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US-20260129460-A1 - 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
  • Bryce Simmons

Assignees

  • DIGITAL GLOBAL SYSTEMS, INC.

Dates

Publication Date
20260507
Application Date
20251218

Claims (20)

  1. 1 . A system for spectrum management in an electromagnetic environment comprising: at least one data analysis engine for analyzing measured data based on the electromagnetic environment to create analyzed data; at least one server; and at least one resource coordinator; wherein the at least one server is operable to use the analyzed data and/or translate a rule set into optimization objectives to create actionable data; and wherein the at least one resource coordinator is operable to communicate a recommendation to at least one user equipment (UE) device and/or at least one resource and/or modify parameters of the at least one UE device and/or the at least one resource based on the actionable data.
  2. 2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the optimization objectives include constraints associated with signal characteristics.
  3. 3 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a survey occupancy application operable to identify at least two signals which exist in a band based on interference between the at least two signals.
  4. 4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the actionable data includes dynamic spectrum utilization data.
  5. 5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the actionable data is used with at least one machine learning algorithm to provide results and/or solutions.
  6. 6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the actionable data relates to sharing frequency bands.
  7. 7 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a survey occupancy application, wherein the survey occupancy application is operable to schedule occupancy in at least one frequency band.
  8. 8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the actionable data is created based on government defined rules.
  9. 9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the actionable data is created based on customer defined rules.
  10. 10 . A system for spectrum management in an electromagnetic environment comprising: at least one data analysis engine for creating analyzed data based on measured data from the electromagnetic environment; at least one resource coordinator; and a survey occupancy application; wherein the at least one resource coordinator is operable to suggest parameter modifications based on the analyzed data or measured data; and wherein the survey occupancy application is operable to schedule occupancy, determine occupancy in at least one frequency band based on the analyzed data or the measured data, and/or identify at least two signals which exist in the at least one frequency band based on interference between the at least two signals.
  11. 11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the analyzed data applies to heterogeneous networks.
  12. 12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the analyzed data includes data for dynamic spectrum utilization.
  13. 13 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the analyzed data is used with at least one machine learning algorithm to provide results and/or solutions.
  14. 14 . The system of claim 10 , further comprising a geolocation engine operable to use spinning direction finding via rotating directional antennas to estimate a direction of arrival of an emitter of at least one signal of interest.
  15. 15 . A system for spectrum management in an electromagnetic environment comprising: at least one data analysis engine for creating analyzed data based on measured data of the electromagnetic environment; and a survey occupancy application; wherein the survey occupancy application is operable to schedule occupancy, determine occupancy in at least one frequency band based on the analyzed data or the measured data, and/or identify at least two signals which exist in the at least one frequency band based on interference between the at least two signals.
  16. 16 . The system of claim 15 , further comprising at least one resource coordinator operable to coordinate resources based on the analyzed data.
  17. 17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the analyzed data relates to sharing frequency bands.
  18. 18 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the analyzed data includes data for dynamic spectrum utilization.
  19. 19 . The system of claim 15 , further comprising a geolocation engine operable to use spinning direction finding via rotating directional antennas to estimate a direction of arrival of an emitter of at least one signal.
  20. 20 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the analyzed data applies to heterogeneous networks.

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. 19/174,367, filed Apr. 9, 2025, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/825,716, filed Sep. 5, 2024, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/644,827, filed Apr. 24, 2024, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/409,291, filed Jan. 10, 2024, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/531,142, filed Dec. 6, 2023, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/077,802, filed Dec. 8, 2022, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/695,370, filed Mar. 15, 2022, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/477,065, filed Sep. 16, 2021, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/085,635, filed Oct. 30, 2020, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent 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 resource of the set i