Analyzing a particular wireless signal based on characteristics of other wireless signals

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• obtaining samples corresponding to a first wireless signal, wherein the first wireless signal is received in a first time period;
• determining a signal strength of the first wireless signal from the samples corresponding to the first wireless signal received in the first time period;
• obtaining samples corresponding to a second wireless signal, wherein the second wireless signal is received in a second time period different than the first time period;
• determining a signal strength of the second wireless signal from the samples corresponding to the second wireless signal received in the second time period;
• responsive to determining that a difference between the signal strengths of the first and second wireless signals is greater than a threshold, determining that the first wireless signal is transmitted from a first source and that the second wireless signal is transmitted from a second source different from the first source;
• obtaining samples corresponding to a third wireless signal received in a third time period;
• determining a signal strength of the third wireless signal from the samples corresponding to the third wireless signal received in the third time period;
• determining a difference between the signal strengths of the first and third wireless signals is less than the threshold;
• and
• estimating that a duration of a wireless signal burst from the first source is longer than the first time period.

A computing device, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform operations including:
• obtaining samples corresponding to a first wireless signal, wherein the first wireless signal is received in a first time period;
• obtaining samples corresponding to a second wireless signal, wherein the second wireless signal is received in a second time period different than the first time period;
• determining a signal strength of the first wireless signal from the samples corresponding to the first wireless signal received in the first time period;
• obtaining samples corresponding to a second wireless signal, wherein the second wireless signal is received in a second time period different than the first time period;
• determining a signal strength of the second wireless signal from the samples corresponding to the second wireless signal received in the second time period;
• responsive to determining that a difference between the signal strengths of the first and second wireless signals is greater than a threshold, determining that the first wireless signal is transmitted from a first source and that the second wireless signal is transmitted from a second source different from the first source;
• obtaining samples corresponding to a third wireless signal received in a third time period;
• determining a signal strength of the third wireless signal from the samples corresponding to the third wireless signal received in the third time period;
• determining a difference between the signal strengths of the first and third wireless signals is less than the threshold;
• and
• estimating that a duration of a wireless signal burst from the first source is longer than the first time period or the second time period.