# US 2023/0412249 A1 · Managing a network of radio frequency (rf) repeater devices > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0412249 A1 - Document ID: US20230412249A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/362,885 - Filed: 2023-07-31 - Published: 2023-12-21 - Earliest claimed: 2020-06-24 - Assignees: AR & NS Investment, LLC - Applicants: AR & NS Investment, LLC - Inventors: Ahmadreza ROFOUGARAN; Arman ROFOUGARAN; Alireza Tarighat MEHRABANI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230412249A1 ## CPC - H04B 7/15507: {Relay station based processing for cell extension or control of coverage area, (network planning with network coordinated processing with regard to cell extension H04W16/26; network topologies using dedicated repeater stations H04W84/047; terminal devices adapted for relaying to or from an other terminal H04W88/04)} - H04B 7/2606: {Arrangements for base station coverage control, e.g. by using relays in tunnels} - H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A system includes control circuitry that obtains data from a repeater device of a network of repeater devices. One or more passive reflectors present in a geographical area are detected based on the obtained data. A plurality of signal propagation indicators is determined using the one or more passive reflectors, where the plurality of signal propagation indicators indicate areas and directions with no signal propagation issues, and where the plurality of signal propagation indicators is marked in a three-dimensional representation of the geographical area. The location and movement of a plurality of user devices is tracked and a beamforming scheme is selected for one or more repeater devices based on the movement. An out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices is executed based on the marked signal propagation indicators, the selected beamforming scheme, and the tracked location and movement of the plurality of user devices. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for managing a network of repeater devices, the system comprising: control circuitry configured to: obtain data from a repeater device of the network of repeater devices; detect one or more passive reflectors present in a geographical area based on the obtained data, wherein the obtained data includes information of movement of a plurality of objects in the geographical area; determine a plurality of signal propagation indicators using the one or more passive reflectors, wherein the plurality of signal propagation indicators indicate areas and directions with no signal propagation issues, and wherein the plurality of signal propagation indicators is marked in a three-dimensional representation of the geographical area; track a location and movement of a plurality of user devices in the geographical area; select a beamforming scheme from a plurality of beamforming schemes for one or more repeater devices of the network of repeater devices based on the movement of the plurality of user devices in the geographical area; and execute an out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices based on the signal propagation indicators marked in the three-dimensional representation of the geographical area, the selected beamforming scheme for the one or more repeater devices, and the tracked location and movement of the plurality of user devices in the geographical area, wherein executing the out-of-band control of operations comprises instructing a first repeater device in the network of repeater devices to provide a beam of radio frequency signal to a first user device of the plurality of user devices. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to generate the three-dimensional representation of the geographical area based on the data obtained from the repeater device and the determined plurality of signal propagation indicators. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the data is at least one of radar data that is obtained from a radio detection and ranging (RADAR) system provided in each repeater device of the network of repeater devices or lidar data that is obtained from a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system provided in each repeater device of the network of repeater devices. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system according to claim 3, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to tag each user device of the plurality of user devices to a corresponding object of the plurality of objects based on a substantially same location and movement coordinates tracked for each user device of the plurality of user devices and the corresponding object, wherein at least one of the RADAR system or the LIDAR system is configured to track the movement of one or more objects of the plurality of objects. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system according to claim 4, wherein in order to execute the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices, the control circuitry is further configured to instruct a first repeater device in the network of repeater devices to provide a beam of radio frequency signal to a first object in motion of the plurality of objects further based on the tagging and the acquired tracking information of the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area, and wherein the selection of the beamforming scheme for the first repeater device to provide the beam of the radio frequency signal is further based on the tagging and the acquired tracking information of the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The system according to claim 4, wherein in order to execute the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices, the control circuitry is further configured to select two or more repeaters in the network of repeaters to concurrently provide beams of radio frequency signals to a second object in motion of the plurality of objects, based on the tagging and the acquired tracking information of the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The system according to claim 6, wherein in order to execute the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices, the control circuitry is further configured to instruct the selected two or more repeaters to concurrently provide the beams of radio frequency signals to the second object in motion based on the tagging and the acquired tracking information of the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area, and wherein concurrent provisioning of the beams of radio frequency signals to the second object in motion causes an increase in data rate of a user device carried by the second object. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of beamforming schemes comprises a narrow beam, a wide beam, a plurality of split beams, unidirectional beams, multi-directional beams, omni-directional beams, adaptive sidelobe interference cancelling beams, or a combination of one or more of the narrow beam, the wide beam, the plurality of split beams, the unidirectional beams, the multi-directional beams, the omni-directional beams, and the adaptive sidelobe interference cancelling beams. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein in order to execute the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices, the control circuitry is further configured to instruct two or more repeaters to concurrently provide beams of radio frequency signals to a second user device of the plurality of user devices based on at least one of the tracked location and movement of the plurality of user devices and the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein in order to execute the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices, the control circuitry is further configured to estimate an amount of power to be used to communicate a beam of radio frequency signal to the first user device of the plurality of user devices based on the generated three-dimensional representation of the geographical area. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein in order to execute the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices, the control circuitry is further configured to: acquire an image of a first user from an image-capture device provided in at least one repeater device in the network of repeater devices; identify the first user based on the acquired image; and assign a unique identity of the first user to a first user device and a first object that are tagged with each other. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system according to claim 11, wherein in order to execute the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices, the control circuitry is further configured to provide a personalized telecommunication service to the first user based on the assigned unique identity. ### Claim 13 A method for managing a network of repeater devices, the method comprising: obtaining, by a server, data from a repeater device of the network of repeater devices; detecting, by the server, one or more passive reflectors present in a geographical area based on the obtained data, wherein the obtained data includes information of movement of a plurality of objects in the geographical area; determining, by the server, a plurality of signal propagation indicators using the one or more passive reflectors, wherein the plurality of signal propagation indicators indicate areas and directions with no signal propagation issues, and wherein the plurality of signal propagation indicators is marked in a three-dimensional representation of the geographical area; tracking, by the server, a location and movement of a plurality of user devices in the geographical area; selecting, by the server, a beamforming scheme from a plurality of beamforming schemes for one or more repeater devices of the network of repeater devices based on the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area; and executing, by the server, an out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices based on the signal propagation indicators marked in the three-dimensional representation of the geographical area, the selected beamforming scheme for the one or more repeater devices, and the tracked location and movement of the plurality of user devices in the geographical area, wherein executing the out-of-band control of operations comprises instructing a first repeater device in the network of repeater devices to provide a beam of radio frequency signal to a first user device of the plurality of user devices. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, further comprising generating the three-dimensional representation of the geographical area based on the data obtained from the repeater device and the determined plurality of signal propagation indicators. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the data is at least one of radar data that is obtained from a radio detection and ranging (RADAR) system provided in each repeater device of the network of repeater devices or lidar data that is obtained from a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system provided in each repeater device of the network of repeater devices. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method according to claim 15, further comprising tagging, by the server, each user device of the plurality of user devices to a corresponding object of the plurality of objects based on a substantially same location and movement coordinates tracked for each user device of the plurality of user devices and the corresponding object, wherein at least one of the RADAR system or the LIDAR system is configured to track the movement of one or more objects of the plurality of objects. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, wherein the executing of the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices further comprises instructing, by the server, a first repeater device in the network of repeater devices to provide a beam of radio frequency signal to a first object in motion of the plurality of objects further based on the tagging and the acquired tracking information of the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area, and wherein the selection of the beamforming scheme for the first repeater device to provide the beam of the radio frequency signal is further based on the tagging and the acquired tracking information of the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, wherein the executing of the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices further comprises selecting, by the server, two or more repeaters in the network of repeaters to concurrently provide beams of radio frequency signals to a second object in motion of the plurality of objects, based on the tagging and the acquired tracking information of the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method according to claim 18, wherein the executing of the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices further comprises instructing, by the server, to the selected two or more repeaters to concurrently provide the beams of radio frequency signals to the second object in motion based on the tagging and the acquired tracking information of the movement of the plurality of objects in the geographical area, wherein concurrent provisioning of the beams of radio frequency signals to the second object in motion causes an increase in data rate of a user device carried by the second object. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the plurality of beamforming schemes comprises a narrow beam, a wide beam, a plurality of split beams, unidirectional beams, multi-directional beams, omni-directional beams, adaptive sidelobe interference cancelling beams, or a combination of one or more of the narrow beam, the wide beam, the plurality of split beams, the unidirectional beams, the multi-directional beams, the omni-directional beams, and the adaptive sidelobe interference cancelling beams.