Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for locating unrecognized computing devices
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Application No.: US15375760Application Date: 2016-12-12
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Publication No.: US10015768B1Publication Date: 2018-07-03
- Inventor: Qiyan Wang , Anand Kashyap
- Applicant: Symantec Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Symantec Corporation
- Current Assignee: Symantec Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: FisherBroyles LLP
- Main IPC: H04W4/00
- IPC: H04W4/00 ; H04W64/00 ; H04L29/12 ; H04W12/06

Abstract:
The disclosed computer-implemented method for locating unrecognized computing devices may include (1) identifying a plurality of cooperating computing devices on a wireless network that are each configured with a device location application, (2) determining a physical location for each cooperating computing device within the plurality of cooperating computing devices, (3) receiving, from the device location application on the plurality of cooperating computing devices, data about packets intercepted by the plurality of cooperating computing devices that are directed to the wireless network by an unrecognized computing device, and (4) locating the unrecognized computing device based on information received from the plurality of cooperating computing devices that identifies both the physical location for each cooperating computing device and signal strengths of the packets intercepted by the plurality of cooperating computing devices. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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