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System and method for managing events associated with the detection of wireless devices

  • US 9,787,782 B2
  • Filed: 04/28/2015
  • Issued: 10/10/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for performing a user-specified event comprising:

  • receiving data from a residential wireless access point;

    determining from the data, using a processor, whether a first wireless device is detected;

    determining whether the first wireless device has departed from a signal range of the residential wireless access point by monitoring the strength of a signal associated with the first wireless device, wherein the signal range is controlled by a user preference to configure a location range in which devices are detected;

    wherein if the monitored signal strength gradually decreases, it is determined that the first wireless device has departed from the signal range of the residential access point;

    wherein if the monitored signal strength is constant for a period of time and abruptly ends, it is determined that the first wireless device has not departed from the signal range of the residential wireless access point and that the first wireless device has lost power; and

    performing a user-specified departure event in response to identifying the departure of the first wireless device from the signal range of the residential access point;

    determining from the data, using the processor, whether the first wireless device is an unknown device;

    performing a user-specified event in response to the determination that the first device is an unknown device.

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