Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Authentication and tracking system for a cellular telephone
- Patent Title (中): 蜂窝电话的认证和跟踪系统
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Application No.: US891510Application Date: 1997-07-11
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Publication No.: US6097938APublication Date: 2000-08-01
- Inventor: Dana W. Paxson
- Applicant: Dana W. Paxson
- Applicant Address: CAX Montreal
- Assignee: Northern Telecom Limited
- Current Assignee: Northern Telecom Limited
- Current Assignee Address: CAX Montreal
- Main IPC: H04L29/06
- IPC: H04L29/06 ; H04W4/22 ; H04W8/10 ; H04W12/12 ; H04M1/66 ; H04M7/20
Abstract:
A system and method that uses an advanced positioning system in combination with a cellular communication network to improve the performance of the network is disclosed. The system is capable of receiving an identification number for a mobile unit as well as a location code. In order to determine if the mobile unit is a fraudulent user of the cellular communication network, the system compares the location code with a previously received location code. Since there are natural physical constraints on how quickly a mobile unit can move from one location to another, the system can thereby determine if there are two mobile units using the same identification number. If so, then one is likely a fraudulent user. In addition, the system is capable of assisting the mobile unit by providing the location code to a third party. This is especially beneficial for emergency dispatcher services since, due to the very nature of mobile units, the user of the mobile unit may not know his precise location.
Public/Granted literature
- US5289005A Electron microscope Public/Granted day:1994-02-22
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