Patent application EP18169051A (EP), filed 2018-04-24
Publication number: EP3413596A1
Title: REAL-TIME LOCATION SYSTEM NETWORK POLICY CONFIGURATION CONTROL OF FIXED AND MOBILE ELEMENTS
Abstract: A system for allocating wireless frequency spectrum is provided. The system may include one or more location tags attached on one or more foreign network devices and domestic network devices, one or more real-time location tracking system configured to detect the one or more location tags, and at least one control unit in communication with at least one domestic network device. The control unit may be configured to query one or more proximity policies associated with the foreign network devices and the domestic network devices, apply a modified network configuration to one or more of the domestic network devices when at least one associated proximity policy is discovered, and restore a default network configuration, or setting the modified network configuration as a new default network configuration, to the one or more of the domestic network devices when the discovered proximity policy is no longer effective.
IPC codes: H04W   4/    02            A I
H04W  64/    00            A I
H04W  72/    04            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: A system for allocating wireless frequency spectrum, the system comprising:
number: 2
text: The system of claim 1, wherein the real-time location tracking system (102) is configured to track locations of the one or more foreign network devices (110) and domestic network devices (108) by detecting locations of the location tags (124).
number: 3
text: The system of any preceding claim, wherein the foreign network devices (110) and the domestic network devices (108) include one or more fixed network devices (110-1, 108-1) and mobile network devices (110-2, 108-2), the location tags (124) being attached on at least the mobile network devices (110-2, 108-2).
number: 4
text: The system of any preceding claim, wherein the foreign network devices (110) are configured to communicate with a fixed foreign network (106) and the domestic network devices (108) are configured to communicate with a fixed domestic network (104), and at least one of the foreign network devices (110) and the domestic network devices (108) is movable between the fixed foreign network (106) and the fixed domestic network (104).
number: 5
text: The system of any preceding claim, wherein the real-time location tracking system (102) is configured to detect the location tags (124) from within the fixed foreign network (106) and the fixed domestic network (104).
number: 6
text: The system of any preceding claim, wherein the control unit (120) is configured to communicate with one or more databases (126) to retrieve the proximity policies.
number: 7
text: The system of any preceding claim, wherein the proximity policies are retrievably stored in the one or more databases (126) where real-time location tracking system tag identifiers are cross associated with the foreign network device identifiers, domestic network device identifiers, and proximity policies.
number: 8
text: A method of allocating wireless frequency spectrum, the method comprising:
number: 9
text: A control unit (120) for allocating wireless frequency channels and spectrum within an environment including both domestic network devices (108) and foreign network devices (110), the control unit (120) comprising: one or more modules configured to perform the steps of method claim 8.
number: 10
text: The control unit (120) according to claim 9, wherein the one or more proximity policies are associated with one or more respective proximity policy configuration files comprising information regarding wireless spectrums, wireless channels, wireless channel modulation, and transmitter or emitter power output at which one or more network devices are operating.
number: 11
text: The control unit (120) according to claim 10, wherein at least one of the one or more proximity policies are associated with one or more respective configuration change files comprising information regarding wireless interface configuration parameters and options which are uploaded to incorporate changes within a domestic network device (108) dependent on wireless spectrum coexistence policies.
number: 12
text: The control unit (120) according to any of claims 10-11, wherein the control unit (120) is further configured to invoke a coexistence management algorithm to make wireless interface configuration change decisions when one or more applicable proximity policy is discovered for an area or between adjacent areas.
number: 13
text: The control unit (120) of any of claims 9-12, wherein the foreign network devices (110) and the domestic network devices (108) include one or more fixed network devices (110-1, 108-1)and mobile network devices (110-2, 108-2), or wherein the real-time location tracking module is optionally configured to track the locations of the foreign network devices (110) and the domestic network devices (108) by detecting location tags (124) attached on the foreign network devices (110) and the domestic network devices (108), the tracking module being optionally configured to communicate with one or more real-time location tracking systems (102) to detect the locations of the location tags (124).
number: 14
text: The control unit (120) of any of claims 9-13, wherein the foreign network devices (110) are configured to communicate with a fixed foreign network (106) and the domestic network devices (108) are configured to communicate with a fixed domestic network (104), and at least one of the foreign network devices (110) and the domestic network devices (108) is movable between the fixed foreign network (106) and the fixed domestic network (104), or wherein the tracking module is optionally configured to detect the foreign network devices (110) and the domestic network devices (108) from within the fixed foreign network (106) and the fixed domestic network (104).
number: 15
text: The control unit (120) of any of claims 9-14, wherein the configuration module is configured to communicate with one or more databases (126) to retrieve the one or more proximity policies, or wherein the proximity policies are optionally predefined and retrievably stored in the one or more databases (126).
Office action: search_report, dated 2018-12-12
Rejection reasons: novelty_epc_54
Prior art cited: ref_id: US2006183426A1
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severity: background
ref_id: US2011310867A1
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severity: background
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severity: novelty_destroying
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severity: novelty_destroying
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severity: background
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severity: background
Final disposition: pending (2018-12-12)