Facilitation of security employing a femto cell access point

• US 9,485,051 B2
• Filed: 09/11/2015
• Issued: 11/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Causey, Mark, Brisebois, Arthur Richard, Luu, Adrianne Binh
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hai V
• Application Number:
  US14/851,999
• Publication Number:
  US 20160056915A1
• Time in Patent Office: 417 Days
• Field of Search: 455/1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/22 Electrical actuation
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 2203/16 for telephony
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/42 characterized by the control of the jamming frequency or wavelength
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/45 characterized by including monitoring of the target or target signal, e.g. in reactive jammers or follower jammers for example by means of an alternation of jamming phases and monitoring phases, called "look-through mode"
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/65 using deceptive jamming or spoofing, e.g. transmission of false signals for premature triggering of RCIED, for forced connection or disconnection to/from a network or for generation of dummy target signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/822 by detecting the presence of a surveillance, interception or detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/86 related to preventing deceptive jamming or unauthorized interrogation or access, e.g. WLAN access or RFID reading record carriers with integrated circuit chips including means for preventing undesired reading or writing from or to record carriers by hindering electromagnetic reading or writing G06K19/07318; arrangements for sensing record carriers including arrangements for protecting the interrogation against piracy attacks G06K7/10257
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/12 Detection or prevention of fraud
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/122 Counter-measures against attacks; Protection against rogue devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/128 Anti-malware arrangements, e.g. protection against SMS fraud or mobile malware
• 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 48/02 Access restriction performed under specific conditions
• 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 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

One or more femto cell access points (FAPs) are employed to facilitate provisioning of security. A signal indicative of an intrusion in an area associated with an FAP can be received, and, based on receiving the signal, an identifier associated with a device in a detection range of the FAP can be determined. One or more frequencies in the detection range of the femto cell access point can be jammed, an attachment attempt emitted from the device in response to jamming the frequencies can be detected, and a telephone number of the device can be identified based, at least, on detecting the attachment attempt from the device. Warnings can also be sent to the device and/or tracking of the device can be performed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a system comprising a processor, a signal indicative of an intrusion in an area associated with a femto cell access point device, wherein the signal has also been directed to the femto cell access point device;

determining, by the system, an identifier associated with a device in a detection range of the femto cell access point device, based on the receiving the signal indicative of the intrusion, wherein the determining comprises jamming a frequency in the detection range of the femto cell access point device, and wherein the determining comprises detecting an attachment attempt by the device in response to the frequency being jammed; and

generating, by the system, another signal to cause a warning to be transmitted to the device, wherein the warning to the device comprises information indicating that a notification of the intrusion has been sent to another device, and wherein the other device is a law enforcement device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining further comprises:

identifying a telephone number of the device based at least on the detecting the attachment attempt from the device.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising transmitting, by the system, the telephone number of the device.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising storing, by the system, the telephone number of the device.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising generating, by the system, a signal to initiate tracking of the device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the tracking comprises tracking using global positioning system data associated with the device.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the signal is a first signal, the other signal is a second signal, and further comprising:

transmitting, by the system, a third signal to initiate a tracking area update on a macro cell device coupled to the femto cell access point device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the initiating the tracking area update comprises initiating tracking of a telephone call initiated via the macro cell device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the information comprises a text message.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the system is the femto cell access point device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the warning is provided via an audio device in the detection range of the femto cell access point device.

12. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

based on receiving a signal indicative of an intrusion in an area associated with a femto cell access point device, determining an identifier associated with a device in a detection range of the femto cell access point device, wherein the determining comprises;

detecting an attachment attempt emitted from the device in response to an emission of energy having a frequency in the detection range of the femto cell access point device, and

detecting a telephone number of the device based on the detecting of the attachment attempt emitted from the device; and

transmitting another signal to transfer a tracking from the area associated with the femto cell access point device to another area controlled by a macro cell device, wherein the tracking in the other area is based on tracking a telephone call initiated from the other area.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the determining the identifier further comprises:

emitting the emission of energy using the frequency in the detection range of the femto cell access point device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise transmitting the telephone number of the device.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise storing the telephone number of the device.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the signal is a first signal, and the operations further comprise generating a second signal to initiate a tracking of the device.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting a text message to the device;

receiving a third signal from the device in response to the transmitting the text message; and

determining a location of the device based on the third signal from the device.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting another signal to initiate a tracking operation on the macro cell device communicatively coupled to the femto cell access point device, and wherein the tracking operation comprises tracking another telephone call initiated via the macro cell device.

19. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

receiving a signal indicative of an intrusion in an area associated with a femto cell access point device;

determining an identifier associated with a device in a detection range of the femto cell access point device, the determining being based on the signal;

jamming a frequency in the detection range of the femto cell access point device;

detecting an attachment attempt emitted from the device in response to the jamming the frequency;

identifying a telephone number of the device based on the detecting of the attachment attempt from the device; and

generating another signal to cause a warning to be transmitted to the device, wherein the warning comprises information confirming that a notification to another system has been initiated, and wherein the information comprises a text message.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 19, wherein the receiving the signal indicative of the intrusion comprises receiving the signal from a security system comprising another processor for the area associated with the femto cell access point device.