Systems and Methods for Detection of Transmission Facilities

• US 20120122402A1
• Filed: 11/19/2011
• Published: 05/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Barry R. Nadler, Joseph S. Noonan, Julius R. Insler
• Original Assignee: Barry R. Nadler, Joseph S. Noonan, Julius R. Insler
• Inventors: Noonan, Joseph S., Nadler, Barry R., Insler, julius R.
• Granted Patent: US 9,241,251 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/63.1
• 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

In embodiments, 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

1-13. -13. (canceled)

14. A system for determining the presence of a transmission facility comprising:

a transmitting device for transmitting a plurality of frequencies with a range of frequencies;

a receiving device for receiving a disturbance pattern produced by an antenna associated with the transmission facility; and

a computer for;

receiving the disturbance pattern;

comparing the disturbance pattern with a plurality of known disturbance patterns; and

determining an identity of the transmission facility.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the pluralit of known disturbance patterns are stored in a data base.

16. The system of claim 14, further determining a null within said disturbance pattern.

17. The system of clam 14, wherein the transmission facility is in at least one of:

a powered-on state, a powered-off state and a standby state.

19-20. -20. (canceled)