Systems, methods, and devices for electronic spectrum management for identifying open space
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1. A system for identifying open space in a wireless communications spectrum comprising:
- at least one device operable to scan a frequency range, wherein the scan includes a default scan between about 54 MHz and about 804 MHz, an Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) scan between about 900 MHz and about 2.5 GHz, an ISM scan between about 5 GHz and about 5.8 GHz, and/or a scan where the frequency range is an inputted frequency range;
wherein the at least one device is operable to sense and/or measure signals transmitted from at least one signal emitting device in the frequency range, thereby creating signal data;
wherein the at least one device is operable to identify open space by comparing the signal data with the stored data in near real time;
wherein the identification of the open space includes a percent activity associated with the identified open space on predetermined frequencies, user-defined frequencies, and/or ISM bands;
wherein the identification of the open space is based upon the predetermined frequencies, the user-defined frequencies, and/or the ISM bands;
wherein the identification of the open space is based upon measured frequency, bandwidth, and duration;
wherein the identification of the open space is accurate to a predetermined degree of confidence between about 80 and about 100 percent or between about 80 and about 95 percent; and
wherein the at least one device is operable to display or visually indicate, in whole or in part, the open space.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for automated identification of open space in a wireless communications spectrum, by identifying sources of signal emission in the spectrum by automatically detecting signals, analyzing signals, comparing signal data to historical and reference data, creating corresponding signal profiles, and determining information about the open space based upon the measured and analyzed data in near real-time.
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1. A system for identifying open space in a wireless communications spectrum comprising:
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at least one device operable to scan a frequency range, wherein the scan includes a default scan between about 54 MHz and about 804 MHz, an Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) scan between about 900 MHz and about 2.5 GHz, an ISM scan between about 5 GHz and about 5.8 GHz, and/or a scan where the frequency range is an inputted frequency range; wherein the at least one device is operable to sense and/or measure signals transmitted from at least one signal emitting device in the frequency range, thereby creating signal data; wherein the at least one device is operable to identify open space by comparing the signal data with the stored data in near real time; wherein the identification of the open space includes a percent activity associated with the identified open space on predetermined frequencies, user-defined frequencies, and/or ISM bands; wherein the identification of the open space is based upon the predetermined frequencies, the user-defined frequencies, and/or the ISM bands; wherein the identification of the open space is based upon measured frequency, bandwidth, and duration; wherein the identification of the open space is accurate to a predetermined degree of confidence between about 80 and about 100 percent or between about 80 and about 95 percent; and wherein the at least one device is operable to display or visually indicate, in whole or in part, the open space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for identifying open space in a wireless communications spectrum comprising:
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the apparatus operable to scan a frequency range, wherein the scan includes a default scan between about 54 MHz and about 804 MHz, an Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) scan between about 900 MHz and about 2.5 GHz, an ISM scan between about 5 GHz and about 5.8 GHz, and/or a scan where the frequency range is an inputted frequency range; the apparatus operable to sense and/or measure signals transmitted from at least one signal emitting device in the frequency range, thereby creating signal data; the apparatus operable to identify open space by comparing the signal data with stored data in near real time, wherein the identification of the open space includes a percent activity associated with the identified open space on predetermined frequencies, user-defined frequencies, and/or ISM bands, wherein the identification of the open space is based upon the predetermined frequencies, the user-defined frequencies, and/or the ISM bands, wherein the identification of the open space is based upon measured frequency, bandwidth, and duration, wherein the identification of the open space is accurate to a predetermined degree of confidence between about 80 and about 100 percent or between about 80 and about 95 percent; and the apparatus operable to display or visually indicate, in whole or in part, the open space. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method identifying open space in a wireless communications spectrum comprising:
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at least one device scanning a frequency range, including a default scan between about 54 MHz and about 804 MHz, an Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) scan between about 900 MHz and about 2.5 GHz, an ISM scan between about 5 GHz and about 5.8 GHz, and/or a scan where the frequency range is an inputted frequency range; the at least one device sensing and/or measuring signals transmitted from at least one signal emitting device in the frequency range, thereby creating signal data; the at least one device identifying open space by comparing the signal data with stored data in near real time, wherein the identification of the open space includes a percent activity associated with the identified open space on predetermined frequencies, user-defined frequencies, and/or ISM bands, wherein the identification of the open space is based upon the predetermined frequencies, the user-defined frequencies, and/or the ISM bands, wherein the identification of the open space is based upon measured frequency, bandwidth, and duration, wherein the open space is accurate to a predetermined degree of confidence between about 80 and about 100 percent or between about 80 and about 95 percent; and the at least one device displaying or visually indicating, in whole or in part, the open space. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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