Passive wireless electronics detection system

• US 10,165,439 B1
• Filed: 06/27/2017
• Issued: 12/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Geoffrey E. Korrub
• Original Assignee: Geoffrey E. Korrub
• Inventors: Korrub, Geoffrey E
• Primary Examiner(s): Tweel, Jr., John A
• Application Number:
  US15/634,174
• Publication Number:
  US 20180376328A1
• Time in Patent Office: 546 Days
• Field of Search: 34053911
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/00 Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/64 using geofenced areas
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/71 Hardware identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/79 Radio fingerprint
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A passive wireless electronics detection system is disclosed having one or more radio antenna assemblies able to receive digital data from a wireless electronic device located within a predetermined range, and storage associated with the radio antenna assemblies for storing at least some of the digital data received. The storage is through connection to the internet, or can be local to the antenna assemblies. The digital data includes wireless device meta-data such as the device name, MAC address, BSSID, previous Wi-Fi networks connected to, etc. A device listing is complied through frequency of detection or user input, and an alert may be triggered when an unexpected device is detected, which can then be sent to one or more digital devices.

Claims

1. A wireless electronics detection system comprising:

a. one or more radio antenna assemblies able to passively receive digital data from one or more wireless electronic devices located within a predetermined range without checking the registration status of the wireless device;

b. storage associated with the one or more radio antenna assemblies for storing at least some of the digital data received.

2. A wireless electronics detection system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the storage is through connection to the internet.

3. A wireless electronics detection system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the storage is local to the one or more radio antenna assemblies.

4. A wireless electronics detection system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the digital data includes wireless device meta-data.

5. A wireless electronics detection system as claimed in claim 1 wherein an alert is triggered when an unexpected electronic device digital data is received.

6. A wireless electronics detection system as claimed in claim 5 wherein the alert is sent to one or more digital devices.

7. A wireless electronics detection system as claimed in claim 5 wherein the one or more radio antenna assemblies can activate one or more cameras or lights upon an alert being triggered.

8. A wireless electronics detection system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the one or more antenna assemblies are further able to detect a wireless electronic device signal strength to estimate distance from the one or more antenna assemblies.

9. A wireless electronics detection system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the system builds an expected wireless electronic device listing through frequency of detection or user input.

10. A wireless electronics detection system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

two or more antenna assemblies able to determine wireless electronic device location.

11. A wireless electronics detection system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

a global positioning system providing wireless electronic device time and location information.

12. A wireless electronics detection system as claimed in claim 4 wherein the wireless electronic device meta-data includes one or more of the following:

Device name, MAC address, previous wireless networks connected to, BSSID, time and date information is detected.

13. A wireless electronics detection system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the radio antenna assemblies are configurable for one or more username binding.