US 11,877,171 B1
Wireless proximity detection reporting
David W. LeJeune, Jr., Conroe, TX (US)
Assigned to Satellite Tracking of People LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Satellite Tracking of People LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/047,048.
Application 18/047,048 is a division of application No. 17/003,499, filed on Aug. 26, 2020, granted, now 11,490,278.
Int. Cl. H04L 43/10 (2022.01); H04W 24/08 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01); H04W 24/04 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 24/08 (2013.01) [H04L 43/10 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 24/04 (2013.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a monitoring wireless device, comprising:
attaching to an approved wireless access point within a controlled-environment facility;
sending status messages at intervals to a central monitoring system;
monitoring one or more communication channels for activity by other wireless devices, comprising communications between the other wireless devices and an unauthorized access point inside the controlled-environment facility and/or an access point outside the controlled-environment facility; and
reporting the activity of other wireless devices to the central monitoring server in a status message.