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Integration of home security into existing infrastructure

  • US 9,043,882 B2
  • Filed: 05/02/2013
  • Issued: 05/26/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for administering access to a wireless network, comprising:

  • detecting a connective proximity of a mobile device being carried by a first person to a wireless network access point device operating at a secure location of a second person;

    determining that the mobile device is an authorized device in response to determining that the mobile device has a threshold number of contacts or friends that are in common with a contact list or a social media list for the second person;

    determining that the first person is not an intruder to the secure location in response to determining that the mobile device is an authorized device;

    connecting the authorized device to the network;

    causing the connection of the authorized device to the network to be provided to the second person as a first output status that indicates that the first person is not an intruder to the secure location;

    determining that the mobile device is an unauthorized device in response to determining that the mobile device has a threshold number of contacts or friends that are blocked by the second person for the contact list or the social media list;

    determining that the first person is an intruder to the secure location in response to determining that the mobile device is an unauthorized device;

    detecting an attempt by the unauthorized device to connect to the network; and

    causing the attempt by the unauthorized device to connect to the network to be provided to the second person as a second output status that indicates that the first person is an intruder to the secure location.

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