| US 7,613,464 B2 | ||
| Systems and methods for scoring communication spectrum maximization | ||
| Ronald A. Unkefer, Dallas, Tex. (US); Gary Marlin Lawrence, Dallas, Tex. (US); William Roland Hieatt, III, Richardson, Tex. (US); Harold A. Rose, Dallas, Tex. (US); Neil Jennings Keon, Dallas, Tex. (US); and Joakim Kalvenes, Dallas, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Media Technology Ventures, LLC, Dallas, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 22, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/690,022. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/785337, filed on Mar. 23, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0225006 A1, Sep. 27, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04Q 7/20 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 455—452.2 [455/67.11; 455/446; 455/422.1; 455/423; 455/403; 342/357.06; 715/848] | 5 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus for improving the coverage of a target area by a radio transmitter, the method comprising:
one or more processors configured to create multiple potential alternative locations for a radio transmitter;
one or more processors configured to analyze potential alternative locations, alternative classes alternative frequencies
and/or alternative channels associated with a radio transmitter;
one or more processors configured to test whether the alternative locations, alternative classes, alternative frequencies
and/or alternative channels or combinations thereof are feasible; and
one or more processors configured to score the alternative locations, alternative classes, alternative frequencies and/or
alternative channels, wherein the scoring generates a numerical score that represents potential population and/or demographic
coverage within a target area and potential implementation costs;
wherein the numerical score comprises a net present value (NPVk) of a radio transmitter j having the alternative locations, alternative classes, alternative frequencies and/or alternative
channels of a scenario k, wherein
 comprises a cost attributed to the radio transmitter j for the scenario k and comprises a cost due to a change in population
and/or demographic coverage for the radio transmitter j and a cost of a new transmission facility for the radio transmitter
j in the scenario k,
 comprises a cost due to negotiations in the scenario k,
pj,kSuccess comprises a probability of success for change to the radio transmitter j in the scenario k,
R comprises a return on investment, and
Vj comprises a base value of the radio transmitter j.
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