Method and system for scheduling of sensor functions for monitoring of wireless communication activity
First Claim
1. A method for scheduling instances of prevention processes for inhibiting undesirable wireless communication of wireless devices, the method comprising:
- identifying a first wireless device based on a detected undesirable wireless communication;
determining a first inhibited time interval for the first wireless device for a first prevention process, the first inhibited time interval being indicative of an interval of time for which the first wireless device is inhibited from wirelessly communicating upon applying an instance of the first prevention process on the first wireless device, the applying the instance of the first prevention process including transmitting one or more wireless signals from a sniffer device to interfere with wireless communication of the first wireless device;
initiating a first instance of the first prevention process for inhibiting the first wireless device by transmitting one or more first wireless signals from the sniffer device;
setting a first timeout interval based at least upon the first inhibited time interval;
performing scanning from the sniffer device for undesirable wireless communication from other wireless devices during at least a portion of the first timeout interval; and
initiating a second instance of the first prevention process for inhibiting the first wireless device by transmitting one or more second wireless signals from the sniffer device upon termination of the first timeout interval.
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Abstract
A method and a system for scheduling instances of prevention processes for inhibiting undesirable wireless communication of wireless devices is provided. The method includes identifying a wireless device based on a detected undesirable wireless communication. The method can initiate an instance of a prevention process directed to the wireless device so identified. The prevention process can include AP flooding, deauthentication and the like. Preferably, the instance of the prevention process can inhibit the wireless device for certain duration. The method includes setting an inhibited time interval. Preferably, the inhibited time interval is associated with the duration for which the wireless device is inhibited due to the instance of the prevention process. Moreover, the method can perform scanning for other undesirable wireless communication and/or access point functionality during at least a portion of the inhibited time interval.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for scheduling instances of prevention processes for inhibiting undesirable wireless communication of wireless devices, the method comprising:
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identifying a first wireless device based on a detected undesirable wireless communication; determining a first inhibited time interval for the first wireless device for a first prevention process, the first inhibited time interval being indicative of an interval of time for which the first wireless device is inhibited from wirelessly communicating upon applying an instance of the first prevention process on the first wireless device, the applying the instance of the first prevention process including transmitting one or more wireless signals from a sniffer device to interfere with wireless communication of the first wireless device; initiating a first instance of the first prevention process for inhibiting the first wireless device by transmitting one or more first wireless signals from the sniffer device; setting a first timeout interval based at least upon the first inhibited time interval; performing scanning from the sniffer device for undesirable wireless communication from other wireless devices during at least a portion of the first timeout interval; and initiating a second instance of the first prevention process for inhibiting the first wireless device by transmitting one or more second wireless signals from the sniffer device upon termination of the first timeout interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 31)
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17. A method for performing scanning and inhibiting functions in a sensor device, the sensor device capable of monitoring wireless activity in a computer network, the method comprising:
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(a) identifying a wireless device to be targeted for inhibiting; (b) accessing a knowledge library including information regarding one or more inhibited time intervals associated with one or more inhibiting functions, respectively, corresponding to specific wireless devices, the one or more inhibiting functions including transferring one or more interfering wireless signals; (c) selecting an inhibiting function for the identified wireless device using information from the knowledge library, the information being associated with the identified wireless device; (d) performing the inhibiting function at selected time intervals by transferring one or more wireless signals to interfere with wireless communication of the identified wireless device, at least one of the selected time intervals being set based on an inhibited time information derived from the knowledge library, the inhibited time information being associated with the identified wireless device and the selected inhibiting function; and (e) scanning channels for wireless activity either in conjunction or interleaved with steps (a), (b), (c), and (d). - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for scheduling instances of prevention processes for inhibiting undesirable wireless communication of wireless devices, the method comprising:
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identifying a first wireless device based on a detected undesirable wireless communication; accessing a knowledge library to ascertain an inhibited time interval affected on the first wireless device upon applying an instance of a first prevention process on the first wireless device, the applying the instance of the first prevention process including transmitting one or more wireless signals from a sniffer device to interfere with wireless communication of the first wireless device; initiating a first instance of the first prevention process by transmitting one or more first wireless signals from the sniffer device; setting a timeout interval based at least upon the inhibited time interval; performing access point functionality from the sniffer device during at least a portion of the timeout interval; and initiating a second instance of the first prevention process by transmitting one or more second wireless signals from the sniffer device upon termination of the timeout interval. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method for scheduling instances of prevention processes for inhibiting undesirable wireless communication of wireless devices, the method comprising:
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identifying a wireless device based on a detected undesirable wireless communication; initiating a first instance of a prevention process directed to the wireless device, the prevention process including transmitting one or more wireless signals to interfere with wireless communication associated with the wireless device; setting an inhibited time interval for the wireless device, the setting the inhibited time interval being based upon knowledge of an interval of time for which the wireless device was inhibited from wirelessly communicating upon applying a second instance of the first prevention process, the second instance being applied prior to the first instance; and performing at least one of scanning for other undesirable wireless communication, access point functionality, and initiating instance of another prevention process directed to another wireless device during at least a portion of the inhibited time interval. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33)
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30. A computer network including wireless devices, the computer network comprising:
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a sensor for inhibiting undesirable wireless communication of wireless devices, the sensor facilitating; identifying a wireless device based on a detected undesirable wireless communication; determining an inhibited time interval for the wireless device for a prevention process, the inhibited time interval being indicative of an interval of time for which the wireless device is inhibited from wirelessly communicating upon applying an instance of the prevention process on the wireless device, the applying the instance of the prevention including transmitting one or more wireless signals from the sensor to interfere with wireless communication of the wireless device; initiating a first instance of the prevention process by transmitting one or more first wireless signals from the sensor; setting a timeout interval based at least upon the inhibited time interval; performing scanning for undesirable wireless communication from other wireless devices during at least a portion of the timeout interval; and initiating a second instance of the prevention process by transmitting one or more second wireless signals from the sensor upon termination of the timeout interval.
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