Systems and methods for the detection of transmission facilities

• US 9,609,500 B2
• Filed: 09/05/2012
• Issued: 03/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Binj Laboratories, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Binj Laboratories, Inc.
• Inventors: Insler, Jules R., Noonan, Joseph S., Nadler, Barry R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Justin
• Application Number:
  US13/603,477
• Publication Number:
  US 20130012205A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,665 Days
• Field of Search: 455/410, 455/411, 455/456.1, 455/456.2, 455/456.4, 455/456.5, 455/456.6, 455/457, 455/418, 455/419, 455/420, 455/435.1, 340/5.61
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 pseudo tower for use with a wireless network that provides communications control services to wireless communication devices, the pseudo tower comprising:

a wireless communication controller;

creating a local wireless network, representing a wireless access limitation area, said limitation area changing with positional changes of said communication controller;

affecting a handoff at a multi-protocol interface for receiving and sending digital messaging by the wireless communications devices;

capturing, at a capturing module, a signal transmitted by one of said wireless communication devices;

determining a persistence of the signal transmitted by said wireless communication device;

determining, at an identification module, an identity of said wireless communication device, after said signal is determined persistent for a known period of time, said known period of time being based on a type of said detected signal;

receiving, at an allowability module, the identity of the wireless communication device;

determining an allowability of the wireless communication device;

processing said wireless communication device according to said determined allowability, and

releasing said wireless communication device to said wireless network when said-allowability is indicated.

2. The pseudo tower of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication devices comprise one of:

authorized and not authorized.

3. The pseudo tower of claim 2, wherein the not authorized wireless communications devices are blocked from access to said wireless network.

4. The pseudo tower of claim 2, wherein the allowed wireless communication devices are redirected to access the wireless network.

5. The pseudo tower of claim 2, wherein all authorized wireless communication devices are redirected to access the wireless network.

6. The pseudo tower of claim 1, wherein the allowability is one of:

an unlimited wireless access, wherein the wireless communications device is allowed to access the wireless network and a blocked wireless access, wherein access to the wireless network access is prevented.

7. The pseudo tower of claim 6, wherein the identity of the wireless communication device is stored in the allowability module, the allowability module including:

a subscriber profile including one of;

call features, wireless device protocols, wireless device identification, and personal identification number.

8. The pseudo tower of claim 1, wherein allowability is limited based on location information, said location information including one of:

a restricted area and an authorized area.

9. The pseudo tower of claim 1, further comprising:

a location module, wherein access to the wireless network is limited based on a location of the wireless communication controller.

10. The pseudo tower of claim 1, further comprising:

a location module, wherein wireless communication allowability is limited based on a location of the wireless communication device.

11. The pseudo tower of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication controller is permanently assigned at a facility.

12. The pseudo tower of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication controller is portable, and a wireless access limitation area is associated with the wireless communication controller.

13. The pseudo tower of claim 1, further comprising:

a power control module that interfaces with one or more directional antenna.

14. The pseudo tower of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication controller controls wireless communications access via a single set of wireless protocol technology.

15. The pseudo tower of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication controller controls wireless communications access via multiple sets of wireless protocol technologies.

16. The pseudo tower of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication controller controls wireless communications access via a single frequency band.

17. The pseudo tower of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication controller controls wireless communications access via multiple frequency bands.

18. The pseudo tower of claim 1, further comprising:

a call intercept device, wherein incoming and outgoing communications among wireless communication devices are monitored and recorded.

19. The pseudo tower of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication devices include at least one of:

a fixed wireless telephone, a mobile device, and a computer having a wireless modem.

20. The pseudo tower of claim 1, further comprising:

a user interface providing an operator access to operate the wireless communication controller and to configure the wireless communication controller to establish access restrictions.

21. A system for controlling access to a wireless network by a wireless device, comprising:

RF signal generation equipment creating a local wireless network, said RF signal generating equipment generating a local RF signal receivable by said wireless device within said local area network; and

a controlling device comprising;

a location module;

creating a limited coverage area of the local wireless network, wherein the limited coverage area is an area less than an effective coverage area of the local wireless network,

receiving desired boundary information for the limited coverage area, said boundary information comprising one or more boundary information from at least one of;

a database and from sector defined information, wherein the boundary information changes with time and defined parameters and the boundary information including at least one of;

area coverage of at least one directional antenna, GPS coordinates, signal detection methodologies, proximity to a road, and proximity to a perimeter of a facility,

a persistence module determining whether signals transmitted by said wireless devices, within said limited coverage area, are persist for a known period of time, said known period of time being based on a type of said signals transmitted by said wireless devices;

an identity module identifying wireless devices within the limited coverage area determined to be persistent;

an allowability module determining a level of access to the wireless network, wherein the level of access comprise one of;

authorized and unauthorized, and

a controlling module maintaining the wireless devices with an unauthorized level of access to the local wireless network when the devices with the unauthorized level of access are within the limited coverage area of the local wireless network.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the limited coverage area defines a restricted area.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the restricted area is one of:

a prison, correctional facility, a government facility, a store, a defined area, a mall, and a side of the road.

24. The system of claim 21, wherein the location module comprises a wireless device location sub-module, wherein wireless devices are located relative to the limited coverage area by one or more of:

a cell-sector system that collects information pertaining to cell and sector ID'"'"'s, an assisted-global positioning satellite (GPS) technology utilizing a GPS chipset in a mobile communication facility, a standard GPS technology, enhanced-observed time difference technology utilizing software residing on a server that uses signal transmission of time differences received by geographically dispersed radio receivers to pinpoint a user'"'"'s location, time of arrival, angle of arrival, querying an existing wireless network to provide locations, correlating data from one or more databases, triangulation of cellular signals, location based on proximity to known locations (including locations of other radio-transmitters), signal strength, and a map-based location.