System and method for determining the location of remote devices
US6804624B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for determining the physical location of a target device. Using communications network trace route and pinging commands, the distances of three test devices of known locations to the target device are determined; and responsive to those distances, the location of the target device is determined by triangulation. Based upon location, the target device may be blocked from a communications network or connected to a particular server.
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