System for controlling wireless devices access and method

• US 9,313,639 B2
• Filed: 08/22/2013
• Issued: 04/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tecore Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Tecore Incorporated
• Inventors: Salkini, Jay, Joseph, Thomas II, Dergham, Youssef
• Primary Examiner(s): Cumming, William D
• Application Number:
  US13/973,244
• Publication Number:
  US 20130337765A1
• Time in Patent Office: 964 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.1, 455/411, 455/435.3, 340/7.53, 340/329, 370/313
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5838 using colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/22 Matching criteria, e.g. proximity measures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10024 Color image
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/90 Determination of colour characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/38 Arrangements for distribution where lower stations, e.g. receivers, interact with the broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/59 for emergency or urgency
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 11/00 Orthogonal multiplex systems, e.g. using WALSH codesH04J13/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 13/00 Code division multiplex systems for frequency hopping H04B1/713
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/107 wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/80 Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/04 based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/04 using triggered events
• 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 72/51 based on terminal or device properties
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/06 Registration at serving network Location Register, VLR or user mobility server
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 : adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/12 : Access point controller devices
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 999/99 : dummy group

Abstract

A method for controlling wireless communication access includes using a controller to establish a targeted coverage area overlaying a portion of one or more wireless communications networks. The controller then receives a registration signal from a wireless device, determines if the wireless device is located within the targeted coverage area, and locks the wireless device to the controller. The controller then determines if the wireless device is one of a first category wireless device and a second category wireless device. The controller, upon receiving an emergency access call from the wireless device, connects wireless devices of a first category to a public safety access point, and maintains wireless devices of a second category locked to the controller without connection to the public safety access point.

Claims

1. A method for controlling wireless communication access, comprising:

using a controller, establishing a targeted coverage area overlaying a portion of one or more wireless communications networks;

receiving a registration from a wireless device;

determining the wireless device is located within the targeted coverage area;

locking the wireless device to the controller;

determining the wireless device is one of a first category wireless device and a second category wireless device;

receiving an emergency access call from the wireless device;

connecting, using the controller, wireless devices of a first category to a public safety access point; and

maintaining wireless devices of a second category locked to the controller without connection to the public safety access point.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more wireless communications networks comprises a plurality of wireless technologies.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting an end of the emergency call; and

disconnecting the wireless device from the public safety access point.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency call is a 911 call.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency call is a text message.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency call is a video call.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining access technologies of each of the first and the second category wireless devices; and

connecting the wireless device to the public safety access point using only a specific wireless technology of the determined access technologies.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the access technologies comprise commercially deployed radio frequency technologies and spectrum bands.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining an identity of a wireless device of the first category as a known allowed wireless device.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining an identity of a wireless device of the second category as one of an unknown wireless device and a known restricted wireless device.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing a category of the wireless device using an equipment identification number.

12. A system for controlling wireless devices, comprising:

a controller; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied therein instructions for controlling access to wireless communications networks, wherein the controller executes the instructions to;

establish a targeted coverage area overlaying a portion of one or more wireless communications networks;

receive a registration from a wireless device;

determine the wireless device is located within the targeted coverage area;

locking the wireless device to the controller;

determine the wireless device is one of a first category wireless device and a second category wireless device;

receive an emergency access call from the wireless device;

connect, using the controller, wireless devices of a first category to a public safety access point; and

maintain wireless devices of a second category locked to the controller without connection to the public safety access point.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the controller connects the wireless device to the public safety access point using only a specific wireless technology of the wireless device.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the controller:

detects an end of the emergency call; and

disconnects the wireless device from the public safety access point.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the controller:

detects an end of the emergency call; and

re-establishes the connection between the wireless device and the public safety access point.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the emergency call is a 911 call.

17. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

an emergency call handling interface, comprising, for each of the first category and second category wireless devices;

an enable button that allows connection to the public safety access point; and

a disable button that prevents connection to the public safety access point.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein wireless devices of the first category are allowed known wireless devices identified by an equipment identification number.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the wireless devices of the first category are one of known allowed wireless devices identified by an equipment identification number and unknown wireless devices.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein wireless devices of the second category are known restricted wireless devices.

21. A method for controlling wireless communication access, comprising:

using a controller, establishing a targeted coverage area overlaying a portion of one or more wireless communications networks;

locking a wireless device located within the targeted coverage area to the controller;

determining a category of the locked wireless device;

receiving an emergency access call from the locked wireless device;

connecting, using the controller, the wireless device to a public safety access point;

detecting an end of the emergency access call of the wireless device; and

disconnecting, using the controller, the wireless device from the public safety access point.