Scanning Apparatus and System for Tracking Computer Hardware
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1. A hardware tracking apparatus comprised of:
- at least one network interface component configured to operate in promiscuous mode to detect at least one network data frame generated by at least one detected network interface component;
a data frame parsing software component which interprets the data included within said at least one network data frame to determine the MAC address of said at least one detected network interface device;
a database of MAC addresses to which said MAC address of said at least one detected network interface device may be compared using a software component for comparison;
an authentication software component which evaluates the credentials of a user to determine the user'"'"'s authority to access said database of MAC addresses; and
a user interface which indicate the presence of a MAC address match.
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Abstract
Apparatus and system for tracking computer hardware consisting of a network interface card configured in promiscuous mode capable of passively listening for OSI layer 2 network traffic on a medium for use in the recovery or location of lost or stolen devices. The device of interest, one located, can then be tracked via signal strength. GPS may also be used to track locations where devices of interest have been located.
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20 Claims
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1. A hardware tracking apparatus comprised of:
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at least one network interface component configured to operate in promiscuous mode to detect at least one network data frame generated by at least one detected network interface component; a data frame parsing software component which interprets the data included within said at least one network data frame to determine the MAC address of said at least one detected network interface device; a database of MAC addresses to which said MAC address of said at least one detected network interface device may be compared using a software component for comparison; an authentication software component which evaluates the credentials of a user to determine the user'"'"'s authority to access said database of MAC addresses; and a user interface which indicate the presence of a MAC address match. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A hardware tracking system comprised of:
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at lease one network interface device configured to operate in promiscuous mode to detect at least one network data frame generated by at least one detected network interface device; a data frame parsing software component which interprets the data included within said at least one network data frame to determine the MAC address of said at least one detected network interface device; and a distributed database of MAC addresses to which said MAC address of said at least one detected network interface device may be compared using a software component for comparison; an authentication software component which evaluates the credentials of a user to determine the user'"'"'s authority to access said database of MAC addresses. a user interface which indicate the presence of a MAC address match. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A mobile MAC address scanning system comprised of:
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at lease one network interface device configured to operate in promiscuous mode to detect at least one network data frame generated by at least one detected network interface device; a data frame parsing software component which interprets the data included within said at least one network data frame to determine the MAC address of said at least one detected network interface device and store said MAC address of said at least one detected network device for retrieval; a distributed database of MAC addresses which is dynamically updated and to which said MAC address of said at least one detected network interface device may be compared; an authentication software component which evaluates the credentials of a user to determine the user'"'"'s authority to access said database of MAC addresses; and a user interface which indicates the presence of a MAC address match. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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