IP Library Granted Patent US 8,811,502
Granted Patent B2
US 8,811,502 · App. 14/187,899 · Granted Aug 19, 2014

Systems and/or methods of wireless communications

Inventor: Peter D. Karabinis (Cary, NC)
Assignee: EICES Research, Inc.
H04W36/18H04W12/06
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Patent No.
US 8,811,502
App. No.
14/187,899
Granted
Aug 19, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, methods and/or mobile devices are provided that enable a level of privacy/security in wireless communications to be increased responsive to a content of the wireless communications, biometric data and/or a position from which the wireless communications takes place. A plurality of communications modes is used by the system infrastructure and the plurality of mobile devices communicating therewith to increase privacy and undetectability of transmitted signals. The increased level of privacy and undetectability of signals is provided via pseudo-randomly generated signaling alphabets that are used by the mobile devices and by the system infrastructure to provide the communications. This represents a level of encryption/scrambling that is over and above the conventional encryption and/or scrambling at the bit level. Accordingly, systems, methods and/or devices providing a concatenated level of encryption/scrambling are provided.

Claims (41)

1. A system comprising a mobile device that is configured to communicate with a base station and with an access point that is installed in a residence/office; the mobile device comprising a processor that is configured to control the mobile device to perform operations comprising:

communicating with the access point and with the base station in order to provide a make before break connection in handing-over from the base station to the access point or from the access point to the base station; and

preferentially communicating with the access point when proximate thereto and refrain from communicating with the base station when proximate to the access point even though the mobile device is able to communicate with the base station when proximate to the access point, wherein the operations further comprise: preferentially communicating with a first access point responsive to an identity of the mobile device;

and refraining from communicating with a second access point responsive to the identity of the mobile device.

2. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising the base station and the access point; wherein the access point is configured to perform operations comprising:

providing communications service to a first device responsive to an identity of the first device; and

denying communications service to a second device responsive to an identity of the second device.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving an identity from a device;

authenticating the device responsive to the received identity;

receiving a key from the device following said receiving an identity and following said authenticating; and

establishing communications with the device responsive to said receiving a key from the device;

wherein the system is configured to provide the key responsive to having received the identity from the device and having authenticated the device.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving an identity from a device;

authenticating the device responsive to the received identity;

transmitting a notification; and

establishing communications with the device responsive to said receiving an identity from the device, authenticating the device and transmitting a notification.

5. A method of communicating between a mobile device and a base station and between the mobile device and an access point that is installed in a residence/office; the method comprising:

communicating by the mobile device with the access point and with the base station in order to provide a make before break connection prior to handing-over communications from the base station to the access point or from the access point to the base station;

preferentially communicating by the mobile device with the access point when proximate thereto and refraining from communicating with the base station when the mobile device is proximate to the access point even though the mobile device is able to communicate with the base station when proximate to the access point;

preferentially communicating by the mobile device with a first access point responsive to an identity of the mobile device; and

refraining from communicating by the mobile device with a second access point responsive to the identity of the mobile device.

6. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

providing communications between a first device and the access point responsive to an identity of the first device; and

denying communications between a second device and the access point responsive to an identity of the second device.

7. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

receiving an identity from a device;

authenticating the device responsive to the received identity;

receiving a key from the device following said receiving an identity and following said authenticating; and

establishing communications with the device responsive to said receiving a key from the device;

wherein prior to said receiving a key from the device, the method further comprises:

providing the key to the device responsive to said receiving an identity and responsive to said authenticating.

8. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

receiving an identity from a device;

authenticating the device responsive to the received identity;

transmitting a notification; and

establishing communications with the device responsive to said receiving an identity, authenticating the device and transmitting a notification.

9. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

providing an identity of the mobile device to the access point by accessing a web site and providing to the web site the identity of the mobile device; and

relaying the identity to the access point by the web site.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 6, 2015
From: EICES RESEARCH, INC.
To: ODYSSEY WIRELESS, INC.
Reel/Frame 034912/0666 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 27, 2014
From: KARABINIS, PETER D.
To: EICES RESEARCH, INC.
Reel/Frame 032969/0390 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation 13011451 · Jan 21, 2011
Continuation In Part 12372354 · Feb 17, 2009
Continuation In Part 11720115
Provisional Application 61033114 · Mar 3, 2008
Provisional Application 60692932 · Jun 22, 2005
Provisional Application 60698247 · Jul 11, 2005
Related Publication 20140171030A1 · Jun 19, 2014