Systems and methods for the detection of transmission facilities

• US 8,989,766 B2
• Filed: 01/01/2011
• Issued: 03/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Binj Laboratories, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Binj Laboratories, Inc.
• Inventors: Noonan, Joseph S., Nadler, Barry R., Insler, Julius R.
• Primary Examiner(s): LEE, JUSTIN YE
• Application Number:
  US12/983,294
• Publication Number:
  US 20110098037A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,543 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.1, 455/456.2, 455/456.4, 455/456.5, 455/456.6, 455/457, 455/418, 455/419, 455/420, 340/5.61
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2205/02 Indoor
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/02 using radio waves using satellite radio beacon systems for determining position G01S19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/18 Status alarms G08B21/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/007 specially adapted for indoor communication
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/28 Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems multiple beam H01Q25/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/42 characterized by the control of the jamming frequency or wavelength
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/33 for indoor environments, e.g. buildings
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/06 based on characteristics of available antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/04 based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/005 Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/042 Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems

Abstract

A method of detecting a transmitting device within an obstruction rich environment is disclosed. The method may involve detecting the transmitting device with a wireless transmission detection facility; communicating signal information relating to the detected transmitting device from the wireless transmission detection facility to a central unit; determining the location of the transmitting device; displaying information of the detection and location of the transmitting device through a user interface; and providing an action facility for causing actions related to the detected transmitting device.

Claims

1. A system for determining presence of a transmission facility comprising:

a transmitting device transmitting a plurality of frequencies from a first frequency to a second frequency, wherein the first and second frequencies represent edge frequencies of at least one known frequency band;

a receiving device receiving a return the transmitted frequencies, wherein frequencies associated with an antenna associated with the transmission facility create a distortion in said received transmitted frequencies;

a computer;

receiving said returned transmission frequencies from the receiving device;

formulating a disturbance pattern from said returned transmission frequencies, said disturbance pattern including said distortion;

comparing the formulated disturbance pattern with a plurality of known disturbance patterns; and

determining an identification of the transmission facility based on the comparison.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of known disturbance patterns are stored in a data base.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said distortion represents a null within said disturbance pattern.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the transmission facility is in at least one of:

a powered-on state, a powered-off state and a standby state.