Joseph A Kwak

US Patent:

20120094681, Apr 19, 2012

Filed:

Oct 12, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/271806

Inventors:

Martino M. Freda - Laval, CA
Parul Mudgal - New Delhi, IN
Jean-Louis Gauvreau - La Prairie, CA
Athmane Touag - Laval, CA
Rocco DiGirolamo - Laval, CA
Amith V. Chincholi - West Babylon NY, US
Joseph M. Murray - Schwenksville PA, US
Chunxuan Ye - Wayne PA, US
Scott Laughlin - Montreal, CA
Zinan Lin - Melville NY, US
Alexander Reznik - Titusville NJ, US
Saad Ahmad - Montreal, CA
Joseph A. Kwak - Momence IL, US
Juan Carlos Zuniga - Montreal, CA
Angelo A. Cuffaro - Laval, CA

Assignee:

INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC. - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H04W 72/04

US Classification:

4554521

Abstract:

A method for managing channel selection in a dynamic spectrum management network includes receiving a spectrum allocation request; based on the source of the spectrum allocation request, checking for available channels; based on the source of the spectrum allocation request, collecting sensing and usage data for the available channels; providing the channel usage data to an entity that transmitted the spectrum allocation request.