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Method of predicting wireless signal power

US6993293B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 6, 2002
Grant dateJan 31, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 23, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W52/223
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a method of predicting the power of a received wireless signal (e.g. as received by a mobile device), the method having the steps of: sampling the power of the received wireless signal over an observation interval to obtain a series of values representative of the power of the received wireless signal over the observation interval; and extrapolating the series of values beyond the observation interval to predict the future power of the received wireless signal. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the method has the steps of: sampling the power of the received wireless signal over an observation interval to obtain a first series of values representative of the power of the received wireless signal over the observation interval; performing an additive white gaussian noise smoothing operation on the first series of values to give a series of smoothed samples over the observation interval, and removing the bias due to the influence of the additive white gaussian noise; performing least mean squares curve fitting on the smoothed samples; fitting a second order polynomial curve to the smoothed samples; and extrapolating the fitted curve beyond the observati…

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