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US 10,764,718 B1Granted
System and method for obtaining radio frequency (RF) signal data
AssigneeAnritsu Corporation
InventorsJeff Boettcher, Randy Lundquist, Mark Heimbach, Daniel R. Harkins
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Abstract
A system includes a plurality of mobile monitor setups, each mobile monitor setup connected with a vehicle. Each mobile monitor setup includes an omnidirectional antenna, a global positioning system (GPS) signal antenna configured to receive GPS signals and a receiver configured to obtain a plurality of radio frequency (RF) measurements. The plurality of RF measurements are swept across one or more frequency bands and each RF measurement is time stamped and location stamped based on received GPS signals.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a central system comprising a central data storage and a processor;
- a plurality of vehicle-mounted remote spectrum monitors, each remote spectrum monitor associated with a vehicle of a plurality of vehicles;
- wherein each of the plurality of remote spectrum monitors comprises, an omnidirectional antenna, a global positioning system (GPS) signal antenna configured to receive GPS signals, a receiver configured to obtain a plurality of radio frequency (RF) measurements swept across a plurality of frequency bands, wherein each of the plurality of RF measurements is time stamped and location stamped based on received GPS signals;
- wherein each remote spectrum monitor is configured to upload the plurality of time and location stamped RF measurements to the central system over a cellular network;
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- wherein the central system is configured to aggregate the plurality of time and location stamped RF measurements uploaded by the plurality of remote spectrum monitors, and generate, from the aggregated plurality of time and location stamped RF measurements, a characterization of RF signals in space and time across an area traversed by the plurality of vehicles with which the plurality of remote spectrum monitors are associated.
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A method comprising:
- providing a central system comprising a central data storage and a processor;
- providing a plurality of mobile remote spectrum monitors, each remote spectrum monitor associated with a vehicle of a plurality of vehicles, wherein each remote spectrum monitor comprises, an omnidirectional antenna, a global positioning system (GPS) signal antenna configured to receive GPS signals, and a receiver configured to obtain radio frequency (RF) measurements;
- making a plurality of RF measurements using the receiver of each of the plurality of remote spectrum monitors wherein the plurality of RF measurements are swept across a plurality of frequency bands, and wherein each of the plurality of RF measurements is time stamped and location stamped based on received GPS signals;
- uploading the plurality of time and location stamped RF measurements from the plurality of remote spectrum monitors to the central system using a cellular network;
- receiving, at the central system, the plurality of time and location stamped RF measurements from the plurality of remote spectrum monitors;
- aggregating using the central system, the received plurality of time and location stamped RF measurements from the plurality of remote spectrum monitors;
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- analyzing, using the central system, at least a portion of the aggregated received plurality of time and location stamped RF measurements.
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A method comprising:
- providing a central system comprising a central data storage and a processor;
- providing a plurality of mobile remoted spectrum monitors, each remote spectrum monitor mounted in a vehicle of a plurality of vehicles, and each remote spectrum monitor including,
- an omnidirectional antenna,
- a global positioning system (GPS) signal antenna configured to receive GPS signals,
- a receiver configured to obtain radio frequency (RF) measurements autonomously when a vehicle with which said each mobile monitor setup is associated is operational;
- making a plurality of RF measurements using the receiver of each of the plurality of remote spectrum monitors, wherein the plurality of RF measurements are swept across a plurality of frequency bands, and wherein each of the plurality of RF measurements is time stamped and location stamped based on received GPS signals;
- uploading the plurality of time and location stamped RF measurements from the plurality of remote spectrum monitors to the central system using a cellular network;
- aggregating, at the central system, the plurality of time and location stamped RF measurements uploaded from the plurality of remote spectrum monitors;
- and
- generating at the central system, from the aggregated plurality of time and location stamped RF measurements, a characterization of RF signals in space and time across an area traversed by the plurality of vehicles.
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