Interactive Spectrum Management Tool for Wireless Band Analysis

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current spectrum management tools lack comprehensive and interactive capabilities to efficiently identify available wireless spectrum bands for transmission, as they fail to integrate diverse database information effectively, leading to inefficiencies in spectrum sharing and utilization.

Innovation Solution

An interactive spectrum management tool that gathers and presents comprehensive information on wireless spectrum bands by accessing data from various international, national, and local databases, allowing users to query and visualize allocation and usage data, including in-band and out-of-band interference, to identify suitable frequency bands for transmission.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If comprehensive database integration is implemented, then information completeness is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple spectrum database systems (fixed wireless, mobile wireless, satellite, radar, aeronautical mobile) into a single integrated spectrum management tool. This consolidation allows comprehensive information retrieval from all databases through one interface, improving information completeness while managing system complexity through unified access mechanisms and standardized query protocols.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The spectrum management tool is designed with universal functionality to query and analyze data across multiple database types and spectrum allocation scenarios. It provides multi-functional capabilities including interference analysis, spectrum opportunity identification, and visualization across different geographic locations and frequency bands, making it adaptable to various spectrum management needs without requiring separate specialized tools.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Measurement precision

If detailed spectrum analysis capabilities are added, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespectrum analysis precisionVSAvoidtool complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The spectrum management tool segments complex spectrum analysis into distinct functional modules: interference analysis, spectrum opportunity identification, database querying, and visualization. Each module handles specific analytical tasks independently, allowing precise measurements through specialized processing while managing overall system complexity through modular design and clear separation of concerns.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Productivity

If real-time spectrum data is provided, then productivity is improved, but loss of time in data processing increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespectrum identification efficiencyVSAvoiddata processing time
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-processing and organizing spectrum data from multiple databases into standardized formats before queries are executed. Spectrum allocation patterns, interference relationships, and availability windows are pre-analyzed and stored in optimized data structures, enabling rapid retrieval and real-time response to spectrum queries without requiring extensive processing time during actual operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS10499432B1Interactive spectrum management tool
Publication Date: 2019.12.03 T MOBILE US INC
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AI summary

An interactive spectrum management tool that provides comprehensive information on wireless spectrum bands of a radio spectrum is provided. The tool assists in determining whether a frequency band in the spectrum is available for wireless transmission at any particular place and time by gathering, analyzing, and presenting comprehensive information about the frequency band. The comprehensive information includes different types of information regarding the allocation, regulation, ownership, and use of the frequency band. The tool extracts and analyzes the different types of allocation and usage information from different databases that are maintained by various different public and private agencies at international, national, and local levels.