Methods and systems for identifying transmitters in a single frequency network broadcast system

A computer, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor,
• wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform steps comprising:
• receiving a signal measurement data file including signal measurement data obtained at a measurement location within a single frequency network;
• calculating a distance from the measurement location to each of a plurality of transmitters within the single frequency network;
• generating a plurality of scenarios of predicted signal arrival times for signals from the plurality of transmitters, wherein each of the plurality of scenarios of predicted signal arrival times presumes a different one of the plurality of transmitters is a source of a strongest received signal;
• determining which one of the plurality of scenarios best correlates to the signal measurement data;
• and
• correlating the signal measurement data to individual transmitters within the plurality of transmitters using the one of the plurality of scenarios determined best correlates to the signal measurement data.

A computer, comprising:

• means for receiving a signal measurement data file including signal measurement data obtained at a measurement location within a single frequency network;
• means for calculating a distance from the measurement location to each of a plurality of transmitters within the single frequency network;
• means for generating a plurality of scenarios of predicted signal arrival times for signals from the plurality of transmitters, wherein each of the plurality of scenarios of predicted signal arrival times presumes a different one of the plurality of transmitters is a source of a strongest received signal;
• means for determining which one of the plurality of scenarios best correlates to the signal measurement data;
• and
• means for correlating the signal measurement data to individual transmitters within the plurality of transmitters using the one of the plurality of scenarios determined best correlates to the signal measurement data.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium comprising:
• at least one instruction for receiving a signal measurement data file including signal measurement data obtained at a measurement location within a single frequency network;
• at least one instruction for calculating a distance from the measurement location to each of a plurality of transmitters within the single frequency network;
• at least one instruction for generating a plurality of scenarios of predicted signal arrival times for signals from the plurality of transmitters, wherein each of the plurality of scenarios of predicted signal arrival times presumes a different one of the plurality of transmitters is a source of a strongest received signal;
• at least one instruction for determining which one of the plurality of scenarios best correlates to the signal measurement data;
• and
• at least one instruction for correlating the signal measurement data to individual transmitters within the plurality of transmitters using the one of the plurality of scenarios determined best correlates to the signal measurement data.