Method and apparatus for identifying wireless transmitters
US8249028B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0236
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for identifying wireless transmitters. In one embodiment, a method for identifying a transmitter in a wireless computing network includes extracting one or more radio frequency signal characteristics from a communication from the transmitter and generating a fingerprint of the transmitter in accordance at least one of the extracted radio frequency signal characteristics.
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