Patent ID: 8831629
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at a server of a mobile communication service provider from a detection server, a request to identify mobile communication devices located within a threshold distance of an access point, the request sent by the detection server in response to detection of an unauthorized data request associated with the access point, wherein the request includes a network address of the access point; estimating a location of the access point based on the network address; retrieving information associated with a plurality of mobile communication devices located within a coverage area of a base station of the mobile communication service provider, wherein the location of the access point is within the coverage area of the base station; sending a location query to each of the plurality of mobile communication devices within the coverage area of the base station, wherein a particular location query requests positioning information from a particular mobile communication device; identifying a mobile communication device of the plurality of mobile communication devices within the coverage area of the base station located within the threshold distance of the access point; and transmitting a message to a correlation server via a network, wherein the message includes information identifying the mobile communication device.