Systems and methods for detecting and controlling wireless transmission devices

• US 10,165,434 B1
• Filed: 03/27/2017
• Issued: 12/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Binj Laboratories, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Binj Laboratories, Inc.
• Inventors: Noonan, Joseph S., Giordano, Carl A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Huynh, Chuck
• Application Number:
  US15/469,870
• Time in Patent Office: 638 Days
• Field of Search: 455418, 4554561, 4554564
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/80 Jamming or countermeasure characterized by its function
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/12 Detection or prevention of fraud
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/30 Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/04 based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data

Abstract

A method of detecting, controlling and managing transmission of a transmitting device within a facility is disclosed. The method involves transmitting information to the transmission device, detecting a response transmission from the transmission device by a least one transmission detection facility, extracting identification information associated with the transmission device in response to the transmitted information; and determining a location of the transmission device based on the response transmission received by the at least one received transmission detection facility, wherein the response transmissions are sorted by the identification information, determining an allowability of the located transmission device with the set area and interacting and manipulating transmission of the detected transmitting device.

Claims

1. A system for controlling a transmission device within a coverage area serviced by a station, the system comprising:

a personnel management system configured to;

receive a transmission from each of a plurality of known transmission devices within the coverage area;

a wireless transmission detection system configured to;

detect a signal transmission from a transmission device, said transmission device being different than, and not included among, said plurality of known transmission devices; and

a control center comprising;

a data base containing;

a characteristic of each of the known transmission devices;

an identification of at least one transmission device; and

an association of the identification of the at least one transmission device with a corresponding one of the plurality of known transmission devices; and

a processor in communication with a memory, said memory including code, which when accessed by the processor configures the processor to;

receive the transmissions from each of the plurality of known transmission devices and the detected signal transmission from the transmission device;

extract;

an identity of the plurality of known transmission devices from corresponding ones of the received transmissions and an identity of the transmission device from the detected signal transmission;

match the identity of the transmission device with one of the identified known transmission devices based on said association information in the data base;

and

determine an allowability of the identified transmission device to communicate with the station based on the attribute information of the matching identified known transmission device in the data base.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said allowability is based on at least one of:

the identification of the transmission device, a location of the transmission device, a user identification associated with the identified transmission device, a numbered dialed by the identified transmission device, a voice analysis of a party associated with the identified transmission device, a calling permission of the identified transmission device, a biometric information of a user associated with the identified transmission device, an emergency information, a location of the matched identified known transmission device and a biometric information of a user associated with the identified known transmission device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:

determine a location of said identified transmission device;

determine whether said location is within the coverage area; and

provide an indication said location is within the coverage area.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:

determine a location of each of the plurality of known transmission devices based on a corresponding received transmission.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the processor is configured to:

indicate which of the plurality of known transmission devices is within the coverage area.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a first transmitter configured to;

transmit a signal into said coverage area, said signal being transmitted at a power at which said signal received in the coverage area has a higher power than a signal transmitted by said station.

7. The system of claim 6, said first transmitter configured to:

reduce said power of said transmitted signal when said identified transmission device is indicated to be allowed to communicate within the coverage area.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein said power of said signal transmitted by the first transmitter is reduced for a known period of time.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein said received transmission from a corresponding one of the plurality of known transmission device is received within a pre-determined time window after transmitting the interrogation signal.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a second transmitter configured to;

transmit an interrogation signal to each of plurality of known transmission devices, wherein said interrogation signal is transmitted periodically.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the identity of each of the plurality of known transmission devices is based on one of:

a pre-determined unique identification, an IMEI, an ESN, and a coded value.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:

register a corresponding one of plurality of known transmission devices in the data base upon entry of said corresponding known transmission device into the coverage area.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of the known transmission devices is identified by a predefined identification.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the predefined identification is one of:

downloaded to a corresponding one of the plurality of known transmission devices and preloaded into a corresponding one of the plurality of known transmission devices.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:

extract from said received transmission of a corresponding one of the plurality of known transmission device at least one of;

personnel under duress event, an emergency event, a medical event, a call for assistance event, a fire detection event, a call for police event, a change in a location event, an exit from a coverage area event, an entry into a coverage area event, a biometric event, a change in a biometric event, an unauthorized movement event, a scheduling event, a scheduled event, a scheduled movement event and a theft event.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein said transmission from a corresponding one of the plurality of known transmission devices includes at least one of:

location information, data and communication information, tracking information, ownership information and identification information.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said location information includes at least one of:

a location of a person associated with the transmission device, wherein the person is selected from a group consisting of;

inmates, corrections personnel, visitors, and registered personnel.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein said data and communication information includes at least one of:

one way audio conversations, two way audio conversations, one way video transmission, two way video transmission, educational material, medical information, offender management information, and facility security information.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein said tracking information represents tracking information associated with one of:

a person and an object, wherein the object includes at least one of;

a mobile phone, a radio, a weapon, a product, a resource and an association between people or objects.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein said received transmission from a corresponding one of said plurality of known transmission devices includes at least one of:

a biometric indication and biometric information.

21. The system of claim 1, the processor further configured to:

determine an action based on the determination of allowability, said action comprising at least one of;

allowing further transmission from the transmission device, preventing further transmission from the transmission device, monitoring further transmission from the transmission device, intercepting transmissions received by the transmission device, turning on and/or off video cameras, activating jamming systems with respect to the transmission device, managing access of the transmission device to at least one external system comprising;

a transceiver station, software radio systems, a station technology system, a video server, an educational server and a communication transceiver.

22. The system of claim 1, the processor further configured to:

extract from the transmission received from the transmission device, information associated with the transmission device, said information comprising at least one of;

a unique identification, a MIN, an IMEI, a personnel identification, an EIN, an inmate identifier, an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) ESN, a MAC address, a frequency, a protocol, a period, a time, a time stamp, an angle, a phase, an amplitude, a wave shape, a cell, a band, a rate and a signal envelope.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein said allowability is determined to be allowed, said transmission device is configured to:

perform at least one of;

make a call, receive a call, send a text, receive a text, send data, receive data, send email, receive email, send information, and receive information.