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Device programmable network based packet filter

US8966607B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Rockstar Consortium US LP · US

Inventors

Martin Sauter · Markdorf, DE
Ed Illidge · Gatineau, CA
Wayne Ding · Ottawa, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 15, 2009
Grant date	Feb 24, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 8, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/1416
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided for filtering unwanted packets in a communication system. The communication system includes a first network, a wireless network and at least one wireless communication device. An instruction to add an entry to a blocked list is received from a specific wireless device. The entry includes blocking criteria. A first packet is received from the first network. The first packet is destined for the specific wireless communication device. If the first packet exhibits the blocking criteria included in the blocked list, the first packet is discarded before it can be distributed by the wireless network.

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