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Waveform collection for use in wireless telephone identification

  • US 5,999,806 A
  • Filed: 02/28/1997
  • Issued: 12/07/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of collecting a reference waveform from an authorized wireless telephone in a wireless telephone system including a fingerprint analyzer that identifies an unauthenticated wireless telephone as authorized or fraudulent based on a fingerprint analysis by comparing a transmission characteristic of the unauthenticated wireless telephone with a stored fingerprint of a corresponding authorized wireless telephone, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) selecting a first destination to be called by the authorized wireless telephone;

    (b) associating the selected destination to be called by the authorized wireless telephone with a first identification of the authorized wireless telephone;

    (c) receiving from a wireless telephone a transmission signal containing a transmitted destination and a transmitted identification of the wireless telephone transmitting the transmission signal;

    (d) determining whether the transmitted destination and the transmitted identification of the transmitting wireless telephone respectively correspond to the selected first destination and the associated first identification of the authorized wireless telephone; and

    (e) if the transmitted destination and the transmitted identification of the transmitting wireless telephone are determined to respectively correspond to the selected first destination and the associated first identification of the authorized wireless telephone, performing the following steps;

    extracting from the transmission signal a reference waveform indicative of a transmission characteristic of the transmitting wireless telephone; and

    storing the extracted reference waveform as a reference waveform of the authorized wireless telephone for subsequent use by the fingerprint analyzer.

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