System and method for detecting and controlling transmission devices

• US 9,066,194 B2
• Filed: 08/26/2010
• Issued: 06/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Binj Laboratories, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Binj Laboratories, Inc.
• Inventors: Noonan, Joseph S., Giordano, Carl A.
• Primary Examiner(s): LEE, JUSTIN YE
• Application Number:
  US12/868,725
• Publication Number:
  US 20110065452A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,762 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.1, 455/456.4, 455/456.5, 340/5.61
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2205/09 for tracking people
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/02 using radio waves using satellite radio beacon systems for determining position G01S19/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72463 to restrict the functionality of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/122 Counter-measures against attacks; Protection against rogue devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/126 Anti-theft arrangements, e.g. protection against subscriber identity module [SIM] cloning
• 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 48/04 based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• 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 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/20 Information technology specific aspects, e.g. CAD, simulation, modelling, system security

Abstract

A method of detecting, controlling and managing transmission of a transmitting device within a facility is disclosed. The method involves transmitting information to the transmission device, detecting a response transmission from the transmission device by a least one transmission detection facility, extracting identification information associated with the transmission device in response to the transmitted information; and determining a location of the transmission device based on the response transmission received by the at least one received transmission detection facility, wherein the response transmissions are sorted by the identification information, determining an allowability of the located transmission device with the set area and interacting and manipulating transmission of the detected transmitting device.

Claims

1. A method for detecting a transmission device within a set area comprising:

transmitting information to said transmission device, said information causing said transmission device to lose contact with an available base station;

detecting a response transmission from said transmission device by at least one transmission detection facility, said response transmission attempting to re-acquire contact with said available base station;

time stamping the detected response transmission on each of the at least one transmission detection facility;

extracting identification information associated with said transmission device;

matching said transmission device with said identification information received in said response transmission for identifying said transmission device, wherein said identified transmission device is in one of;

an on-state and an off-state;

determining a location of the identified transmission device based on said response transmission received by said at least one transmission detection facility, wherein said response transmission is sorted by said identification information and on detected response transmissions with substantially same time stamps,

determining whether said location is within said set area; and

determining an allowability of said identified transmission device within said set area based on said location and said identification information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said extracted identification information comprises a unique identification characteristic associated with said transmission device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said allowability of the transmission device is based on a list of allowable identification characteristics.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

outputting a state and said location of said identified transmission device.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

outputting a signal within a frequency band about a frequency of said response transmission of said identified transmission device.

6. A signal detection system for detecting a transmission device within a set area, said system comprising:

a transceiver; and

a computer in communication with said transceiver and a memory, the memory including code, which when accessed by the computer causes the system to;

transmit information to said transmission device, said information causing said transmission device to lose contact with an available base station;

detect a response transmission from said transmission device by at least one transmission detection facility, said response transmission attempting to re-acquire contact with said available base station;

time stamp the detected response transmission on each of the at east one transmission detection facility;

extract identification information associated with said transmission device;

match said transmission device with said identification information received in said response transmission for identifying said transmission device, wherein said identified transmission device is in one of;

an on-state and an off-state;

determine a location of the identified transmission device based on said response transmission received by said at least one transmission detection facility, wherein said response transmission is sorted by said identification information and on detected response transmissions with substantially same time stamps,

determine whether said location is within said set area; and

determine an allowability of said identified transmission device within said set area based on said location and said identification information.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein said extracted identification information comprises a unique identification characteristic associated with said transmission device.

8. The system of claim 6 wherein said allowability of the transmission device is based on a list of allowable identification characteristics.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the computer causes the system to further:

output a state and said location of said identified transmission device.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the computer causes the system to further:

output a signal within a frequency and about a frequency of said response transmission of said identified transmission device.