Patent ID: 8233880
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: H04K,H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A cellular telephone detection system for detecting unauthorized cellular telephone usage within predetermined zones within a facility, comprising: a plurality of cellular telephone transmission detectors, each detector operatively associated with a predetermined zone within a facility and configured to produce a detection signal upon detection of cellular telephone transmissions within its respective predetermined zone; an interface device coupled to each of said plurality of cellular telephone transmission detectors; and a telephone system coupled to said interface device, wherein said telephone system is configured to receive one or more detection signals from one or more of said plurality of cellular telephone transmission detectors and to generate one or more notification messages indicative of detected cellular telephone transmissions; wherein the notification messages comprise an identification of each detected cellular telephone transmission within its respective predetermined zone within the facility, the date and time of transmission detection, and location information identifying the respective predetermined zone within the facility in which each cellular telephone transmission was detected; wherein the notification messages are relayed to authorized personnel of the operation of unauthorized cellular telephone usage within the predetermined zone within the facility; and wherein one or more of said cellular telephone transmission detectors are positioned within a facility such that their respective detection zones at least partially overlap the respective detection zone of at least one other of said plurality of cellular telephone transmission detectors.