US 10,652,888 B2 · Real-time location system network policy configuration control of fixed and mobile elements

Abstract

A system for allocating wireless frequency spectrum is provided. The system may include one or more location tags attached on one or more foreign network devices and domestic network devices, one or more real-time location tracking system configured to detect the one or more location tags, and at least one control unit in communication with at least one domestic network device. The control unit may be configured to query one or more proximity policies associated with the foreign network devices and the domestic network devices, apply a modified network configuration to one or more of the domestic network devices when at least one associated proximity policy is discovered, and restore a default network configuration, or setting the modified network configuration as a new default network configuration, to the one or more of the domestic network devices when the discovered proximity policy is no longer effective.

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Dependent claims

A system for allocating wireless frequency spectrum, the system comprising:

a plurality of real-time location tags, each location tag being attached to a network device, each location tag having a unique identifier;
a real-time location tracking system configured to detect the plurality of location tags;
a database storing to store the unique identifiers of the plurality of location tags, each unique identifier being associated with a proximity policy for the network device having the location tag with the unique identifier;
and
a control unit in communication with each network device and programmed to query the database for the proximity policy associated with a detected network device, to allocate a wireless frequency channel according to the proximity policy associated with the detected network device, and to deallocate the wireless frequency channel and restore a default network configuration to the network devices, when the proximity policy associated with the detected network device is no longer effective.

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A control unit for allocating wireless frequency channels and spectrum within an environment including both a domestic network having domestic network devices and a foreign network having foreign network devices, the control unit comprising:

a real-time location system tracking module configured to track locations of foreign network devices and domestic network devices;
and
a configuration module configured to query a database for one or more proximity policies associated with a tracked network device when the tracked device is detected within the foreign or domestic network, the database cross-associating each domestic and foreign network device with a real-time location tracking system tag identifier and one or more proximity policies, the configuration module configured to allocate a wireless frequency channel according to the proximity policy associated with the detected tracked device, and the configuration module configured to deallocate the wireless frequency channel and restore a previous network configuration to the foreign or domestic network devices, when the proximity policy associated with the detected network device is no longer effective.

A method of allocating wireless frequency spectrum within an environment having both a foreign network and a domestic network, the method comprising:

tracking locations of foreign network devices and domestic network devices;
detecting one or more of the foreign network devices and the domestic network devices within the environment;
querying a database for one or more proximity policies associated with the detected network device;
allocating a wireless frequency channel of the foreign network according to the one or more proximity policies associated with the detected network device if the detected network device is detected within the foreign network;
allocating a wireless frequency channel of the domestic network according to the one or more proximity policies associated with the detected network device if the detected network device is detected within the domestic network;
and
deallocating any allocated wireless frequency channels and restoring a previous network configuration to the foreign or domestic network devices, when the one or more proximity policies associated with the detected network device is no longer effective.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Real-time location system network policy configuration control of fixed and mobile elements

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Real-time location system network policy configuration control of fixed and mobile elements

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