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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185040 | System for managing voice over internet protocol communications in a network The VoIP Management System is capable of identifying voice-based wireless devices and denying wireless communication services to these devices. The VoIP Management System also identifies VoIP packet data traffic, and this communication connection can be denied. The ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8175512 | Look through mode of jamming system A system includes a generator and at least one device. The generator includes a waveform oscillator and a blanking pulse generator. Each device includes a transmit antenna, a receive antenna, an antenna unit, a mixer and a detector. The antenna unit includes a recei... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170467 | Multi-band jammer including airborne systems An airborne jammer for transport by an aircraft for jamming communications in a communications system where the communications system operates with digital bursts having burst periods measured in time and occurring in a communication frequency band such as GSM havin... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8145119 | Method of jamming A jamming system includes at least three jamming units. Each jamming unit is separately positionable and pointable. Each jamming unit covers different frequency bands. A method of using the jamming system includes moving a first jamming unit relative to a second jam... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140001 | Methods of suppressing GSM wireless device threats in dynamic or wide area static environments using minimal power and collateral interference Techniques for detecting wireless devices that are signaling in high proximity to a convoy or other operation and preventing messages from reaching the wireless devices. One class of the techniques uses surgical jamming methodologies that minimize power consumption ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8131205 | Mobile phone detection and interruption system and method A mobile phone detection and interruption system and method are provided. The system is operative to transmit different blocking signals capable of degrading or blocking mobile phone communication in a vehicle responsive to a velocity of the vehicle reaching differe... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126389 | Apparatus and method for interfering with wireless communications devices in response to transmission power detection An apparatus operable to disable operation of wireless communications devices, for use within a vehicle, includes a drive circuit coupled to at least one active antenna element to produce interference within at least one wireless communications band of frequencies i... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126390 | Data processing terminal system and transmitting and receiving method using the same An information processing terminal system includes an information processing terminal (6); and a transmitting and receiving unit (5) which is attached to the information processing terminal. The transmitting and receiving unit (5) converts a rec... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121532 | Radio frequency identification tag and operating method thereof The invention provides a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. The RFID tag includes a receiving module, a judging module, and a jamming module. The judging module includes a first judging unit and a second judging unit. When a jamming function of the RFID tag ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121531 | Apparatus and method for selective interfering with wireless communications devices An apparatus operable to disable operation of wireless communications devices, for use within a vehicle, includes a drive circuit coupled to at least one active antenna element to produce interference within at least one wireless communications band of frequencies i... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8112030 | Ionizing communication disruptor unit An apparatus includes a voltage generator and a superstructure. The voltage generator includes a conductive base, an insulating spacer and a conductive top. The superstructure includes a platform and an antenna system. The voltage generator provides a voltage differ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8060006 | Counter-intelligence signal enabled communication device According to one embodiment, a radio has a memory for the storage of a number of records. Each record has a number of operating parameters that are used by a controller subsystem to control the radio's operation. The controller subsystem is operable to communicate w... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060005 | Method and device for providing active security to a contact-free electronic device The invention concerns a scrambling electronic device adapted to be magnetically coupled with an inductive element (L3) of a contact-free external communication station (LEC). The scrambling device comprises active scrambling means (DB) adapted, in response t... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060007 | Adaptive crosspole technique An RF signal processing device which includes a countermeasure set connected to the processing device. The RF signal processing device shifts an incoming RF signal by ninety degrees and combines the phase shifted RF signal with RF jamming signals from a jammer. The ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055184 | System and method for active jamming of confidential information transmitted at a point-of-sale reader A system for impeding reception of confidential information is disclosed. The system comprises a point-of-sale transceiver configured to receive confidential information transmitted by a mobile device incorporating an electronic wallet and a signal generator in comm... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055185 | Jamming device for mobile communication The invention refers to a method for a screening device and a screening device (1), for a cellular communication system comprising a user equipment, UE, (UE) in a cellular network The invention is characterized in the screening device (1) is arranged t... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8027632 | Systems, devices, and methods for selectively preventing data transfer from a medical device Systems and methods provide for the selective prevention of data transfer from a medical device to allow the patient to have privacy when desired. These systems and methods provide medical devices that can be instructed in various ways to stop recording data and/or ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8010038 | System and method for covertly disabling improvised explosive devices A method and system of disabling a remote improvised explosive device (IED) that is triggered by a cell phone. A portable wideband network system, installed in a vehicle, is used to determine operator frequency or frequencies active on a route along which the vehicl... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7949296 | Wireless telecommunications signal inhibition Wireless telecommunications is inhibited within a limited region by generating a noise signal within a frequency range of the wireless telecommunications and broadcasting the noise signal into the limited region. A system for inhibiting wireless communications inclu... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7937038 | Connection inhibition apparatus and method The apparatus transmits in a first zone, for example, an aircraft, a masking signal which masks transmissions from a second zone outside of the first. By doing this a mobile cellular telephone is inhibited from connecting or attempting to connect to base-stations on... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7933547 | Apparatus and method for interfering with wireless communications devices positioned in a volume occupied by a human driver An apparatus operable to disable operation of driver side wireless communications devices, for use within a vehicle, includes a drive circuit coupled to at least one active antenna element to produce interference within at least one wireless communications band of f... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7920822 | Device for preventing eavesdropping through speaker Provided is a device for preventing eavesdropping through a speaker. More particularly, a device for preventing eavesdropping by transmitting a jamming signal through a speaker common signal line is provided, the device including: a jamming signal generator for gene... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7907888 | Mobile jamming attack method in wireless sensor network and method defending the same The present invention relates to a mobile jamming attack method applied in a wireless sensor network (WSN) and method defending the same. The mobile jamming attack method is a power exhaustion denial-of-service attack, possesses mobility and self-learning capability... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7865132 | Method and apparatus for interacting with a communications system using radiated power adjusted according to an estimation of link-loss A method and apparatus for interacting with a communications system. Interaction with the communications system occurs by identifying an access point. An estimate of link-loss from a mobile node to the access point is then determined. Also determined is an allowable... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7856203 | System for inhibiting texting and similar distractions while driving moving vehicles A system is disclosed for preventing moving vehicle drivers from cell phone texting while that vehicle is moving. This system comprises a motion detector and a moving vehicle's contiguous interior compartment containing at least four courtesy signal transmitters and... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7853195 | Adaptive RF canceller system and method An adaptive electromagnetic wave canceling system and method for canceling an electromagnetic interference (EMI) signal generated from an EMI signal source, from a broadband signal being received by a receiver. In one implementation an adaptive canceller subsystem i... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7844211 | Ionizing communication disruptor unit An apparatus includes a voltage generator and a superstructure. The voltage generator includes a conductive base, an insulating spacer and a conductive top. The superstructure includes a platform and an antenna system. The voltage generator provides a voltage differ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7835687 | Jamming detector and jamming detecting method A jamming detector and jamming detecting method are disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, distribution of a received signal is compared with a reference distribution of a specific signal model. Deviation of the signal distribution from the reference d... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7783246 | Tactical GPS denial and denial detection system A tactical GPS denial/denial detection system includes a plurality of GPS detection/denial devices, a gateway, and a computer management system. Each GPS detection/denial includes a GPS receiver for determining positional parameters based on the GPS satellite signal... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7738831 | Method for automobile safe wireless communications A method and system for preventing an operator of a vehicle from using a handheld wireless communication device without a hands-free communication device associated therewith when the vehicle is in motion. ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7697885 | Multi-band jammer A jammer for jamming communications in a communications system where the communications system operates with digital bursts having burst periods measured in time and occurring in a communication frequency band such as GSM having a transmit band and a receive band. T... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7684751 | Radio frequency identification apparatus, system and method adapted for self-jammer cancellation An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a radio frequency identification transceiver adapted for self jammer suppression. The transceiver may further comprise a phase shifter and variable attenuator/variable amplifier adjusted to min... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7680450 | Method and user equipment for jamming detection and signalling in a mobile telecommunications network Method for jamming detection in a mobile telecommunications network comprising the steps of, at a user equipment registered with the mobile telecommunications network: a) measuring a signal power level in at least one of a plurality of communication channels between... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7606524 | Integrated monitoring and communications receiver architecture The present invention is an integrated monitoring and communication receiver architecture. A staring receiver in accordance with the present invention may include a RF front end and a memory for storage of channel samples. The staring receiver may be capable of star... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7574168 | Selective GPS denial system A selective GPS denial system includes a plurality of GPS deniers for disrupting reliable operation of GPS receivers, a plurality of remote sensor interfaces, a gateway, and a computer management system. Each of the plurality of GPS deniers may be selectively activa... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7532856 | Regenerative jammer with multiple jamming algorithms A jammer for generating and transmitting RF broadband jamming signals for jamming one or more local RF receivers. The jammer includes a broadband antenna unit for receiving broadband RF jammer received signals from local transmitters and for transmission of regenera... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7505730 | Cellular phone jammer that permits cellular communication in an emergency The present invention is related to a cellular phone jammer permitting cellular phones to be used in an emergency, and includes a cellular phone signal-obstructing apparatus and an alarm apparatus. The cellular phone signal-obstructing apparatus further has a cellul... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7483671 | Processor based frequency selective jamming and communications system In one general aspect, a communications system as described herein provides a wide-band jamming signal that is digitally created, conditioned, and modified by a processing based system to provide open data channels to authorized parties within a jammed communication... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7471926 | Information processing terminal system and transmission/reception method using the same An information processing terminal is attached to a transmitting and receiving unit which converts a reception wave signal from a network into a reception analog baseband signal and converts the reception analog baseband signal into a reception digital baseband sign... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7436877 | Method and apparatus to perform surgical reactive jamming while maintaining simultaneous tactical communications A Method and Apparatus to Perform Surgical Reactive Jamming while Maintaining Simultaneous Tactical Communications is disclosed. The system provides an enhancement to surgical reactive jammers that combines near-real-time jamming capability with the additional featu... | 10/14/2008 |
