System and apparatus for detecting and analyzing a frequency spectrum
OwnerRyan Woodingsinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising a housing, a circuit board disposed within the housing, the circuit board further comprising a radio, a processing device, a memory, and a connector suitable for connecting with a port of a computing device. The circuit board is a small form factor circuit board, the radio is suitable for detecting a frequency spectrum and the processing device is suitable for transferring detected frequency spectrum data to the computing device via the connector and interfacing with a display to provide a manipulatable graphical user interface for analyzing the detected frequency spectrum data.
Claims17
An apparatus for detecting, receiving and displaying wireless network information, comprising:
- a housing;
- a circuit board disposed within said housing, said circuit board further comprising:
- a radio, said radio consisting of a 2.4 GHz direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) radio system on a chip;
- a processing device and memory, said processing device comprising a highly integrated chip, said processing device further comprising a CPU, RAM, ROM, at least one I/O port and at least one timer;
- a wireless network detector;
- and
- a connector suitable for connecting with a port of a computing device, said connector consisting of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector interfacing with a USB port of a computing device;
- wherein said circuit board is a small form factor circuit board, said radio detects a frequency spectrum, said wireless network detector detects wireless network information, including at least one of signal strength, security type, or wireless network name, and said processing device transfers detected frequency spectrum data and said wireless network information to said computing device via said connector and interfaces with a display displaying a manipulatable graphical user interface for analyzing said detected frequency spectrum data and said wireless network information received from said processing device through said connector.
A system for detecting, receiving and displaying wireless network information, comprising:
- a portable hardware device, said portable hardware device further comprising:
- a housing;
- a circuit board disposed within said housing, said circuit board further comprising:
- a radio, said radio consisting of a 2.4 GHz direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) radio system on a chip;
- a processing device and a memory for storing measurement data, said processing device comprising a highly integrated chip, and said processing device further comprising a CPU, RAM, ROM, at least one I/O port and at least one timer;
- a connector suitable for connecting with a port of a computing device, said connector consisting of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector interfacing with a USB port of a computing device;
- the portable hardware device formed as a small form factor hardware device to detect a frequency spectrum, and transfer detected frequency spectrum data to said computing device via said connector;
- and
- a graphical user interface for displaying on a display of said computing device and interfacing with said portable hardware device and displaying, analyzing, and manipulating said detected frequency spectrum data received from said processing device through said connector.
A method comprising:
- providing a small form factor hardware device for detecting frequency spectrum data;
- detecting said frequency spectrum data;
- providing a display interfacing with said small form factor hardware device and analyzing said detected frequency spectrum data;
- and
- displaying said detected frequency spectrum data;
- and
- manipulating said detected frequency spectrum data, said manipulating said frequency spectrum data further including:
- recording a data trace of said detected frequency spectrum data;
- saving said recorded data trace of said detected frequency spectrum data;
- recording a subsequent data trace of said detected frequency spectrum data;
- and
- providing a toggle function to compare said data trace of said detected frequency spectrum data and said subsequent data trace of said detected frequency spectrum data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.