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US 9,439,215 · App. 14/390,090 · Granted Sep 6, 2016

Method for setting operating channel in white space band and device therefor

Inventors: Wookbong Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Suhwook Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jimsam Kwak (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W74/002H04W16/14H04W72/02H04W84/12
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Patent No.
US 9,439,215
App. No.
14/390,090
Granted
Sep 6, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a method and a device for setting an operating channel in a white space band. A method of setting an operating channel in a white space band by a device includes: receiving, by the device, a White Space Map including information on an available TV channel and an offset value in the available TV channel, and setting, by the device, the operating channel based upon the information of the available TV channel and the offset value from the available TV channel, wherein the offset value indicates a shifted amount of a center frequency of the operating channel from the center frequency of the available TV channel.

Claims (19)

1. A method of a device for setting an operating channel in a white space band, the method comprising:

receiving, by the device, a White Space Map including information on an available TV channel and an offset value from the available TV channel; and

setting, by the device, the operating channel based upon the information of the available TV channel and the offset value from the available TV channel,

wherein the offset value indicates a shifted amount of a center frequency of the operating channel from a center frequency of the available TV channel.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the shifted amount is decided in basic frequency units as a multiple of the offset value.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the basic frequency unit is decided as a bandwidth of the TV channel and a minimum frequency bandwidth supported by the operating channel.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the basic frequency unit is decided as (N−B)/2, where N represents a bandwidth of the TV channel, and B corresponds to a minimum frequency bandwidth supported by an operating channel.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein partial bits of a bit sequence representing information on the available TV channel indicates the offset value.

6. A device setting an operating channel in a white space band, the device comprising:

a RF (Radio Frequency) transceiver configured to transmit and receive a radio signal; and

a processor configured to:

control the RF transceiver;

receive a White Space Map including information on an available TV channel and an offset value from the available TV channel; and

set the operating channel based upon the information of the available TV channel and the offset value from the available TV channel,

wherein the offset value indicates a shifted amount of a center frequency of the operating channel from a center frequency of the available TV channel.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the shifted amount is decided in basic frequency units as a multiple of the offset value.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the basic frequency unit is decided as a bandwidth of the TV channel and a minimum frequency bandwidth supported by the operating channel.

9. The device of claim 7 , wherein the basic frequency unit is decided as (N−B)/2, where N represents a bandwidth of the TV channel, and B corresponds to a minimum frequency bandwidth supported by an operating channel.

10. The device of claim 6 , wherein partial bits of a bit sequence representing information on the available TV channel indicates the offset value.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2014
From: LEE, WOOKBONG; KIM, SUHWOOK; KWAK, JINSAM
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 033873/0506 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61637272 · Apr 24, 2012
Provisional Application 61619922 · Apr 3, 2012
Related Publication 20150063332A1 · Mar 5, 2015