Wireless station location detection and management
AssigneeCharter Communications Operating, LLC
InventorCharles I. Cook
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Abstract
A wireless base station (such as disposed in a building) synchronizes itself with each of multiple reference stations in a network environment that transmit wireless signals. The wireless base station receives the wireless signals from the multiple reference stations. Based on timing of the received wireless signals, the wireless base station determines its location in a building with respect to the multiple reference stations. The determined location is then used as a basis to notify an allocation management resource of a location of the wireless base station for allocation of one or more wireless channels.
Claims24
A method comprising:
- via a first transponder:
- receiving a first satellite signal transmitted from a first satellite, the first satellite signal received at a first wireless carrier frequency from the first satellite and supporting location determination;
- and
- modulating the first satellite signal with a second carrier frequency to output a first wireless transponder signal from the first transponder, the first wireless transponder signal supporting location determination by a wireless station.
A system comprising:
- a first transponder operative to:
- receive a first satellite signal transmitted from a first satellite, the first satellite signal received at a first wireless carrier frequency from the first satellite and supporting location determination;
- and
- modulate the first satellite signal with a second carrier frequency to output a first wireless transponder signal from the first transponder, the first wireless transponder signal supporting location determination by a wireless station.
Computer-readable storage hardware having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when carried out by computer processor hardware, cause the computer processor hardware to:
- receive a first satellite signal transmitted from a first satellite, the first satellite signal received at a first wireless carrier frequency from the first satellite and supporting location determination;
- and
- modulate the first satellite signal with a second carrier frequency to output a first wireless transponder signal from the first transponder, the first wireless transponder signal supporting location determination by a wireless station.
A method comprising:
- at a wireless station:
- receiving a first wireless transponder signal from a first transponder, the first wireless transponder signal generated via modulation of a first satellite signal received at the first transponder;
- receiving a second wireless transponder signal from a second transponder, the second wireless transponder signal generated via modulation of a second satellite signal received at the second transponder;
- and
- determining a location of the wireless station based on the first wireless transponder signal and the second wireless transponder signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.