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US-12621672-B2 - System, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and utilization

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Abstract

Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum utilization management. The system includes at least one monitoring sensor, at least one data analysis engine, at least one application, a semantic engine, a programmable rules and policy editor, a tip and cue server, and/or a control panel. The tip and cue server is operable utilize the environmental awareness from the data processed by the at least one data analysis engine in combination with additional information to create actionable data.

Inventors

  • Armando Montalvo

Assignees

  • DIGITAL GLOBAL SYSTEMS, INC.

Dates

Publication Date
20260505
Application Date
20250312

Claims (20)

  1. 1 . An apparatus for intermodulation distortion analysis in an electromagnetic environment comprising: at least one data analysis engine operable to create at least one utilization mask based on measured data from the electromagnetic environment; wherein the at least one data analysis engine is configured to analyze the at least one utilization mask to create analyzed data; and wherein the at least one data analysis engine is operable to use machine learning (ML) applied to the analyzed data to determine at least one intermodulation distortion (IMD) component of at least one signal.
  2. 2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one data analysis engine is operable to store the at least one IMD component.
  3. 3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising at least one sensor to create the measured data.
  4. 4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one signal includes an Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) signal.
  5. 5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one data analysis engine is operable to detect at least one wideband signal and/or at least one narrowband signal.
  6. 6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one data analysis engine is operable to provide a recommendation for at least one parameter of the at least one signal based on the analyzed data.
  7. 7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one data analysis engine performs IMD mitigation parameterization based on customer goals, wherein the customer goals are received from a semantic engine.
  8. 8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one data analysis engine stores the at least one IMD component in an IMD spectral mask.
  9. 9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a noise floor estimator operable to estimate a bin-wise noise model, estimate a bin-wise noise plus signal model, determine a bin-level probability of false alarm, a bin-level threshold, a channel-level probability of false alarm, a channel-level level threshold, calculate a detection vector, count a number of elements above the bin-level threshold, determine a probability of false alarm, determine a probability of missed detection, and/or determine an overall detection probability.
  10. 10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a blind detection engine operable to estimate a number of channels, corresponding bandwidths for the number of channels, and/or center frequencies using an averaged power spectral density (PSD) of the at least one signal.
  11. 11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one data analysis engine includes an intermodulation analysis workflow.
  12. 12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the intermodulation analysis workflow includes a narrowband sorting block, a wideband sorting block, and/or an intermodulation calculator.
  13. 13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the narrowband sorting block is operable to sort narrowband signals by a dynamically adjustable threshold.
  14. 14 . A system for intermodulation distortion analysis and mitigation in an electromagnetic environment comprising: at least one data analysis engine operable to create at least one utilization mask based on measured data from the electromagnetic environment; and at least one mitigation subsystem in communication with the at least one data analysis engine; wherein the at least one data analysis engine is configured to analyze the at least one utilization mask to create analyzed data; wherein the at least one data analysis engine is operable to use machine learning (ML) applied to the analyzed data to determine at least one intermodulation distortion (IMD) component or to identify at least one signal; and wherein the at least one mitigation subsystem is operable to provide at least one report of the at least one determined IMD component or perform IMD mitigation parameterization.
  15. 15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one mitigation subsystem is operable to optimize frequency and/or power parameters of the at least one signal based on customer goals and/or a service provided to at least one user equipment (UE) device.
  16. 16 . A method for intermodulation distortion analysis and mitigation in an electromagnetic environment comprising: at least one data analysis engine creating at least one utilization mask based on measured data from the electromagnetic environment; the at least one data analysis engine analyzing the at least one utilization mask to create analyzed data; the at least one data analysis engine using machine learning (ML) to detect at least one intermodulation distortion (IMD) component or identify at least one signal based on the analyzed data; and the at least one data analysis engine performing IMD mitigation based on the analyzed data.
  17. 17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the IMD mitigation is further based on customer goals and/or a service provided to at least one user equipment (UE) device.
  18. 18 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising the at least one data analysis engine providing mitigation recommendations for at least one parameter of the at least one signal based on the analyzed data.
  19. 19 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising the at least one data analysis engine providing a report based on the analyzed data.
  20. 20 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising the at least one data analysis engine analyzing intermodulation using a sorting block and intermodulation calculator.

Description

CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is related to and claims priority from the following U.S. patents and patent applications. This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/812,416, filed Aug. 22, 2024, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/782,909, filed Jul. 24, 2024, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/781,456, filed Jul. 23, 2024, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/756,489, filed Jun. 27, 2024, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/409,340, filed Jan. 10, 2024, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/524,945, filed Nov. 30, 2023, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/218,379, filed Jul. 5, 2023, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/085,874, filed Dec. 21, 2022, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/992,490, filed Nov. 22, 2022, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/985,570, filed Nov. 11, 2022, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/691,683, filed Mar. 10, 2022, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/470,253, filed Sep. 9, 2021, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 17/085,635, filed Oct. 30, 2020, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/018,929, filed May 1, 2020. Each of the above listed applications is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to spectrum analysis and management for electromagnetic signals, and more particularly for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum utilization management. 2. Description of the Prior Art It is generally known in the prior art to provide wireless communications spectrum management for detecting devices and for managing the space. Spectrum management includes the process of regulating the use of radio frequencies to promote efficient use and gain net social benefit. A problem faced in effective spectrum management is the various numbers of devices emanating wireless signal propagations at different frequencies and across different technological standards. Coupled with the different regulations relating to spectrum usage around the globe effective spectrum management becomes difficult to obtain and at best can only be reached over a long period of time. Another problem facing effective spectrum management is the growing need from spectrum despite the finite amount of spectrum available. Wireless technologies and applications or services that require spectrum have exponentially grown in recent years. Consequently, available spectrum has become a valuable resource that must be efficiently utilized. Therefore, systems and methods are needed to effectively manage and optimize the available spectrum that is being used. Prior art patent documents include the following: U.S. Patent Publication No. 2018/0352441 for Devices, methods, and systems with dynamic spectrum sharing by inventors Zheng, et al., filed Jun. 4, 2018 and published Dec. 6, 2018, is directed to devices, methods, and systems with dynamic spectrum sharing. A wireless communication device includes a software-defined radio, a spectrum sensing sub-system, a memory, and an electronic processor. The software-defined radio is configured to generate an input signal, and wirelessly communicate with one or more radio nodes using a traffic data channel and a broadcast control channel. The spectrum sensing sub-system is configured to sense local spectrum information from the input signal. The electronic processor is communicatively connected to the memory and the spectrum sensing sub-system and is configured to receive the local spectrum information from the spectrum sensing sub-system, receive spectrum information from the one or more radio nodes, and allocate resources for the traffic data channel based on the local spectrum information and the spectrum information that is received from the one or more radio nodes. U.S. Patent Publication No. 2018/0295607 for Method and apparatus for adaptive bandwidth usage in a wireless communication network by inventors Lindoff, et al., filed Oct. 10, 2017 and published Oct. 11, 2018, is directed to reconfiguration of a receiver bandwidth of the wireless device is initiated to match the second scheduling bandwidth, wherein the second scheduling bandwidth is larger than a first scheduling bandwidth currently associated with the wireless device, and wherein the first and second scheduling bandwidths respectively define the bandwidth used for scheduling transmissions to the wireless device. U.S. Pat. No. 9,538,528 for Efficient co-existence method for dynamic spectrum sharing by inventors Wagner, et al., filed Oct. 6, 2011 and issued Jan. 3, 2017, is directed to an apparatus that defines a set