Systems and methods for determining signal coverage

Details Systems and methods for determining signal coverage Systems and methods for determining signal coverage

2006-09-26

2006-09-26

Trost, William (Department: 2683)

Telecommunications

Transmitter

Measuring, testing, or monitoring of transmitter

C455S067110, C455S446000, C455S456100, C455S456600

Reexamination Certificate

active

07113753

ABSTRACT:
Methods and systems are provided for processing signal strength information from a radio frequency transmitter and for determining signal coverage for a wireless device. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving signal strength information indicating a power for the radio frequency transmitter at one or more first locations; receiving location information representing a geographic location for one or more second locations; dividing the received signal strength information into one or more subsets of signal strength information; determining, for each of the one or more subsets, a local mean such that the local mean represents an average for one of the one or more subsets; and estimating a location for the local mean based on the received location information.

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