Method and apparatus for identifying wireless transmitters
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1. A method for identifying a transmitter in a wireless computing network, the method comprising:
- extracting one or more radio frequency signal characteristics from a communication from the transmitter; and
generating a fingerprint of the transmitter in accordance with at least one of the extracted radio frequency signal characteristics.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for identifying wireless transmitters. In one embodiment, a method for identifying a transmitter in a wireless computing network includes extracting one or more radio frequency signal characteristics from a communication from the transmitter and generating a fingerprint of the transmitter in accordance at least one of the extracted radio frequency signal characteristics.
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1. A method for identifying a transmitter in a wireless computing network, the method comprising:
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extracting one or more radio frequency signal characteristics from a communication from the transmitter; and
generating a fingerprint of the transmitter in accordance with at least one of the extracted radio frequency signal characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable medium containing an executable program for identifying a transmitter in a wireless computing network, where the program performs the steps of:
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extracting one or more radio frequency signal characteristics from a communication from the transmitter; and
generating a fingerprint of the transmitter in accordance with at least one of the extracted radio frequency signal characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system for identifying a transmitter in a wireless computing network, comprising:
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means for extracting one or more radio frequency signal characteristics from a communication from the transmitter; and
means for generating a fingerprint of the transmitter in accordance with at least one of the extracted radio frequency signal characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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