Patent ID: 7706806
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computerized method of improving the coverage of a target area by an existing radio transmitter, the method comprising: analyzing with one or more computer processors potential changes in the signal coverage of a target area associated with potential alternative classes for an existing radio transmitter based on predictions of changes in the signal coverage associated with the potential alternative classes, wherein the existing radio transmitter comprises at least one of the group consisting of: an AM radio transmitter, an FM radio transmitter and a television transmitter; testing whether the potential alternative classes are feasible by automatically accessing with one or more computer processors a database of FCC rules, wherein testing whether the potential alternative class is feasible comprises: wherein if the potential alternative class of the existing radio transmitter is infeasible due to interference from the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters, the method further comprising analyzing one or more potential alternative locations, potential alternative channels, potential alternative frequencies, and potential alternative classes of the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters to potentially remove the interference; scoring the potential alternative classes based on user defined criteria; ranking the potential alternative classes based on the scoring of the potential alternative classes; determining a feasibility of the potential alternative locations for the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters; determining the feasibility of the potential alternative channels and the potential alternative frequencies for the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters; determining the feasibility of the potential alternative classes for the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters; determining the feasibility of potential alternative classes at each potential alternative location for the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters; determining the feasibility of potential alternative channels potential alternative frequencies at each potential alternative location for the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters; determining the feasibility of potential alternative classes at each potential alternative channel and potential alternative frequency for the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters; determining the feasibility of each potential alternative class and each potential alternative channel and potential alternative frequency at each potential alternative location for the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters; scoring the potential alternative locations, the potential alternative classes, and the potential alternative channels and the potential alternative frequencies of the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters; and ranking the potential alternative locations, the potential alternative classes, and the potential alternative channels and the potential alternative frequencies of the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters based on the scoring of the potential alternative locations, the potential alternative classes, and the potential alternative channels and the potential alternative frequencies.