Wireless Device Detection, Tracking, and Authentication Platform and Techniques
First Claim
1. A wireless device detection and tracking system comprising:
- a sensor device comprising at least one wireless network interface controller (NIC) configured to passively monitor wireless network traffic from one or more wireless devices;
code to, upon the NIC receiving at least one first request for a possible connection to at least one previously connected network from a monitored wireless device of the one or more wireless devices through passive monitoring and while the sensor device is at a first location, generate first data describing the at least one first request;
code to, upon the NIC receiving at least one second request for a possible connection to at least one previously connected network from a monitored wireless device of the one or more wireless devices through passive monitoring and while the sensor device is at a second location, generate second data describing the at least one second request; and
code to determine a location of the monitored wireless device using trilateration techniques based on the first data describing the at least one first request and the second data describing the at least one second request.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and techniques for wireless device detection, information, tracking, and authentication within a platform are provided. Example embodiments provide a Wireless Device Detection, Tracking, and Authentication System and methods, which enables users to detect wireless devices, obtain stored information about wireless devices, and authenticate wireless devices for a variety of purposes including determining similarity of devices based upon prior network connections, pinpointing the location of the device, verifying the cryptographic signature of the device, obtaining metadata associated with the device, and controlling the device to perform a particular action such as alerts and notifications. An example WDDTAS platform includes a server, one or more edge sensors communicatively connected to wireless/wired devices with or without software to configure the device to perform as an electronic tag and connected to electronic smart tags, and a persistent data repository.
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21 Claims
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1. A wireless device detection and tracking system comprising:
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a sensor device comprising at least one wireless network interface controller (NIC) configured to passively monitor wireless network traffic from one or more wireless devices; code to, upon the NIC receiving at least one first request for a possible connection to at least one previously connected network from a monitored wireless device of the one or more wireless devices through passive monitoring and while the sensor device is at a first location, generate first data describing the at least one first request; code to, upon the NIC receiving at least one second request for a possible connection to at least one previously connected network from a monitored wireless device of the one or more wireless devices through passive monitoring and while the sensor device is at a second location, generate second data describing the at least one second request; and code to determine a location of the monitored wireless device using trilateration techniques based on the first data describing the at least one first request and the second data describing the at least one second request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer processor to detect and track wireless devices by performing a method comprising:
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generating first data at a sensor device, the first data describing at least one first request for a possible connection to at least one previously connected network from a monitored wireless device that is passively monitored by the sensor device, the sensor device receiving the at least one first request while the sensor device is at a first location; generating second data at the sensor device, the second data describing at least one second request for a possible connection to at least one previously connected network from the monitored wireless device that is passively monitored by the sensor device, the sensor device receiving the at least one second request while the sensor device is at a second location; and determining a location of the monitored wireless device using trilateration techniques based on the first data describing the at least one first request and the second data describing the at least one second request. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method to detect and track wireless devices by performing a method comprising:
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generating first data at a sensor device, the first data describing at least one first request for a possible connection to at least one previously connected network from a monitored wireless device that is passively monitored by the sensor device, the sensor device receiving the at least one first request while the sensor device is at a first location; generating second data at the sensor device, the second data describing at least one second request for a possible connection to at least one previously connected network from the monitored wireless device that is passively monitored by the sensor device, the sensor device receiving the at least one second request while the sensor device is at a second location; and determining a location of the monitored wireless device using trilateration techniques based on the first data describing the at least one first request and the second data describing the at least one second request. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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