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Method and system for collecting wireless information transparently and non-intrusively

  • US 8,014,726 B1
  • Filed: 05/31/2007
  • Issued: 09/06/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of collecting information on a wireless device, the method comprising:

  • monitoring the wireless device such that the monitoring is substantially undetectable by a user of the wireless device;

    collecting information on the wireless device such that the collecting is substantially undetectable by the user of the wireless device, wherein at least a first portion of a collecting information component that collects the information on the wireless device executes outside a context of an operating system of the wireless device and is embedded within a layer comprising a firmware layer and a kernel layer of the wireless device, wherein the firmware layer is operable to control at least one hardware component, and wherein the kernel layer is operable to manage resources and communication between software and hardware; and

    outputting the collected information.

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