US 12,452,714 B2
Systems, methods, and devices having databases and automated reports for electronic spectrum management
David William Kleinbeck, Lees Summit, MO (US); Ronald C. Dzierwa, Baltimore, MD (US); and Daniel Carbajal, Severna Park, MD (US)
Assigned to Digital Global Systems, Inc., Tysons Corner, VA (US)
Filed by Digital Global Systems, Inc., Tysons Corner, VA (US)
Filed on Apr. 3, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/169,606.
Application 19/169,606 is a continuation of application No. 18/646,210, filed on Apr. 25, 2024, granted, now 12,302,146.
Application 18/646,210 is a continuation of application No. 18/432,762, filed on Feb. 5, 2024, granted, now 12,284,538.
Application 18/432,762 is a continuation of application No. 18/142,892, filed on May 3, 2023, granted, now 11,930,382, issued on Mar. 12, 2024.
Application 18/142,892 is a continuation of application No. 17/579,192, filed on Jan. 19, 2022, granted, now 11,647,409, issued on May 9, 2023.
Application 17/579,192 is a continuation of application No. 17/191,215, filed on Mar. 3, 2021, granted, now 11,234,146, issued on Jan. 25, 2022.
Application 17/191,215 is a continuation of application No. 16/692,444, filed on Nov. 22, 2019, granted, now 10,945,146, issued on Mar. 9, 2021.
Application 16/692,444 is a continuation of application No. 16/353,811, filed on Mar. 14, 2019, granted, now 10,492,091, issued on Nov. 26, 2019.
Application 16/353,811 is a continuation of application No. 15/681,540, filed on Aug. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,237,770, issued on Mar. 19, 2019.
Application 15/681,540 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/496,660, filed on Apr. 25, 2017, granted, now 10,257,727, issued on Apr. 9, 2019.
Application 15/681,540 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/478,916, filed on Apr. 4, 2017, abandoned.
Application 15/496,660 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/412,982, filed on Jan. 23, 2017, granted, now 10,122,479, issued on Nov. 6, 2018.
Application 15/496,660 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/983,678, filed on Dec. 30, 2015, abandoned.
Application 15/478,916 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/934,808, filed on Nov. 6, 2015.
Application 14/934,808 is a continuation of application No. 14/504,836, filed on Oct. 2, 2014, granted, now 9,253,673, issued on Feb. 2, 2016.
Application 14/983,678 is a continuation of application No. 14/504,802, filed on Oct. 2, 2014, granted, now 9,253,673, issued on Feb. 2, 2016.
Application 14/504,836 is a continuation of application No. 14/331,706, filed on Jul. 15, 2014, granted, now 8,977,212, issued on Mar. 10, 2015.
Application 14/504,802 is a continuation of application No. 14/329,835, filed on Jul. 11, 2014, granted, now 8,874,044, issued on Oct. 28, 2014.
Application 14/329,835 is a continuation of application No. 14/087,441, filed on Nov. 22, 2013, granted, now 8,787,836, issued on Jul. 22, 2014.
Application 14/331,706 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/086,875, filed on Nov. 21, 2013, granted, now 8,798,548, issued on Aug. 5, 2014.
Application 14/086,875 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/082,916, filed on Nov. 18, 2013, granted, now 8,780,968, issued on Jul. 15, 2014.
Application 14/087,441 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/082,916, filed on Nov. 18, 2013, granted, now 8,780,968, issued on Jul. 15, 2014.
Application 14/086,875 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/082,873, filed on Nov. 18, 2013, granted, now 8,805,291, issued on Aug. 12, 2014.
Application 14/087,441 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/082,873, filed on Nov. 18, 2013, granted, now 8,805,291, issued on Aug. 12, 2014.
Application 14/087,441 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/082,930, filed on Nov. 18, 2013, granted, now 8,824,536, issued on Sep. 2, 2014.
Application 14/086,875 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/082,930, filed on Nov. 18, 2013, granted, now 8,824,536, issued on Sep. 2, 2014.
Application 14/082,930 is a continuation of application No. 14/082,916, filed on Nov. 18, 2013.
Application 14/082,916 is a continuation of application No. 13/912,893, filed on Jun. 7, 2013, granted, now 9,288,683, issued on Mar. 15, 2016.
Application 14/082,873 is a continuation of application No. 13/912,683, filed on Jun. 7, 2013, granted, now 9,288,683, issued on Mar. 15, 2016.
Application 14/082,930 is a continuation of application No. 13/913,013, filed on Jun. 7, 2013, granted, now 9,622,041, issued on Apr. 11, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/789,758, filed on Mar. 15, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2025/0234224 A1, Jul. 17, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 24/08 (2009.01); H04B 17/23 (2015.01); H04B 17/27 (2015.01); H04B 17/309 (2015.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 16/14 (2009.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 72/044 (2023.01); H04W 72/0453 (2023.01); H04B 17/391 (2015.01)
CPC H04W 24/08 (2013.01) [H04B 17/23 (2015.01); H04B 17/27 (2015.01); H04B 17/309 (2015.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 16/14 (2013.01); H04W 24/10 (2013.01); H04W 52/0203 (2013.01); H04W 64/006 (2013.01); H04W 72/0453 (2013.01); H04W 72/0473 (2013.01); H04B 17/3911 (2015.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for spectrum data management for a radio frequency (RF) environment, comprising:
an automatic signal detection (ASD) module;
wherein the ASD module includes machine learning;
wherein the apparatus is operable to form a knowledge map based on past power level measurements of the RF environment over time;
wherein the apparatus is operable to compare a real-time spectral sweep based on current power level measurements of the RF environment to the knowledge map;
wherein the apparatus is operable to automatically detect and/or classify at least one signal from the RF environment based on the comparison of the real-time spectral sweep to the knowledge map;
wherein the apparatus is operable to identify a number of users associated with the at least one signal;
wherein the apparatus is operable to identify the at least one signal based in part upon whether a signal parameter of the at least one signal matches any signal parameters in a signal characteristic listing data in a database including hardware parameters;
wherein the hardware parameters include antenna position, antenna type, orientation, azimuth, gain, and/or equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) for a transmitter associated with the at least one signal;
wherein the apparatus is operable to automatically detect the at least one signal in the RF environment by fine-tuning a threshold of power level on a segmented basis while extracting at least one temporal feature from the knowledge map;
wherein the apparatus is operable to determine a baseline based on an average of the past power level measurements with at least one signal of interest subtracted based on gradients;
wherein the apparatus is operable to smooth the real-time spectral sweep with a correction vector;
wherein the apparatus is operable to subtract the baseline from the real-time spectral sweep to reveal the at least one signal;
wherein the apparatus is operable to process signal data using compressed data for deltas; and
wherein the deltas are differentials from the baseline.