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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2012
Daniel Vivanco, Reston, VA (US);
Aik Chindapol, Washington, DC (US);
Shahzada Rasool, Sterling, VA (US);
Yu Zhou, Herndon, VA (US);
Daniel Vivanco, Reston, VA (US);
Aik Chindapol, Washington, DC (US);
Shahzada Rasool, Sterling, VA (US);
Yu Zhou, Herndon, VA (US);
Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
In systems and methods of detecting unauthorized tethering by a wireless device, plurality of wireless devices in communication with an access node is detected, and a suspect device list of wireless devices which are not authorized for tethering is determined from among the plurality of detected wireless devices. Based on a resource usage pattern of the at least one wireless device, at least one wireless device is removed from the suspect device list. For each wireless device remaining on the suspect device list a software indicator is examined, and a list of wireless devices performing unauthorized tethering is created based on the examined software indicators.