Managing network interaction for devices
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1. A method of determining whether an unclassified computing device communicating in a communications network is a managed device having a managed network interaction, the method comprising:
- accessing information from a first-device signal from a first device communicating in a communications network,wherein the first device is characterized as an unclassified computing device in the communications network for purposes of determining whether the first device is a managed device or an unmanaged device, andwherein the first-device signal includes a first identifier for the first device;
determining a candidate list including a plurality of managed devices in the communications network,wherein network interactions of each of the managed devices is managed through an interaction configuration assigned to that managed device,wherein the interaction configuration includes at least one specification for communicating signals in the communications network, andwherein the at least one specification includes a channel specification, a content specification, or a timing specification;
inducing, by sending a request over the communications network, the plurality of managed devices in the candidate list to communicate identifiers;
accessing the induced identifiers;
classifying the first device as a managed device or as an unmanaged device based, at least in part, on the induced identifiers and the information from the first-device signal, wherein classifying comprises;
determining one or more correlation values between the first-device signal and the induced identifiers;
comparing the first-device signal with the induced identifiers, the comparison being based at least in part on the correlation values;
classifying the first device as a first managed device or as a first unmanaged device based on the comparison; and
responsive to classifying the first device as the first managed device, mapping the first identifier to a first managed-device identifier corresponding to the first managed device.
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Abstract
Signals from an unidentified device at a location related to a communications network are correlated with identification patterns of managed devices to identify whether or not the unidentified device corresponds to a managed or unmanaged device in the communications network. Both managed and unmanaged devices can be tracked, and network interaction can be managed for devices that are identified as managed devices.
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1. A method of determining whether an unclassified computing device communicating in a communications network is a managed device having a managed network interaction, the method comprising:
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accessing information from a first-device signal from a first device communicating in a communications network, wherein the first device is characterized as an unclassified computing device in the communications network for purposes of determining whether the first device is a managed device or an unmanaged device, and wherein the first-device signal includes a first identifier for the first device; determining a candidate list including a plurality of managed devices in the communications network, wherein network interactions of each of the managed devices is managed through an interaction configuration assigned to that managed device, wherein the interaction configuration includes at least one specification for communicating signals in the communications network, and wherein the at least one specification includes a channel specification, a content specification, or a timing specification; inducing, by sending a request over the communications network, the plurality of managed devices in the candidate list to communicate identifiers; accessing the induced identifiers; classifying the first device as a managed device or as an unmanaged device based, at least in part, on the induced identifiers and the information from the first-device signal, wherein classifying comprises; determining one or more correlation values between the first-device signal and the induced identifiers; comparing the first-device signal with the induced identifiers, the comparison being based at least in part on the correlation values; classifying the first device as a first managed device or as a first unmanaged device based on the comparison; and responsive to classifying the first device as the first managed device, mapping the first identifier to a first managed-device identifier corresponding to the first managed device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a computer program for determining whether an unidentified device communicating in a communications network is a managed device having a managed network interaction, the computer program including instructions that, when executed by at least one computer, cause the at least one computer to perform operations comprising:
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accessing information from a first-device signal from a first device communicating in a communications network, wherein the first device is characterized as an unclassified computing device in the communications network for purposes of determining whether the first device is a managed device or an unmanaged device, and wherein the first-device signal includes a first identifier for the first device; determining a candidate list including a plurality of managed devices in the communications network, wherein network interactions of each of the managed devices is managed through an interaction configuration assigned to that managed device, wherein the interaction configuration includes at least one specification for communicating signals in the communications network, and wherein the at least one specification includes a channel specification, a content specification, or a timing specification; inducing, by sending a request over the communications network, the plurality of managed devices in the candidate list to communicate identifiers; accessing the induced identifiers; classifying the first device as a managed device or as an unmanaged device based, at least in part, on the induced identifiers and the information from the first-device signal, wherein classifying comprises; determining one or more correlation values between the first-device signal and the induced identifiers; comparing the first-device signal with the induced identifiers, the comparison being based at least in part on the correlation values; classifying the first device as a first managed device or as a first unmanaged device based on the comparison; and responsive to classifying the first device as the first managed device, mapping the first identifier to a first managed-device identifier corresponding to the first managed device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for determining whether an unidentified device communicating in a communications network is a managed device having a managed network interaction, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one computer configured to perform operations of computer-executable modules including; a signal-access module configured to access information from a first-device signal from a first device communicating in a communications network, wherein the first device is characterized as an unclassified computing device in the communications network for purposes of determining whether the first device is a managed device or an unmanaged device, and wherein the first-device signal includes a first identifier for the first device; a candidate-determination module configured to determine a candidate list including a plurality of managed devices in the communications network, wherein network interactions of each of the managed devices is managed through an interaction configuration assigned to that managed device, wherein the interaction configuration includes at least one specification for communicating signals in the communications network, and wherein the at least one specification includes a channel specification, a content specification, or a timing specification; the candidate-determination module configured to induce, by sending a request over the communications network, the plurality of managed devices in the candidate list to communicate identifiers; an identification module configured to access the induced identifiers; the identification module configured to classify the first device as a managed device or as an unmanaged device based, at least in part, on the induced identifiers and the information from the first-device signal, wherein classifying comprises; determining one or more correlation values between the first-device signal and the induced identifiers; comparing the first-device signal with the induced identifiers, the comparison being based at least in part on the correlation values; classifying the first device as a first managed device or as a first unmanaged device based on the comparison; and wherein identification module is configured to map the first identifier to a first managed-device identifier corresponding to the first managed device responsive to classification of the first device as the first managed device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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