Systems, methods, and devices having databases and automated reports for electronic spectrum management
View Patent ↗Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for automated identification of signals and devices in a wireless communications spectrum, by identifying sources of signal emission in the spectrum by automatically detecting signals, analyzing signals, comparing signal data to historical and reference data, creating corresponding signal profiles, and automatically identifying signals and devices, comparing and storing data from a multiplicity of units and automatically generating reports for a wireless communications spectrum in near real time.
1. A method for providing advanced analytics and automated reports relating to a wireless communications spectrum comprising steps of:
providing at least one apparatus, a network, at least one server including a database, and/or at least one other apparatus, the apparatus not requiring a connection to the server to be operable for identifying signal emitting devices;
wherein the apparatus includes a housing, at least one processor, at least one memory, and at least one sensor;
the apparatus sensing and/or measuring wireless communication signals of signal emitting devices, thereby creating measured data;
the apparatus analyzing the measured data, including changes in state from baseline data in near real time;
the apparatus calculating signal degradation data using hardware parameters, environment parameters and terrain data to identify the signal emitting devices;
the apparatus generating reports of the advanced analytics in near real time.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step of storing information about open space on the memory.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the measured data includes indications of signal activity, power, bandwidth, frequency, duration, time, day, and/or combinations thereof.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the baseline data and the changes in state are measured for predetermined frequencies, ISM bands, and/or user-defined frequencies.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step of the apparatus analyzing the measured data in near real time based upon measured frequency, bandwidth, and duration, and wherein the reports are generated in near real time and reflect the measured data.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reports include variance reports, power usage reports, RF survey reports, signal optimization reports, and combinations thereof; and wherein variance reports include information about variation of RF signals measured.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step of the apparatus scanning a target environment to identify the baseline data and the changes in state for an allotted amount of time between a minimum of about 15 minutes up to about 30 days, which information is included in at least one report.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein identification of the baseline data and the changes in state is accurate to a predetermined degree of confidence between about 80 and about 100 percent.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step of the apparatus scanning a frequency range, including a default scan between about 54 MHz and about 804 MHz.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step of the apparatus scanning a frequency range, including an ISM scan between about 900 MHz and about 2.5 GHz.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step of the apparatus scanning a frequency range, including an ISM scan between about 5 GHz and about 5.8 GHz and/or scan of an inputted frequency range.
12. A method for providing advanced analytics relating to a wireless communications spectrum comprising steps of:
providing an apparatus including a housing, a graphic user interface (GUI) of a display, at least one processor, at least one memory, and at least one sensor;
the apparatus sensing and measuring wireless communications signals, creating measured data;
the apparatus displaying the measured data, including baseline data and changes in state from the baseline data from signal emitting devices;
the apparatus independently analyzing the measured data and identifying the baseline data and the changes in state in near real time, without requiring connection to a remote server computer or a remote database;
the apparatus calculating signal degradation data using hardware parameters, environment parameters and terrain data to identify signal emitting devices;
the apparatus generating reports viewable on the GUI and including information resulting from the advanced analytics in near real time.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the reports further include the measured data including frequency, power, bandwidth, duration, modulation, and/or combinations thereof.
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the step of identifying the baseline data and the changes in state provides for minimized data storage on the apparatus.
15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the step of identifying the baseline data and the changes in state includes at least two sample sets, including a first and second sample sets, from which delta is generated.
16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the reports include variance reports, power usage reports, RF survey reports, signal optimization reports and/or combinations thereof.
17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the step of identifying the baseline data and the changes in state are based upon measured frequency, bandwidth, and duration.
18. The method of claim 12 , further comprising a step of storing information corresponding to the baseline data and the changes in state in the memory.
19. The method of claim 12 , further comprising a step of visually indicating and/or listing the baseline data and the changes in state.
20. The method of claim 12 , wherein the baseline data and the changes in state includes indications of signal activity, power, bandwidth, frequency, duration, time, day and/or combinations thereof.
21. The method of claim 12 , further comprising a step of scanning for an allotted amount of time between a minimum of about 15 minutes up to about 30 days for identification of the baseline data and the changes in state.
22. The method of claim 12 , further comprising a step of scanning a frequency range, including a default scan between about 54 MHz and about 804 MHz.
23. The method of claim 12 , further comprising a step of scanning a frequency range, including an ISM scan between about 900 MHz and about 2.5 GHz.
24. The method of claim 12 , further comprising a step of scanning a frequency range, including an ISM scan between about 5 GHz and about 5.8 GHz and/or a scan of an inputted frequency range.
25. A method for providing advanced analytics relating to a wireless communications spectrum comprising steps of:
providing an apparatus including a housing, at least one processor, at least one memory, at least one sensor and at least one receiver;
the apparatus sensing and measuring wireless communications signals from signal emitting devices, thereby creating measured data;
the apparatus independently analyzing the measured data and identifying baseline data and the changes in state from the baseline data in near real time, without requiring connection to a remote server computer or a remote database;
the apparatus scanning a spectrum and identifying open space for an allotted amount of time between a minimum of about 15 minutes up to about 30 days;
the apparatus obtaining information in a form of a listing or a report of all frequencies in a frequency range associated with the spectrum;
the apparatus plotting a line and/or graph chart showing power and bandwidth activity in the spectrum;
the apparatus setting frequencies based on frequency rules actionable by the processor so that only predetermined frequencies are plotted;
the apparatus calculating signal degradation data using hardware parameters, environment parameters and terrain data to identify signal emitting devices;
the apparatus generating reports of the advanced analytics in near real time, and displaying resulting data and reports.
26. The method of claim 25 , further comprising a step of comparing the measured data, including the baseline data and the changes in state, with historical data and/or reference data.
27. The method of claim 25 , further including steps of:
measuring characteristics of signals from the signal emitting devices, thereby creating measured data including frequency, power, bandwidth, duration, modulation, and/or combinations thereof;
identifying at least one of the signal emitting devices;
storing an identification, the baseline data and the changes in state corresponding to the identified signal emitting device.
28. The method of claim 25 , wherein the reports include variance reports, power usage reports, RF survey reports, signal optimization reports, and/or combinations thereof.
29. The method of claim 25 , further comprising the steps of:
categorizing the measured data;
determining open space for predetermined times and days, based upon the measured data.
30. The method of claim 25 , further comprising a step of storing identification of open space in the memory, wherein the identification includes information about signal activity, power, bandwidth, frequency, duration, time, day and/or combinations thereof.