Patent ID: 7908379
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for automatic detection of a data network connectable mobile computing device by a mobile device detection engine executable by a processor at a fixed data network location comprising the steps of: in response to receipt of a registration request, automatically determining location information related to a current physical location of a registering device; comparing the determined location information to a stored location information associated with the device; detecting the device as a mobile device if at least the stored location information is different from the determined location information; ascertaining a device identifier of the registering device; determining if said device identifier was previously registered at a look-up table in which table location information is stored and associated to device identifiers; and registering the device in the look-up table together with the determined location information if the look-up table does not comprise the device identifier yet.