US-12621673-B2 - System, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and utilization

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

20250415

Claims (16)

1. 1 . A system for dynamic, prioritized spectrum utilization management in an electromagnetic environment comprising: at least one data analysis engine for analyzing measured data from the electromagnetic environment; and at least one machine learning engine for learning the electromagnetic environment and/or making predictions about the electromagnetic environment; wherein the system is operable to provide the spectrum utilization management in the electromagnetic environment based on the measured data and/or information from the at least one machine learning engine.
2. 2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one monitoring sensor including at least one antenna for creating the measured data from the electromagnetic environment.
3. 3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one antenna includes a directional antenna.
4. 4 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one monitoring sensor includes at least one antenna array.
5. 5 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a survey occupancy application, wherein the survey occupancy application is operable to determine occupancy in frequency bands.
6. 6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the survey occupancy application is operable to preprocess at least two signals that exist in one frequency band.
7. 7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one machine learning engine utilizes statistical learning techniques and/or control theory.
8. 8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is operable to provide information on open space.
9. 9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the system is operable to provide the information on the open space in real time.
10. 10 . An apparatus for dynamic, prioritized spectrum utilization management in an electromagnetic environment comprising: at least one machine learning engine operable to learn the electromagnetic environment and/or make predictions about the electromagnetic environment based on measured data from the electromagnetic environment; wherein the at least one machine learning engine is operable to control at least one monitoring sensor and/or use actionable data to provide results and/or solutions.
11. 11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the at least one machine learning engine utilizes statistical learning techniques and/or control theory.
12. 12 . The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising a survey occupancy application operable to determine occupancy in frequency bands.
13. 13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the survey occupancy application is operable to preprocess at least two signals that exist in a same band.
14. 14 . A method for dynamic, prioritized spectrum utilization management in an electromagnetic environment comprising: at least one data analysis engine analyzing measured data from the electromagnetic environment to create analyzed data; at least one machine learning engine learning the electromagnetic environment and/or making predictions about the electromagnetic environment based on the analyzed data; and providing results and/or solutions based on policies using actionable data from the at least one machine learning engine.
15. 15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the at least one machine learning engine is in communication with the at least one data analysis engine.
16. 16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the at least one machine learning engine utilizes statistical learning techniques and/or control theory.

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. application Ser. No. 18/896,165, filed Sep. 25, 2024, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 18/658,484, filed May 8, 2024, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 18/425,800, filed Jan. 29, 2024, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 18/409,316, filed Jan. 10, 2024, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 18/373,044, filed Sep. 26, 2023, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 18/201,422, filed May 24, 2023, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 17/993,344, filed Nov. 23, 2022, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 17/529,995, filed Nov. 18, 2021, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 17/390,248, filed Jul. 30, 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 of resources out of a first number of orthogonal radio resources and controls a transmitting means to simultaneously transmit a respective first radio signal for each resource on all resources of the set. A respective estimated interference is estimated on each of the resources of the set when the respective first radio signals are transmitted simultaneously. A first reso