Systems and Methods for Detecting and Controlling Transmission Devices

• US 20140018059A1
• Filed: 07/06/2013
• Published: 01/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Binj Laboratories, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Binj Laboratories, Inc.
• Inventors: Noonan, Josesph S.
• Granted Patent: US 9,344,992 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/318 Received signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/12 Detection or prevention of fraud
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/64 using geofenced areas
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/32 Hierarchical cell structures
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• 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 52/283 Power depending on the position of the mobile
• 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 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

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 within the set area and reducing a power level of a transmitted signal for a predetermined period of time, when allowability is indicated.

Claims

10-1. The system of claim 10, further providing instruction to an action facility, said action facility further controlling and manipulating signals from said transmitting device when allowability is not indicated.

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

reducing a power of a transmission signal for a known period of time, when said allowability is determined.

20. The method of claim 19, transmitting a signal at a desired power level, said transmitted signal power level being determined based on a power level of a signal transmission of an associated base station.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein said signal is transmitted within a frequency band about a frequency of said detected transmission.

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

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. The method of claim 20 wherein said transmitted signal includes at least one characteristic corresponding to said signal transmission of said associated base station.

28. The method of claim 27 wherein said transmitted signal lacks encryption.