System, method, and apparatus for setting a regulatory operating mode of a device
US9839038B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to wireless networks and more specifically directed to providing or acquiring an exemplary country code identifier or regulatory domain for a non-limiting device operating in a reduced functionality radio frequency (regulatory) mode based on exemplary location factors and exemplary confidence rankings. One embodiment includes an exemplary regulatory domain selection component configured to weigh location factors associated with a device, based on reliability associated with the location factors, and configured to determine an overall confidence of a country code identifier or a regulatory domain for the device. Another embodiment includes a device configured to operate in a reduced functionality radio frequency (regulatory) or world-wide compliant mode until a regulatory domain can be determined through a trusted cloud service which can be configured to weigh one or more location factors or data sources to facilitate providing or acquiring an exemplary country code identifier or regulatory domain for the device.
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