FACILITATION OF SECURITY EMPLOYING A FEMTO CELL ACCESS POINT

• US 20130281005A1
• Filed: 04/19/2012
• Published: 10/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Causey, Mark, Brisebois, Arthur Richard, Luu, Adrianne Binh
• Granted Patent: US 9,166,732 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/22 Electrical actuation
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 2203/16 for telephony
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/42 characterized by the control of the jamming frequency or wavelength
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/45 characterized by including monitoring of the target or target signal, e.g. in reactive jammers or follower jammers for example by means of an alternation of jamming phases and monitoring phases, called "look-through mode"
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/65 using deceptive jamming or spoofing, e.g. transmission of false signals for premature triggering of RCIED, for forced connection or disconnection to/from a network or for generation of dummy target signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/822 by detecting the presence of a surveillance, interception or detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/86 related to preventing deceptive jamming or unauthorized interrogation or access, e.g. WLAN access or RFID reading record carriers with integrated circuit chips including means for preventing undesired reading or writing from or to record carriers by hindering electromagnetic reading or writing G06K19/07318; arrangements for sensing record carriers including arrangements for protecting the interrogation against piracy attacks G06K7/10257
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/12 Detection or prevention of fraud
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/122 Counter-measures against attacks; Protection against rogue devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/128 Anti-malware arrangements, e.g. protection against SMS fraud or mobile malware
• 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 48/02 Access restriction performed under specific conditions
• 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 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

One or more femto cell access points (FAPs) are employed to facilitate provisioning of security. A signal indicative of an intrusion in an area associated with an FAP can be received, and, based on receiving the signal, an identifier associated with a device in a range of the FAP can be determined. One or more frequencies in the range of the femto cell access point can be jammed, an attachment attempt emitted from the device in response to jamming the frequencies can be detected, and a telephone number of the device can be identified based, at least, on detecting the attachment attempt from the device. Warnings can also be sent to the device and/or tracking of the device can be performed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a system including at least one processor, a signal indicative of an intrusion in an area associated with a femto cell access point; and

determining, by the system, an identifier associated with a device in a range of the femto cell access point, the determining being based, at least, on the receiving the signal indicative of the intrusion.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining comprises:

jamming a frequency in the range of the femto cell access point;

detecting an attachment attempt emitted from the device in response to the jamming the frequency; and

identifying a telephone number of the device based at least on the detecting the attachment attempt from the device.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising transmitting, by the system, the telephone number of the device.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising storing, by the system, the telephone number of the device.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising generating, by the system, a signal to initiate tracking of the device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the tracking comprises tracking using global positioning system data.

7. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

transmitting, by the system, a signal to initiate tracking area update on a macro cell communicatively coupled to the femto cell access point, wherein the tracking comprises tracking a telephone call initiated via the macro cell.

8. The method of claim 2, further comprising generating, by the system, a signal to initiate a warning associated with the intrusion.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the warning is transmitted to the telephone number of the device.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the warning is provided via an audio device in the range of the femto cell.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the signal indicative of the intrusion comprises receiving the signal from a security system for the area associated with the femto cell access point.

12. A system, comprising:

a memory that stores computer executable instructions; and

a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the computer executable instructions to at least;

receive a signal indicative of an intrusion in an area associated with a femto cell access point; and

determine an identifier associated with a device in a range of the femto cell access point based, at least, on reception of the signal indicative of the intrusion.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the determination of the identifier comprises:

an emission of energy directed to a frequency in a range of the femto cell access point;

a detection of an attachment attempt emitted from the device in response to the emission of the energy; and

a detection of a telephone number of the device based, at least, on the detection of the attachment attempt emitted from the device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor further facilitates the execution of the computer executable instructions to transmit the telephone number of the device.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor further facilitates the execution of the computer executable instructions to store the telephone number of the device.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor further facilitates the execution of the computer executable instructions to generate a signal to initiate a tracking of the device.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor further facilitates the execution of the computer executable instructions to:

transmit a text message to the device;

receive a signal from the device in response to the text message; and

determine a location of the device based, at least, on the signal from the device.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor further facilitates the execution of the computer executable instructions to:

transmit a signal to initiate a tracking operation on a macro cell communicatively coupled to the femto cell access point, wherein the tracking operation comprises a tracking of a telephone call initiated via the macro cell.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor further facilitates the execution of the computer executable instructions to generate a signal to initiate a transmission of a warning associated with the intrusion, wherein the warning is transmitted from a command center associated with a home security system that generates the signal indicative of the intrusion.

20. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution, cause a computing system including at least one processor to perform operations, comprising:

receiving a signal indicative of an intrusion in an area associated with a femto cell access point;

determining an identifier associated with a device in a range of the femto cell access point, the determining being based, at least, on the receiving the signal being indicative of the intrusion;

jamming a frequency in the range of the femto cell access point;

detecting an attachment attempt emitted from the device in response to the jamming the frequency; and

identifying a telephone number of the device based, at least, on the detecting the attachment attempt from the device.