Methods and systems for dynamic spectrum arbitrage

Abstract

Methods, devices, and systems of various embodiments involve dynamic spectrum arbitrage (DSA) to determine, in a first server, an amount of radio frequency (RF) spectrum resources available for delivery of advertisements. A first DSA-advertisement lease proposal may be sent to a telecommunications exchange. The first DSA-advertisement lease proposal indicates the amount of RF spectrum resources available for delivery of the advertisements. A lease confirmation message may be received, including an ad-information unit configured to deliver content of an advertisement within a designated geographic zone. Advertisement-lease parameters may be sent to a second server in the first communication network. The advertisement-lease parameters may include the ad-information unit and identify the designated geographic zone for delivery of the advertisement to user equipment (UE) situated therein. An ad-report message may be received from the second server reporting delivery of the advertisement to UEs within the designated geographic zone.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A dynamic spectrum arbitrage (DSA) method, comprising:
 determining, in a first server, an amount of radio frequency (RF) spectrum resources available for delivery of one or more advertisements to a designated geographic zone within a first communication network;   sending a first DSA-advertisement lease proposal from the first server to a telecommunications exchange, wherein the first DSA-advertisement lease proposal indicates the amount of RF spectrum resources available for delivery of the one or more advertisements;   receiving, in the first server, a lease confirmation message including an ad-information unit configured to deliver content of an advertisement within the designated geographic zone in accordance with the first DSA-advertisement lease proposal;   sending advertisement-lease parameters to a second server in the first communication network, wherein the advertisement-lease parameters include the ad-information unit and identify the designated geographic zone for delivery of the advertisement to user equipment (UE) situated therein; and   receiving, in the first server, an ad-report message from the second server reporting delivery of the advertisement to one or more UEs within the designated geographic zone.   
     
     
         2 . The DSA method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving, from the second server, a location information unit regarding a plurality of UEs, wherein the determined amount of RF spectrum resources available is based on the received location information.   
     
     
         3 . The DSA method of  claim 1 , wherein the advertisement-lease parameters limit a period during which the advertisement is delivered to the UE situated in the designated geographic zone. 
     
     
         4 . The DSA method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 generating a second DSA-advertisement lease proposal including revisions from the first DSA-advertisement lease proposal based on the received ad-report message; and   sending the second DSA-advertisement lease proposal from the first server to the telecommunications exchange.   
     
     
         5 . The DSA method of  claim 1 , wherein the first DSA-advertisement lease proposal is sent to the telecommunications exchange to offer a DSA-Ad lease as part of an auction, wherein the DSA-Ad lease dedicates at least a portion of the determined amount of RF spectrum resources for delivering the one or more advertisements within the first communication network. 
     
     
         6 . The DSA method of  claim 5 , wherein the DSA-Ad lease limits a boundary within the designated geographic zone in which the advertisement is delivered. 
     
     
         7 . The DSA method of  claim 5 , wherein the DSA-Ad lease limits a period during which the advertisement is delivered to the UE situated in the designated geographic zone. 
     
     
         8 . The DSA method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving, in the first server, a request for a DSA-advertising lease proposal from the telecommunications exchange, wherein the request defines the designated geographic zone.   
     
     
         9 . The DSA method of  claim 1 , wherein determining the amount of RF spectrum resources available for delivery of advertisements comprises:
 monitoring communications in the first communication network to determine the amount of RF spectrum resources in use; and   determining a difference between the amount of RF spectrum resources controlled by the first communication network and the determined amount of RF spectrum resources in use.   
     
     
         10 . The DSA method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 sending, by the first server, the ad-report message to at least one of the telecommunications exchange and an advertiser, wherein the ad-report message reports delivery of the advertisement to the one or more UEs within the designated geographic zone.   
     
     
         11 . A dynamic spectrum arbitrage (DSA) method, comprising:
 sending, to a first server, a location information unit regarding a plurality of user equipment (UE) using radio frequency (RF) spectrum resources within a first communication network;   receiving, from the first server, advertisement-lease parameters identify a designated geographic zone for delivery of an advertisement to UEs situated therein, wherein the advertisement-lease parameters include an ad-information unit configured to deliver content of the advertisement within the designated geographic zone; and   sending, to a second communication network, an ad-lease designation message identifying the designated geographic zone for delivery of the ad-information unit;   receiving a locator message indicating a first UE is situated in the designated geographic zone; and   sending, to the second communication network, the ad-information unit to deliver the advertisement to the first UE.   
     
     
         12 . The DSA of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 receiving, from the second communication network, an ad-report message reporting delivery of the advertisement to one or more UEs within the designated geographic zone.   
     
     
         13 . The DSA of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 sending, to the first server, an ad-report message reporting delivery of the advertisement to one or more UEs within the designated geographic zone.   
     
     
         14 . A dynamic spectrum policy controller, comprising:
 network communications circuitry for communicating with a telecommunications exchange and a dynamic spectrum controller;   a memory; and   a processor coupled to the memory and the network communications circuitry, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
 determining an amount of radio frequency (RF) spectrum resources available for delivery of one or more advertisements to a designated geographic zone within a first communication network of the dynamic spectrum controller; 
 sending a first DSA-advertisement lease proposal to the telecommunications exchange, wherein the first DSA-advertisement lease proposal indicates the amount of RF spectrum resources available for delivery of the one or more advertisements; 
 receiving a lease confirmation message including an ad-information unit configured to deliver content of an advertisement within the designated geographic zone in accordance with the first DSA-advertisement lease proposal; 
 sending advertisement-lease parameters to the dynamic spectrum controller, wherein the advertisement-lease parameters include the ad-information unit and identify the designated geographic zone for delivery of the advertisement to user equipment (UE) situated therein; and 
 receiving an ad-report message from the dynamic spectrum controller reporting delivery of the advertisement to one or more UEs within the designated geographic zone. 
   
     
     
         15 . The dynamic spectrum policy controller of  claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured with the processor-executable instructions to further perform operations comprising:
 receiving, from the dynamic spectrum controller, a location information unit regarding a plurality of UEs, wherein the determined amount of RF spectrum resources available is based on the received location information.   
     
     
         16 . The dynamic spectrum policy controller of  claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured with the processor-executable instructions such that the advertisement-lease parameters limit a period during which the advertisement is delivered to the UE situated in the designated geographic zone. 
     
     
         17 . The dynamic spectrum policy controller of  claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured with the processor-executable instructions to further perform operations comprising:
 generating a second DSA-advertisement lease proposal including revisions from the first DSA-advertisement lease proposal based on the received ad-report message; and   sending the second DSA-advertisement lease proposal to the telecommunications exchange.   
     
     
         18 . The dynamic spectrum policy controller of  claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured with the processor-executable instructions to further perform operations comprising:
 conducting an auction for a DSA-Ad lease that dedicates at least a portion of the determined amount of RF spectrum resources for delivering the one or more advertisements within the first communication network.   
     
     
         19 . The dynamic spectrum policy controller of  claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured with the processor-executable instructions such that a DSA-Ad lease limits a boundary within the designated geographic zone in which the advertisement is delivered. 
     
     
         20 . The dynamic spectrum policy controller of  claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured with the processor-executable instructions such that a DSA-Ad lease limits a period during which the advertisement is delivered to the UE situated in the designated geographic zone.