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Patent US8948742 - Symbiotic system for testing electromagnetic signal coverage in areas near ... - Google Patenten
A cooperative system for testing signal strength near a target area selected by a wireless provider is disclosed, using test units installed in the fleet vehicles of an unrelated service enterprise. The system in one embodiment includes an algorithm for comparing test parameters to the route data contained...http://www.google.nl/patents/US8948742?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8948742 - Symbiotic system for testing electromagnetic signal coverage in areas near transport routes
Publicatienummer US8948742 B2
Aanvraagnummer US 14/282,953
Publicatiedatum 3 feb 2015
Aanvraagdatum 20 mei 2014
Ook gepubliceerd als CA2539292A1, CA2539292C, EP1678973A1, US7773985, US8374597, US8768342, US20050064864, US20110039498, US20130157579, US20140256266, WO2005032188A1
Publicatienummer 14282953, 282953, US 8948742 B2, US 8948742B2, US-B2-8948742, US8948742 B2, US8948742B2
Uitvinders Mark Horton, Christopher T. Schenken
Oorspronkelijke patenteigenaar United Parcel Service Of America, Inc.
Patentcitaties (105), Niet-patentcitaties (50), Verwijzingen naar dit patent (1), Classificaties (18), Juridische gebeurtenissen (1)
US 8948742 B2
3. A Service Enterpise
6. Symbiosos in Action
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Classificatie in de VS 455/423, 455/115.1, 455/226.1, 455/446, 455/67.11
Internationale classificatie H04W24/08, G06Q10/00, H04B17/00, H04W24/00, H04W16/18, G06Q10/06, H04W24/10
Coöperatieve classificatie G06Q50/32, G06Q10/06311, H04W24/08, H04W24/00, H04W16/18, H04W24/10
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