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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
May. 04, 2007
Joseph F. Jiacinto, Mount Vernon, IA (US);
David A. Gribble, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Michael N. Newhouse, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Scott J. F. Zogg, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Joseph F. Jiacinto, Mount Vernon, IA (US);
David A. Gribble, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Michael N. Newhouse, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Scott J. F. Zogg, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A mobile radio has more than one channel, each channel corresponding to a programmable transceiver circuit. The mobile radio also includes at least one high gain antenna coupled to at least one of the programmable transceiver circuits. A location determining circuit is configured to determine the location of the mobile radio. A processor is coupled to the transceivers and to the location determining circuit. The processor runs a program logic that is configured to identify whether the mobile radio is in a location that enables the mobile radio to extend the reach of the network both due to its location and due to the use of the at least one high gain antenna. The processor also runs a program logic to carry out spectrum sensing to identify available spectral resources based on communication traffic on various frequency bands.