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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2006
Applicants:
Patrick Droz, Rueschlikon, CH;
Andreas Kind, Kilchberg, CH;
Inventors:
Patrick Droz, Rueschlikon, CH;
Andreas Kind, Kilchberg, CH;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/177 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 72/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for classifying a data network connectable computing device as a mobile computing device. Information related to the location of a registering device is determined. The determined location information is compared to a stored location information associated to this device. The device is detected as a mobile device when at least the stored location information is different to the determined location information. Neither the devices themselves nor any access mechanism to the data network have to be changed.