Method and apparatus for determining locations of wireless cameras
US12423856B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2023 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/63
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is for detecting and localizing a wireless camera in an environment suspected to contain the wireless camera. The method comprises: instructing a user to perform a predetermined motion in the environment, wherein the predetermined motion is detectable within a detection range of a motion sensor of the wireless camera; scanning for and collecting a wireless traffic flow in the environment via a sniffing device; analyzing the wireless traffic flow to identify an OUI; comparing the OUI to an existing public OUI database to determine if the wireless traffic flow is generated by the wireless camera; when the wireless traffic flow is determined to have been generated by the wireless camera, concluding that the wireless camera is present in the environment; calculating a path distance of the predetermined motion when the wireless camera has been determined to be present in the environment; using a model to determine if the user performing the predetermined motion was in the detection range; and when the user is determined to have been in the detection range, determining a specific location of the wireless camera in the environment based on the path distance of the predetermined m…
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