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Patent No.:

US 8369836 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2011

Controlling and calibrating wireless range

Applicant:

Christopher K. Karstens, Apex, NC (US);

Inventor:

Christopher K. Karstens, Apex, NC (US);

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Attorneys:

Yee & Associates, P.C.

Steven L. Bennett

Primary Examiner:

Meless N Zewdu

Assistant Examiner:

Edd Rianne Plata

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/66 (2006.01); H04M 1/68 (2006.01); H04M 3/16 (2006.01); H04W 40/00 (2009.01); H04B 1/38 (2006.01); G06F 7/04 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); G01R 31/08 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G08C 15/00 (2006.01); H04J 1/16 (2006.01); H04J 3/14 (2006.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for controlling a wireless access point range. In one embodiment, the process identifies a distance between the client device and the wireless access point in response to a request by a client device to access the wireless access point. The process allows the client device to access the wireless access point if the distance from the client device to the wireless access point is within the selected access range for the wireless access point.

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