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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2009
Monisha Ghosh, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Vasanth Gaddam, Tarrytonw, NY (US);
Kiran Challapali, New City, NY (US);
Monisha Ghosh, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Vasanth Gaddam, Tarrytonw, NY (US);
Kiran Challapali, New City, NY (US);
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A detector module () is operable in a cognitive radio device and capable of determining channel occupancy. The detector module comprises a sensor () for sensing incumbent signals at a variable sensing threshold, wherein the sensor generates a first occupancy indication indicating whether the channel includes an incumbent signal having a sensing metric above the variable sensing threshold; a geo-location unit () for generating a second occupancy indication based on a location of the detector module; and a decision unit () for generating an occupancy decision based on both the first occupancy indication and the second occupancy indication.