Method and system for detecting a change in device attachment
First Claim
1. A method of detecting a change in location of a device attached to a communications network:
- (a) identifying a first address of the device;
(b) identifying the removal of the device from the communications network;
(c) identifying when the device is reconnected to the communications network;
(d) identifying a second address of the device after the device is reconnected to the communications network;
(e) recording the amount of time between the removal and the reconnection of the device;
(f) evaluating the differences between the first and second addresses; and
(g) identifying a change in location of the device as a function of the differences between the first and second addresses and the recorded amount of time.
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Abstract
A method and system are disclosed to detect a change in location of a device attached to a communications network including identifying a first address of a device attached to a communications network, identifying the removal of the device from the communications network, identifying when the device is reconnected to the communications network, identifying a second address of the device after the device is reconnected to the communications network, recording the amount of time between the removal and the reconnection of the device with the communication network, evaluating the differences between the first and second addresses, and identifying a change in location of the device as a function of the differences between the first and second addresses.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of detecting a change in location of a device attached to a communications network:
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(a) identifying a first address of the device;
(b) identifying the removal of the device from the communications network;
(c) identifying when the device is reconnected to the communications network;
(d) identifying a second address of the device after the device is reconnected to the communications network;
(e) recording the amount of time between the removal and the reconnection of the device;
(f) evaluating the differences between the first and second addresses; and
(g) identifying a change in location of the device as a function of the differences between the first and second addresses and the recorded amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product for use with a communications network device, said computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable program code modules embodied in said medium for detecting a change in a device attachment on a network;
computer readable first program code module for causing a computer to identify a first address corresponding to the device attached to the network at a first time;
computer readable second program code module for causing the computer to identify a second address corresponding to the device attached to the network at a second time;
computer readable third program code module for causing a computer to compare the first address and the address identifier to determine an address parameter;
computer readable fourth program code module for causing a computer to compare the first time and the second time to determine a temporal parameter; and
computer readable fifth program code module for causing a computer to determine an attachment parameter corresponding to the identity parameter and the temporal parameter.
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12. A method of detecting a change in a device attachment on a network, comprising:
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(a) identifying a first address corresponding to the device attached to the network at a first time;
(b) identifying a second address corresponding to the device attached to the network at a second time;
(c) comparing the first address and the address identifier to determine an address parameter;
(d) comparing the first time and the second time to determine a temporal parameter; and
(e) determining an attachment parameter corresponding to the identity parameter and the temporal parameter. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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18. The method of claim 18, wherein determining an attachment parameter includes comparing the address parameter to a predetermined threshold.
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