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20110280194 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A WIRELESS RADIO NETWORK - A communication system includes wireless access points that are distributed along a linear, terrestrial-based communications medium that has an operative interface to the Internet. The wireless access points establish wireless connectivity between end users in residences and businesses to the Internet via the communications medium. The operating channel for each wireless access point is controlled by a spectrum management system to control use of available spectrum in an efficient manner and to minimize interference. | 11-17-2011 |
20110306364 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NETWORK ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Systems and methods of providing network access information from one or more servers to a wireless device. The wireless device acquires information from the servers about available networks at a current location of the wireless device. The network information is based on a plurality of device parameters, network parameters and regulatory requirements that govern the operation of the wireless device. In addition, the wireless device may assess the acquired information for suitability for communications to be carried out by the wireless device. | 12-15-2011 |
20120083218 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVE SPECTRUM ANALYSIS - In systems and methods for analyzing spectrum, a radio system may sample spectrum and transmit the sample to a remote spectrum analysis system. The remote spectrum analysis system analyzes the sample to determine if an incumbent radio system or radar is present and returns analysis results to the radio system. The remote spectrum analysis system may use information acquired from other sources, such as a knowledge base of devices that operate in the vicinity of the radio system to assist in analyzing the spectrum sample. | 04-05-2012 |
20120088454 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWER CONTROL IN PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Systems and methods for identifying and using a connectivity option that has lower power consumption in the electronic device than another, typically default, connectivity option. The mobile device may scan for connectivity options and communicate those options to a network access management system. The management system may, in turn, identify which option may reduce power consumption by the electronic device and communicate that option to the mobile device. It is contemplated that the mobile device may not have credentials for using the option that reduces power consumption by the electronic device. Therefore, access credentials may be supplied by the management system to enable the electronic device to use the option. | 04-12-2012 |
20120110643 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSPARENTLY PROVIDING ACCESS TO SECURE NETWORKS - Network access for a secure network is transparently provided to a wireless device using a social networking type of framework. An operator of a secure wireless network may register the network and access credentials for the network with a network access management system. The operator also may configure network access settings, such as designating a sharing level, that permits wireless devices meeting access criteria for the sharing level to use the network. Electronic devices belonging to social media contacts, such as family members and friends, may be associated with the registered network. When the associated devices or other qualifying devices are within communication range of the network, a client function in the device may coordinate with the network access management system to provide network access to the devices. The coordination may take place through a network different than the secure network, such as a cellular network to which the electronic device has subscription access. The network access may be established in a manner that is transparent to the user of the electronic device. | 05-03-2012 |
20120157144 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO SPECTRUM FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A method and system for controlling access to a spectrum resource by radio devices that are grouped into a first class and a second class, the first class having higher priority to the spectrum resource than the second class. The control techniques include setting a weight for each radio device in each class of radio devices; setting a threshold for each class of radio devices; aggregating the weights of radio devices that use the spectrum resource; and determining if the aggregate weight crosses the threshold for one of the classes of radio devices and, if so, denying access to the spectrum resource for additional radio devices belonging to the class of radio devices associated with the crossed threshold. | 06-21-2012 |
20120165059 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SPECTRUM RESOURCES - A central registration system provides channel maps of available spectrum to radio devices based on feedback and spectrum allocation policies. Each available channel in the channel map is given a score that is indicative of the quality of the channel for use by the particular radio device for which the channel map was generated. The quality score for each available channel may be based on the radio device's susceptibility to different types of interference and/or radio device's tolerance of the different types of potential interference. | 06-28-2012 |
20120201143 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING WIRELESS CONNECTIONS AND RADIO RESOURCES - Systems and methods of efficiently providing network access for a portable electronic device while moderating power consumption are described. The electronic device may have a cellular radio and a network radio for communicating with an alternative network. In a default state, the electronic device may carry out communications using the cellular radio, and the network radio may be in an off state. Periodically, the electronic device may determine if the electronic device has moved. If so, a location of the electronic device may be determined and a check may be carried out to determine if the electronic device is in range of an available alternative network. If the electronic device is in range of an available alternative network, the network radio may be turned on and an attempt to connect to the alternative network may be made. | 08-09-2012 |
20120226554 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DATA TO A PORTABLE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE BASED ON REAL-TIME SUBSCRIBER BEHAVIOR - Timely and relevant advertisements and/or data that are tailored to a subscriber based on real-time behavior information compared to historical behavior information derived from location histories of the subscriber and other subscribers, subscriber-defined preferences, etc. are served to the subscriber. Location history and real-time behavior information are compiled using location information derived from a variety of methods including GPS, associations between the subscriber's mobile communication device and network access points, and other location services. | 09-06-2012 |
20120231825 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SPECTRUM ALLOCATION - A wireless radio device includes a wireless transceiver configured to receive on a first channel set and transmit on a second channel set and a control circuit. The control circuit determines one or more available channels for transmission and selects one or more channels for the second channel set from the channels available for transmission. The control circuit also determines one or more available channels for reception, the one or more available channels for reception including the one or more available channels for transmission and one or more channels that are not available for transmission due to operation of an incumbent radio device in a location of the radio device; and selects one or more channels for the first channel set from the channels available for reception. | 09-13-2012 |
20120258670 | SUPPORT FOR WIRELESS RADIO DEVICE IN MULTIPLE WIRELESS REGULATORY DOMAINS - A system and method for automatically configuring operating parameters of a wireless radio device. The wireless radio device determines a geographic location of the wireless radio device, and a determination is made as to the regulatory domain in which the wireless radio device is located based on the geographic location of the wireless radio device. The wireless radio device may register with and/or receive configuration information from the server associated with the regulatory domain in which the wireless radio device is located. The wireless radio device configures the operating parameters of the wireless device in accordance with configuration parameters associated with the determined regulatory domain. | 10-11-2012 |
20130150033 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NETWORK ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Systems and methods of providing network access information from one or more servers to a wireless device. The wireless device acquires information from the servers about available networks at a current location of the wireless device. The network information is based on a plurality of device parameters, network parameters and regulatory requirements that govern the operation of the wireless device. In addition, the wireless device may assess the acquired information for suitability for communications to be carried out by the wireless device. | 06-13-2013 |
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20130035124 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVISIONING AND ALLOCATING A COMMODITIZED SPECTRUM OBJECT - A provisioning engine provisions spectrum into an allocable spectrum object. The provisioning engine includes an interface configured to receive inputs of available spectrum information and a plurality of provisioning parameters. The plurality of provisioning parameters include at least one signal strength limit, and may include at least first and second signal strength limits that may be boundary strength limit and an allocation strength limit. A controller is configured to execute a spectrum provisioning application that is stored in a memory and, by execution of the spectrum provisioning application, the provisioning engine is configured to generate an allocable spectrum object in accordance with the provisioning parameters. Spectrum encompassed within the spectrum object is allocable by an allocation engine to spectrum users in accordance with the provisioning parameters. An allocation engine in turn allocates spectrum encompassed within the provisioned spectrum object in accordance with the provisioning parameters. | 02-07-2013 |
20130343567 | Systems and Methods for Networked Music Playback Including Remote Add to Queue - Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to facilitate discovery and remote configuration of content for playback via a multimedia playback network are disclosed. An example method includes facilitating identification of multimedia content being played, the identification including at least one of a content identifier associated with the content and the content itself. An example method includes relaying at least one of the content identifier and the content to a playback system located remotely from a location of the multimedia content playback, at least one of the content identifier and the content remotely added for playback at the playback system. | 12-26-2013 |
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20140098713 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTICAST OPTIMIZATION - Certain examples accommodate multicast and unicast frame forwarding via wired and/or wireless port connections. An example method includes identifying a message including a frame of data to be directed to a group of playback devices via a network protocol. The example method includes overriding the network protocol for the group of playback devices to transmit a unicast message via direct routing to each member of the group of playback devices that is a “neighbor” of the first playback device. | 04-10-2014 |
20140181202 | Group Coordinator Device Selection - Embodiments described herein involve selecting a group coordinator device for a group of media devices of a networked media playback system. One of the media devices in the networked media playback system may be a group coordinator device configured to provide media content and playback timing information to other media devices in the group for synchronized playback of media content. Selection of the group coordinator device may involve performing an evaluation of one or more parameters associated with each of the one or more media devices in the media playback system, determining that a particular media device is the most suitable group coordinator devices, and causing the particular media device to become the group coordinator device. | 06-26-2014 |