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System for automatic configuration of a mobile communication system

  • US 9,793,982 B2
  • Filed: 04/21/2009
  • Issued: 10/17/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mobile communication system for repeating communication signals comprising:

  • at least one receive antenna for receiving communication signals;

    processing circuitry for processing the received communication signals and repeating the signals for further transmission;

    at least one transmit antenna for transmitting the repeated signals;

    a plurality of selectable and defined configurations stored in a memory, the configurations each including a set of configurable settings for controlling the operation of the processing circuitry;

    a plurality of defined cartographic boundaries stored in memory, the plurality of cartographic boundaries including multiple levels of geographic zones of different sizes, a configuration from the plurality of configurations being associated with a respective geographic zone and at least one of the geographic zones associated with a stationary site within which the mobile communication system may become stationary;

    the processing circuitry further configured for utilizing at least one of the configurations and the respective set of configurable settings of the configuration for controlling the operation of the mobile communication system as it moves through a mobile environment;

    the processing circuitry further operable for receiving, over time, a plurality of inputs regarding a plurality of current operating conditions of the mobile communication system, wherein the operating condition inputs include at least one input representing a current geographical location of the moving mobile communication system;

    the configurations and respective sets of configurable settings being associated with a respective geographic zone in the multiple levels and the processing circuitry configured for using the plurality of current operating condition inputs and evaluating the inputs to determine the specific level and geographic zone that a current geographical location of the mobile communication system falls within, the processing circuitry configured for automatically selecting a configuration that is associated with the determined specific level and geographic zone and selectively adapting the operation of the system to the selected configuration based upon the current operating conditions or if the determined geographic zone is associated with the stationary site, selecting a standby configuration for the system;

    wherein the plurality of inputs regarding a plurality of current operating conditions additionally includes at least one input directed to the identification of at least on base station that is currently communicating with the mobile communication system;

    wherein the at least one input directed to the identification of at least one base station that is communicating with the mobile communication system includes information regarding at least one of;

    the location of the base station, a network property associated with the base station, and a signal property associated with the base station.

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