System, method, and apparatus for detecting and jamming wireless devices
First Claim
1. A system for detecting and jamming radio frequency emitting devices, the system comprising:
- at least one base station, the base station including a base station processor and a base station transceiver, the base station transceiver operatively coupled to the base station processor;
a plurality of body worn devices, each body worn device comprising a processor, a transceiver operatively coupled to the processor, a radio frequency detector operatively coupled to the processor, a jammer operatively coupled to the processor, and a source of power, the source of power providing operational power to the processor, to the transceiver, to the jammer, and to the radio frequency detector;
software running on the processor of the body worn device communicates with the radio frequency detector and, if a target radio frequency is detected by the radio frequency detector, the software initiates the jammer to jam one or more radio frequencies and initiates a communication from the transceiver to the base station transceiver indicating that the target radio frequency was detected; and
upon receipt of the communication indicating that the target radio frequency was detected by the base station transceiver, software running on the base station processor determines an offending body worn device and signals an alert.
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Abstract
A system provides for radio frequency detection of an offending device within a specific range of a body worn device. Upon detection of the radio frequency signal, the body worn device jams communications by the offending device and optionally communicates to an infrastructure to alert of the presence and optionally the location of the radio frequency signal, and therefore the offending device. In some embodiments, the user and/or location of the body worn device is/are revealed and the source of the radio frequency signal is readily determined for confiscation of the offending device. Other optional features include locating/tracking of the body worn device (and wearer) detection of tampering with the body worn device, and detection of cloaking of the body worn device (e.g. submerging in water or covering with aluminum foil, etc.).
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19 Claims
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1. A system for detecting and jamming radio frequency emitting devices, the system comprising:
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at least one base station, the base station including a base station processor and a base station transceiver, the base station transceiver operatively coupled to the base station processor; a plurality of body worn devices, each body worn device comprising a processor, a transceiver operatively coupled to the processor, a radio frequency detector operatively coupled to the processor, a jammer operatively coupled to the processor, and a source of power, the source of power providing operational power to the processor, to the transceiver, to the jammer, and to the radio frequency detector; software running on the processor of the body worn device communicates with the radio frequency detector and, if a target radio frequency is detected by the radio frequency detector, the software initiates the jammer to jam one or more radio frequencies and initiates a communication from the transceiver to the base station transceiver indicating that the target radio frequency was detected; and upon receipt of the communication indicating that the target radio frequency was detected by the base station transceiver, software running on the base station processor determines an offending body worn device and signals an alert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of detecting and jamming a radio frequency emission, the method comprising:
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(a) monitoring a predetermined radio frequency at a body worn device; (b) if the predetermined radio frequency is detected, jamming communications frequencies associated with the radio frequency to preclude or limit usage of an offending device; determining if the body worn device has been tampered at the body worn device; and responsive to determining the body worn device has been tampered, sending a signal from the body worn device to a base station indicating the body worn device has been tampered, the signal including the identification of the body worn device; receiving the signal by the base station. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-based system for detecting and jamming radio frequency transmissions, the computer-base system comprising:
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a body worn device, the body worn device comprising a processor, a wireless transceiver communicatively coupled to the processor, a jammer interfaced to the processor, and a radio frequency transmission detector interfaced to the processor, the radio frequency transmission detector adapted to detect a radio frequency transmission of at least one frequency; software running on the processor monitors the radio frequency transmission detector and, upon the radio frequency transmission detector detecting any of the at least one frequency, the processor signals the jammer to jam at least one other frequency, the at least one other frequency associated with the at least one frequency for two-way communications. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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