Privacy control for wireless devices
US8351354B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
2References
20Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W48/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to various embodiments, a computer-implemented method is disclosed that includes receiving, at a wireless adaptor of a device, a wireless data packet from an access point (AP), wherein the wireless data packet includes a Basic Service Set Identifier (BSSID) of the AP; changing the BSSID of the received data packet by a processor or hardware to produce a modified wireless data packet; and transmitting the modified wireless data packet to an application on the device.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.