20240023001. Preventing the Use of a Wireless Terminal in a Proscribed Area simplified abstract (Polaris Wireless, Inc.)
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Preventing the Use of a Wireless Terminal in a Proscribed Area
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Robert Lewis Martin of Antioch CA (US)
Mahesh B Patel of Saratoga CA (US)
Aamir Abdul Sattar of Mountain View CA (US)
Preventing the Use of a Wireless Terminal in a Proscribed Area - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240023001 titled 'Preventing the Use of a Wireless Terminal in a Proscribed Area
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a wireless telecommunication system that can deny service to a wireless terminal in a restricted area. The system includes a component called a "service sentry" which uses measurements of radio signals to estimate the location of the wireless terminal. When the service sentry determines that the terminal has entered the restricted area, it requests the wireless switching center to deny service. Conversely, when the terminal exits the restricted area, the service sentry requests the switching center to provide service again.
- The system includes a "service sentry" adjunct that estimates the location of a wireless terminal.
- The service sentry uses measurements of radio signals to determine the location of the terminal.
- When the terminal enters a restricted area, the service sentry requests the switching center to deny service.
- When the terminal exits the restricted area, the service sentry requests the switching center to provide service again.
Potential Applications:
- Prisons: This technology can be used to prevent unauthorized communication by inmates.
- Military Installations: It can help maintain security by denying wireless service to unauthorized devices.
- Academic Testing Centers: The system can prevent cheating by denying wireless communication during exams.
- Schools: It can be used to restrict access to wireless communication in educational environments.
Problems Solved:
- Unauthorized Communication: The system prevents wireless terminals from accessing service in restricted areas.
- Cheating: It helps maintain the integrity of academic testing by denying wireless communication during exams.
- Security Breaches: The technology prevents unauthorized wireless devices from accessing sensitive areas.
Benefits:
- Enhanced Security: The system ensures that wireless communication is denied in restricted areas, improving overall security.
- Maintaining Integrity: By denying wireless communication during exams, the technology helps prevent cheating and maintains the integrity of academic testing.
- Control and Compliance: The system allows for better control over wireless communication in specific areas, ensuring compliance with regulations and policies.
Original Abstract Submitted
a wireless telecommunication system is described that denies wireless telecommunication service to a wireless terminal in a proscribed area (e.g., prison, military installation, academic testing center, school, etc.). the system comprises an adjunct called a “service sentry.” the service sentry uses measurements of the location-dependent traits of the radio signals transmitted to, and received from, each wireless terminal in its purview to generate an estimate of the location of the wireless terminal. when the service sentry estimates that the wireless terminal has entered the proscribed area, it requests that the wireless switching center that services the proscribed area deny service to the wireless terminal. when the service sentry estimates that the wireless terminal has exited the proscribed area, it requests that the wireless switching center that services the proscribed area provide service to the wireless terminal.
