Alert based on detection of unexpected wireless device
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- while a security mode is enabled at an access device, receiving a communication from a wireless device, wherein the communication comprises a probe request message, wherein the probe request message comprises device identification information associated with the wireless device, and wherein the communication is received at the access device;
retrieving the device identification information from the communication;
comparing the retrieved device identification information to device identification information associated with one or more known devices that are included within a list of known devices, wherein device identification information for each respective one known device of the one or more known devices is added to the list of known devices when the access device receives a communication from the respective one known device while the security mode is disabled at the access device;
determining that the retrieved device identification information does not match device identification information associated with any of the one or more known devices;
identifying the wireless device as an unexpected wireless device based on the determination that the retrieved device identification information does not match device identification information associated with any of the one or more known devices; and
outputting an alert, wherein the alert comprises a notification of the identification of the wireless device as an unexpected wireless device.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to generate an alert in response to a detection of an unexpected wireless device within a premises. An access device may receive a communication from a wireless device and may retrieve identification information associated with the wireless device from the communication. The access device may compare the retrieved identification information to identification information associated with one or more known devices, and if the retrieved identification information does not match the identification information associated with any of the known devices, the access device may identify the wireless device as an unexpected wireless device. The access device may output an alert providing a notification that an unexpected wireless device has been detected within an associated premises.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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while a security mode is enabled at an access device, receiving a communication from a wireless device, wherein the communication comprises a probe request message, wherein the probe request message comprises device identification information associated with the wireless device, and wherein the communication is received at the access device; retrieving the device identification information from the communication; comparing the retrieved device identification information to device identification information associated with one or more known devices that are included within a list of known devices, wherein device identification information for each respective one known device of the one or more known devices is added to the list of known devices when the access device receives a communication from the respective one known device while the security mode is disabled at the access device; determining that the retrieved device identification information does not match device identification information associated with any of the one or more known devices; identifying the wireless device as an unexpected wireless device based on the determination that the retrieved device identification information does not match device identification information associated with any of the one or more known devices; and outputting an alert, wherein the alert comprises a notification of the identification of the wireless device as an unexpected wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An access device comprising:
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one or more interfaces configured to be used to receive a communication from a wireless device while a security mode is enabled at the access device, wherein the communication comprises a probe request message, wherein the probe request message comprises device identification information associated with the wireless device; one or more modules configured to; retrieve device identification information from the communication; compare the retrieved device identification information to device identification information associated with one or more known devices that are included within a list of known devices, wherein device identification information for each respective one known device of the one or more known devices is added to the list of known devices when the access device receives a communication from the respective one known device while the security mode is disabled at the access device; determine that the retrieved device identification information does not match device identification information associated with any of the one or more known devices; and identify the wireless device as an unexpected wireless device based on the determination that the retrieved device identification information does not match device identification information associated with any of the one or more known devices; and wherein the one or more interfaces are further configured to be used to output an alert, the alert comprising a notification of the identification of the wireless device as an unexpected wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. One or more non-transitory computer readable media having instructions operable to cause one or more processors to perform the operations comprising:
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while a security mode is enabled at an access device, receiving a communication from a wireless device, wherein the communication is received by the access device, and wherein the communication received at the access device from the wireless device comprises a probe request message, wherein the probe request message comprises device identification information associated with the wireless device; retrieving the device identification information from the communication; comparing the retrieved device identification information to device identification information associated with one or more known devices that are included within a list of known devices, wherein device identification information for each respective one known device of the one or more known devices is added to the list of known devices when the access device receives a communication from the respective one known device while the security mode is disabled at the access device; determining that the retrieved device identification information does not match device identification information associated with any of the one or more known devices; identifying the wireless device as an unexpected wireless device based on the determination that the retrieved device identification information does not match device identification information associated with any of the one or more known devices; and outputting an alert, wherein the alert comprises a notification that an unexpected wireless device has been detected within a premises associated with the access device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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