Disabler for mobile communications

• US 6,393,254 B1
• Filed: 08/23/2000
• Issued: 05/21/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fernando Guillermo Isasi De Vicente, Francisco Javier Gonzalez Castano, Jose Fabian Plaza Fernandez, Jose Maria Pousada Carballo, Robert Ricardo Meyer
• Original Assignee: Fernando Guillermo Isasi De Vicente, Francisco Javier Gonzalez Castano, Jose Fabian Plaza Fernandez, Jose Maria Pousada Carballo, Robert Ricardo Meyer
• Inventors: Castaño, Francisco Javier Gonzalez, De Vicente, Fernando Guillermo Isasi, Pousada Carballo, José Maria
• Primary Examiner(s): VO, NGUYEN THANH
• Application Number:
  US09/644,482
• Time in Patent Office: 636 Days
• Field of Search: 455/1, 455/88, 455/422, 455/69, 455/522
• US Class Current: 455/1
• 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 3/43 characterized by the control of the jamming power, signal-to-noise ratio or geographic coverage area
• 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: H04W 48/04 based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed

Abstract

The object of the call masking system for mobile telephones is to prevent the operation of mobile telephones which are present in a closed environment without interfering with the normal operation of other telephones which are outside the closed environment. To this effect, the system generates interference signals which will prevent the mobile telephones from receiving the signaling channels sent by the base stations (for example, GSM call signaling channel). The system monitors the power with which the carriers of the neighboring base stations are received inside the room and will adjust the interference power radiating in the signaling channels so that the carrier to interference signal ratio will make the operation of the mobile telephones impossible. The system can be applied to closed environments wherein mobile telephones should not ring when receiving a call.

Claims

1. A mobile communications terminal disabler comprising:

a. a receiving antenna wherein carrier signals are received, at least one carrier signal being characterized by;

(1) a frequency, and

(2) a channel synchronization signal;

b. a control module including;

(1) a carrier power level detector coupled to the receiving antenna, wherein the power level of each carrier signal is determined, and

(2) a carrier signal detector coupled to the receiving antenna, wherein the carrier power level detector and carrier signal detector are periodically operative during carrier measurement periods, the carrier measurement periods being spaced by jamming periods;

c. an emitter comprising;

(1) a frequency generator wherein generator signals are generated, each generator signal being generated in accordance with the frequency and channel synchronization signal of the carrier signal;

(2) a noise generator;

(3) a modulator wherein the generator signal is modulated with the noise output of the noise generator;

(4) a power amplifier wherein the modulated generator signal is amplified in accordance with

(a) the power level of its underlying carrier signal, and

(b) the jamming periods, with the amplification being active during the jamming periods and inactive during the carrier measurement periods;

 

thereby producing an interference signal;

(5) an emitting antenna from which the interference signal is emitted.

2. The mobile communications terminal disabler of claim 1 wherein the carrier signal detector selectively detects predefined carrier signals.

3. The mobile communications terminal disabler of claim 1 wherein the frequency and channel synchronization signal of the generator signal may be manually set by a user, and wherein the modulated generator signal may be manually amplified by a user.

4. A mobile communications terminal disabler for interfering with carrier signals, at least one carrier signal being characterized by a signal frequency and one or more channel synchronization signals, the disabler comprising:

a. a frequency generator wherein generator signals are generated, each generator signal being automatically generated in accordance with the frequency and channel synchronization signals of the carrier signal;

b. a modulator wherein the generator signal is modulated with noise;

c. an amplifier wherein the modulated generator signal is automatically and periodically amplified in accordance with the power level of its underlying carrier signal, the amplification;

(1) being active during jamming periods to thereby produce an interference

(2) being inactive during carrier measurement periods, wherein the carrier measurement periods are spaced by the jamming periods,

wherein the channel synchronization signals are selected within the frequency generator to generate an interference signal from the amplifier which interferes with signaling channels related to call reception, but wherein no interference signals are generated which interfere with call generation.

5. The mobile communications terminal disabler of claim 4 wherein the generator signal may be manually set by a user, and wherein the modulated generator signal may be manually amplified by a user.

6. The mobile communications terminal disabler of claim 5 wherein the frequency of the generator signal is selected to generate an interference signal interfering with carrier signals related to call reception, but wherein no interference signals are generated which interfere with call generation.

7. The mobile communications terminal disabler of claim 4 further comprising:

a. a carrier power level detector wherein the power level of each carrier signal is determined, the carrier power level detector providing a signal to the amplifier corresponding to the carrier signal power level; and

b. a carrier signal detector providing signals to the frequency generator corresponding to;

(1) the frequency of each detected carrier signal, and

(2) the channel synchronization signals of each detected carrier signal, wherein the carrier power level detector and carrier signal detector are operative during the carrier measurement periods.

8. The mobile communications terminal disabler of claim 4 further comprising an emitting antenna from which the interference signal is emitted.

9. The mobile communications terminal disabler of claim 4 further comprising a receiving antenna wherein the carrier signals are received.

10. The mobile communications terminal disabler of claim 9 further comprising:

a. a carrier power level detector coupled to the receiving antenna, wherein the power level of each carrier signal is determined, and

b. a carrier signal detector coupled to the receiving antenna, wherein the carrier power level detector and carrier signal detector are operative during the carrier measurement periods.

11. The mobile communications terminal disabler of claim 10 wherein the carrier signal detector selectively detects one or more predefined channel synchronization signals.

12. The mobile communications terminal disabler of claim 10 wherein the carrier signal detector selectively detects predefined carrier signals.

13. A mobile communications terminal disabler comprising:

a. a receiving antenna wherein carrier signals are received, at least one carrier signal being characterized by;

(1) a frequency, and

(2) one or more channel synchronization signals;

b. an emitter comprising;

(1) a frequency generator wherein generator signals are generated, each generator signal being generated in accordance with the frequency and channel synchronization signals of the carrier signal;

(2) a noise generator;

(3) a modulator wherein the generator signal is modulated with the noise output of the noise generator;

(4) a power amplifier wherein the modulated generator signal is periodically amplified in accordance with the power level of its underlying carrier signal, the amplification;

(a) being active during jamming periods to thereby produce an interference signal, and

(b) being inactive during carrier measurement periods, wherein the carrier measurement periods are spaced by the jamming periods; and

c. an emitting antenna from which the interference signal is emitted.

14. The mobile communications terminal disabler of claim 13 further comprising:

a. a carrier power level detector coupled to the receiving antenna, wherein the power level of each carrier signal is determined, and

b. a carrier signal detector coupled to the receiving antenna, wherein the carrier power level detector and carrier signal detector are operative during the carrier measurement periods.

15. The mobile communications terminal disabler of claim 14 wherein the carrier signal detector selectively detects one or more predefined channel synchronization a signals.

16. The mobile communications terminal disabler of claim 14 wherein the carrier signal detector selectively detects predefined carrier signals.

17. The mobile communications terminal disabler of claim 13 wherein the frequency and channel synchronization signal of the generator signal may be manually set by a user, and wherein the modulated generator signal may be manually amplified by a user.