad-lease designation message identifying the designated geographic zone for delivery of the ad-information unit;

receiving a locator message indicating a first UE is situated in the designated geographic zone; and

sending, to the second communication network, the ad-information unit to deliver the advertisement to the first UE.

25. The dynamic spectrum controller of claim 24, wherein the processor is configured with the processor-executable instructions to further perform operations comprising:

receiving, from the second communication network, an ad-report message reporting delivery of the advertisement to one or more UEs within the designated geographic zone.

26. The dynamic spectrum controller of claim 24, wherein the processor is configured with the processor-executable instructions to further perform operations comprising:

sending, to the DSP, an ad-report message reporting delivery of the advertisement to one or more UEs within the designated geographic zone.

27. A dynamic spectrum arbitrage (DSA) system, comprising:

a first server within a first communication network comprising;

first network communications circuitry for communicating with a telecommunications exchange and a second server within a first communication network;

a first memory; and

a first processor coupled to the first memory and the network communications circuitry, wherein the processor is configured with first processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

determining an amount of radio frequency (RF) spectrum resources available for delivery of one or more advertisements to a designated geographic zone within a first communication network of the second server;

sending a first DSA-advertisement lease proposal to the telecommunications exchange, wherein the first DSA-advertisement lease proposal indicates the amount of RF spectrum resources available for delivery of the one or more advertisements;

receiving a lease confirmation message including an ad-information unit configured to deliver content of an advertisement within the designated geographic zone in accordance with the first DSA-advertisement lease proposal;

sending advertisement-lease parameters to the second server,

wherein the advertisement-lease parameters include the ad-information unit and identify the designated geographic zone for delivery of the advertisement to user equipment (UE) situated therein; and

a second server comprising;

second network communications circuitry for communicating with the first server and a third server within a second communication network;

a second memory; and

a second processor coupled to the second memory and the second network communications circuitry, wherein the second processor is configured with second processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving, from the first server, advertisement-lease parameters identify the designated geographic zone for delivery of the advertisement to UEs situated therein, wherein the advertisement-lease parameters include the ad-information unit configured to deliver the content of the advertisement within the designated geographic zone; and

sending, to the second communication network, an ad-lease designation message identifying the designated geographic zone for delivery of the ad-information unit;

receiving a locator message indicating a first UE is situated in the designated geographic zone; and

sending, to the second communication network, the ad-information unit to deliver the advertisement to the first UE.

28. A first server, comprising:

means for determining an amount of radio frequency (RF) spectrum resources available for delivery of one or more advertisements to a designated geographic zone within a first communication network;

means for sending a first DSA-advertisement lease proposal to a telecommunications exchange, wherein the first DSA-advertisement lease proposal indicates the amount of RF spectrum resources available for delivery of the one or more advertisements;

means for receiving a lease confirmation message including an ad-information unit configured to deliver content of an advertisement within the designated geographic zone in accordance with the first DSA-advertisement lease proposal;

means for sending advertisement-lease parameters to a second server in the first communication network, wherein the advertisement-lease parameters include the ad-information unit and identify the designated geographic zone for delivery of the advertisement to user equipment (UE) situated therein; and

means for receiving, in the first server, an ad-report message from the second server reporting delivery of the advertisement to one or more UEs within the designated geographic zone.

29. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a first server to perform dynamic spectrum arbitrage (DSA) operations comprising:

determining, in a first server, an amount of radio frequency (RF) spectrum resources available for delivery of one or more advertisements to a designated geographic zone within a first communication network;

sending a first DSA-advertisement lease proposal from the first server to a telecommunications exchange, wherein the first DSA-advertisement lease proposal indicates the amount of RF spectrum resources available for delivery of the one or more advertisements;

receiving, in the first server, a lease confirmation message including an ad-information unit configured to deliver content of an advertisement within the designated geographic zone in accordance with the first DSA-advertisement lease proposal;

sending advertisement-lease parameters to a second server in the first communication network, wherein the advertisement-lease parameters include the ad-information unit and identify the designated geographic zone for delivery of the advertisement to user equipment (UE) situated therein; and

receiving, in the first server, an ad-report message from the second server reporting delivery of the advertisement to one or more UEs within the designated geographic zone.

30. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a second server, in communication with a first server, to perform dynamic spectrum arbitrage (DSA) operations comprising:

sending, to the first server, a location information unit regarding a plurality of user equipment (UE) using radio frequency (RF) spectrum resources within a first communication network;

receiving, from the first server, advertisement-lease parameters identify a designated geographic zone for delivery of an advertisement to UEs situated therein, wherein the advertisement-lease parameters include an ad-information unit configured to deliver content of the advertisement within the designated geographic zone; and

sending, to a second communication network, an ad-lease designation message identifying the designated geographic zone for delivery of the ad-information unit;

receiving a locator message indicating a first UE is situated in the designated geographic zone; and

sending, to the second communication network, the ad-information unit to deliver the advertisement to the first UE.