United States Patent 7,636,842
Kumoluyi , et al. December 22, 2009
System and method for providing variable security level in a wireless communication system
Abstract
A system and method for providing variable security levels in a wireless communication network. The present invention optimizes the often conflicting demands of highly secure wireless communications and high speed wireless communications. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, various security sensors are scanned to determine the likely presence of an intruder within a predetermined trust zone. If an intruder is likely present, the security level is changed to the highest setting, and consequently a lower data rate, while the intruder is identified. If the identified intruder is in fact a trusted node, the security level is returned to a lower setting. If the identified intruder is not a trusted node, the security level is maintained at an elevated state while the intruder is within the trust zone.
Inventors: Kumoluyi; Akinlolu Oloruntosi (Marietta, GA), Reznik; Alexander (Titusville, NJ), Zhang; Guodong (Farmingdale, NY), Chitrapu; Prabhakar R. (Blue Bell, PA), Shin; Sung-Hyuk (Northvale, NJ), Tsai; Yingming (Boonton, NJ)
Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Appl. No.: 11/241,429
Filed: September 30, 2005
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
60642691 Jan., 2005
Current U.S. Class: 713/166
Current International Class: H04L 29/06 (20060101)
References Cited [Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
5935248 August 1999 Kuroda
6504930 January 2003 Enari
6570610 May 2003 Kipust
2005/0037733 February 2005 Coleman et al.
Primary Examiner: Hoffman; Brandon S
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Volpe and Koenig PC
Parent Case Text
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/642,691 filed Jan. 10, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth.
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