Abstract: A method is provided that comprises: providing a rules storage that provides one or more rules to determine authorized wireless device usage at a site; using a wireless communications sensor system to determine use of a wireless device at the at the site; and using the one or more rules to determine whether the determined use of wireless device use is authorized.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 19, 2011
Date of Patent:
September 23, 2014
Assignee:
AirPatrol Corporation
Inventors:
Mitch Burton, Mark Wilson, Mark Bauer, Tim Thompson, Osvaldo Diaz
Abstract: A method involves causing a wireless network interface of a computing device to be disabled, in response to detection of a network connection between the computing device and a wired network. Related apparatuses, systems, computer programs, computer-readable media and signals are also provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 19, 2005
Date of Patent:
September 16, 2014
Assignee:
AirPatrol Corporation
Inventors:
Nicholas R. Miller, Sheng Fu (Sunny) Cheng
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.
Abstract: A method is provided that comprises: providing a rules storage that provides one or more rules to determine authorized wireless device usage at a site; using a wireless communications sensor system to determine use of a wireless device at the at the site; and using the one or more rules to determine whether the determined use of wireless device use is authorized.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 19, 2011
Publication date:
July 28, 2011
Applicant:
AirPatrol Corporation
Inventors:
Mitch Burton, Mark Wilson, Mark Bauer, Tim Thompson, Osvaldo Diaz
Abstract: A method of enhancing network security involves causing a wireless network interface of a computing device to be disabled, in response to detection of a network connection between the computing device and a wired network. Related apparatuses, systems, computer programs, computer-readable media and signals for enhancing network security are also provided.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 19, 2005
Publication date:
October 25, 2007
Applicant:
AirPatrol Corporation
Inventors:
Nicholas Miller, Sheng Fu (Sunny) Cheng