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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011

Filed:

Aug. 03, 2006
Applicants:

Diego Melpignano, Monza, IT;

Petri H. Mähönen, Aachen, DE;

Inventors:

Diego Melpignano, Monza, IT;

Petri H. Mähönen, Aachen, DE;

Assignee:

STMicroelectronics S.R.L., Agrate Brianza (MI), IT;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A communication network such as a cellular network or a WLAN includes a set of user terminals. Within the communication network, a system dynamically controls spectrum usage. The system includes a functionality sensor for sensing spectrum usage within the area covered by the communication network, and a policy server for producing, as a function of the sensed spectrum usage, spectrum usage policies for the communication network. A broadcasting arrangement broadcasts the spectrum usage policies to the user terminals. The system is applicable to cognitive radio systems.


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