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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2020
Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Michael Paul Overcash, Duluth, GA (US);
David Adam Taylor, Flowery Branch, GA (US);
Yousef Wasef Nijim, Cumming, GA (US);
COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure provide for the detection and/or use of countermeasures to prevent and/or limit unauthorized devices from accessing and/or using another's communication network. An exemplary system includes a cloud controller and a gateway device that communicate via the infrastructure provided by a service provider communication network, wherein the gateway device operates in part to execute a device discovery algorithm to detect devices that are connected to a network facilitated by the gateway device and/or employ countermeasures to thwart further access by any unauthorized device. An exemplary method executes a device discovery algorithm to apply one or more of a plurality of device discovery protocols to detect devices that are connected to a network facilitated by a gateway device and/or implement countermeasures to block further access. Other aspects are described in detail herein.