Context aware intruder detection using WIFI MAC addresses
US9961079B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 21, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/71
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for intruder detection is provided. The method includes generating a whitelist of media access control (MAC) addresses of a plurality of wireless devices that are acceptable in a detection zone of a wireless router and detecting, by the wireless router, a further wireless device. The method includes issuing a notification in response to absence, on the whitelist, of a media access control address of the further wireless device, the notification indicating a physical intruder within the detection zone, wherein at least one action of the method is performed by a processor in or coupled to the wireless router.
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