SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION DEVICES

• US 20110065452A1
• Filed: 08/26/2010
• Published: 03/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Binj Laboratories, Inc.
• Original Assignee: BINJ Labs
• Inventors: Giordano, Carl A., Noonan, Joseph S.
• Granted Patent: US 9,066,194 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2205/09 for tracking people
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/02 using radio waves using satellite radio beacon systems for determining position G01S19/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72463 to restrict the functionality of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/122 Counter-measures against attacks; Protection against rogue devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/126 Anti-theft arrangements, e.g. protection against subscriber identity module [SIM] cloning
• 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 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 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/20 Information technology specific aspects, e.g. CAD, simulation, modelling, system security

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 method for detecting a transmission facility within a set area comprising:

detecting a transmission signal associated with said transmission facility by a least one transmission detection facility;

receiving identification information associated with said transmission facility;

determining a location of said at least one transmission facility based on reception of said transmission signal associated with each of said at least one transmission detection facility and a position of the at least one transmission detection facility detecting the transmission signal; and

determining an allowability of said transmission facility to receive and transmit within at least one area within said set area based on said determined location; and

providing an indication of said allowability to at least one action facility, and

responsive to said indication said action facility operates to control transmission of said transmission facility.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmission facility communicates at least identification information associated with the transmission facility.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said identification information comprises at least one of:

a transmission frequency, a transmission identification number, a transmission time of arrival, a transmission type, transmission characteristics, transmission location, transmission amplitude, transmission width, transmission frequency range, or an unique identifier.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said action facility is at least one of:

a jamming unit, a transmitting unit, a wireless receiving unit, a base station, a satellite communication system, a camera system, a recording system, a graphical display system.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said location is determined using at least one amplitude measurement obtained from a plurality of transmission detection facilities, wherein the information is associated with a time of reception of the detected signal at the corresponding transmission detection facilities.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein at least two amplitude values are used to determine a location.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said allowance is determined based on pre-stored information associated with said transmission device with respect to each of said areas within said set area.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said pre-stored information corresponds to at least one unique identification information associated with transmission facilities allowed within each of said areas within said set area.

9. A system comprising:

at least one frequency transmission unit;

at least one receiving unit;

a processor in communication with each of said at least one frequency transmission units and said receiving units and in communication with a memory, the memory including code which when accessed by the processor causes the processor to;

receive information from a plurality of said at least one receiving units, said information including identification information associated with a transmission device;

extract from said identification information at least one unique identification characteristic associated with said transmission device;

determine whether said extracted identification characteristic is among at least one corresponding identification characteristics stored in a list of allowable identification characteristics; and

provide instruction to selected ones of said at least one frequency transmission units when said extracted identification characteristic is not included in said list of at least one corresponding identification characteristic, wherein said instruction causes said frequency transmission unit to selectively generate a signal to interfere with subsequent transmissions from said transmission device.

10. The system of claim 9, further providing instruction to an action facility, said action facility further controlling and manipulating signals from said transmitting device when allowability is not indicated;

11. The system of claim 9 further wherein said received information from said transmission device provides at least one unique identification characteristic for positive identification and location of additional transmission facility.

12. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

determining a location of said transmission device, wherein said location is determined from at least one of;

a cell-sector system, an assisted-global positioning satellite, GPS chipset technology, standard GPS technology, transmissions enhanced-observed time difference technology, transmission amplitude, time difference of arrival, time of arrival, angle of arrival, triangulation, based on proximity to known locations of said transmissions device, map-based location and non-iterative location determination method.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein at least one of said transmission units is located at least an ingress point of each of a plurality of selected areas within a set area.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein said frequency transmission units selectively outputs a signal within a frequency band about a frequency of transmission of said transmission device.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein said non-iterative location determination method comprises:

obtaining information associated with a plurality of said receiving units, wherein said receiving units are arrange such that no three units are installed in a same line and no four units are installed in a same plane, said information being at least a time of reception of the detected signal at the corresponding sensor.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein said location of said device is determined based on a known area.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein allowability in each of said selected areas is determined based on a list of allowable identification characteristics corresponding to each of said selected areas.

18. The system of claim 9, wherein said unique characteristic is selected from the group consisting of:

transmission frequency, an encoded IMEI and an IMEI.

19. A method of detecting a transmission device within a set area comprising:

detecting a transmission of said transmission device with a least one transmission detection facility;

receiving identification information associated with said transmission device;

determining a location of said transmission device;

determining an allowability of the transmission device based on said determined location; and

communicating information relating to the detected transmission device, wherein said information causes at least one of an interaction and a manipulation of said transmission of said transmission device to be performed.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein said manipulation occurs when allowability is not indicated.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein said manipulation comprises:

transmitting a signal within a frequency band about a frequency of said transmission.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein said location is determined based on a location of said transmission detection facility within an area of a set area.

23. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

displaying each detection of said transmission device, said display including at least one unique characteristic of said transmission device, said at least one unique characteristic being contained within said detected transmission.

24. The method of claim 19, wherein said interaction comprises:

transmitting said detected transmission to a second device.

25. The method of claim 19, wherein allowability is determined based on a list of unique characteristics associated with each of a plurality of transmission devices.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein allowability in each of a plurality of areas within said set area is based on a corresponding list of unique characteristics corresponding to each of said plurality of areas.

27. A method for detecting a transmission device within a set area comprising:

transmitting information to said transmission device;

detecting a response transmission from said transmission device by a least one transmission detection facility;

extracting identification information associated with said transmission device in response to said transmitted information;

determining a location of the transmission device based on said response transmission received by said at least one received transmission detection facility, wherein said response transmissions are sorted by said identification information; and

determining an allowability of said located transmission device within said set area.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein said extracted identification information comprises a unique identification characteristic associated with said transmission device

29. The method of claim 27 wherein allowability of the transmission device is based on a list of allowable identification characteristics.

30. The method of claim 27, wherein said transmission device is in an off state.

31. The method of claim 27, wherein said transmission device is in an on state.

32. The method of claim 27 further comprising:

outputting a state and location of said transmission device.

33. The method of claim 27 further comprising:

outputting a signal within a frequency band about a frequency of transmission of said transmission device.