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The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
1.This is a Final Office Action in response to applicant’s amendment filed on July 31, 2026. At this time, claims 1, 4, 7, 10 and 13-18 have been amended. No claim has been added or cancelled. Therefore, claims 1-18 are pending and addressed below.
Response to Amendments
Applicant’s argument is insufficient to overcome the Double Patenting Rejection set forth in the previous office action. See the rejection below.
Applicant’s amendment is sufficient to overcome the claims objection set forth in the previous office action.
Double Patenting
2. The nonstatutory double patenting rejection is based on a judicially created doctrine grounded in public policy (a policy reflected in the statute) so as to prevent the unjustified or improper timewise extension of the "right to exclude" granted by a patent and to prevent possible harassment by multiple assignees. A nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting rejection is appropriate where the conflicting claims are not identical, but at least one examined application claim is not patentably distinct from the reference claim(s) because the examined application claim is either anticipated by, or would have been obvious over, the reference claim(s). See, e.g., In re Berg, 140 F.3d 1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998); In re Goodman, 11 F.3d 1046, 29 USPQ2d 2010 (Fed. Cir. 1993); In re Longi, 759 F.2d 887, 225 USPQ 645 (Fed. Cir. 1985); In re Van Omum, 686 F.2d 937, 214 USPQ 761 (CCPA 1982); In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970); and In re Thorington, 418 F.2d 528, 163 USPQ 644 (CCPA 1969).
A timely filed terminal disclaimer in compliance with 37 CFR 1.321(c) or 1.321(d) may be used to overcome an actual or provisional rejection based on a nonstatutory double patenting ground provided the conflicting application or patent either is shown to be commonly owned with this application, or claims an invention made as a result of activities undertaken within the scope of a joint research agreement.
Effective January 1, 1994, a registered attorney or agent of record may sign a terminal disclaimer. A terminal disclaimer signed by the assignee must fully comply with 37 CFR 3.73(b).
Claims 1, 7 and 13 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1, 7 and 13 of US Patent number 11540130. The conflicting claims are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because the current application contains claims that are narrower in scope than the claims of patent number 11540130 and are anticipated by the claims 1, 7 and 13.
This is a Non-provisional double patenting rejection.
Claims Comparison Table
US Application Number 18/830,181
US patent. No 11540130
13. A computer-implemented method of monitoring a radio frequency environment, the computer method comprising: scanning, by a wireless monitoring device, a radio frequency (RF) airspace to identify one or more approved networks and one or more unapproved networks; detecting, by the wireless monitoring device, that a client device has connected to an approved network among the identified one or more approved networks based on the scanned RF airspace, and obtaining first data on communication activities between the client device and the connected approved network; detecting, by the wireless monitoring device, that the client device has switched from connecting to the approved network to connecting to an unapproved network among the identified one or more unapproved networks based on the scanned RF airspace, and obtaining second data on communication activities between the client device and the connected unapproved network; generating, by the wireless monitoring device, a profile of the client device based on the obtained first data and the obtained second data, wherein the profile comprises the obtained first date and the obtained second data; and delivering, by the wireless monitoring device, the profile to a secured cloud server; wherein: a normal behavior pattern of the client device is defined, by the secured cloud server, based on the obtained first data of the profile; the obtained second data of the profile is compared, by the secured cloud server, against the normal behavior pattern to identify an aberrant behavior pattern of the client device; and in response to identifying the aberrant behavior pattern of the client device, behavior information is extracted, by the secured cloud server, from the aberrant behavior pattern, and the behavior information is sent, by the secured cloud server, to a security manager to generate at least one corrective action and at least one remedial security access related action.
1. A method of monitoring a wireless client device accessing a network, comprising: scanning, by a radio frequency scanning device, a defined radio frequency air space for communication between the wireless client device and the network; determining, by the radio frequency scanning device, that the wireless client device has connected to the network based on the scanned defined radio frequency air space, wherein the network is one of an approved network or an unapproved network; collecting, by the radio frequency scanning device, data on communication activities between the wireless client device and the network, the collected data for storage and analysis of a behavior pattern of the wireless client device; generating, by the radio frequency scanning device, a knowledge base of behavior patterns based on the analysis of the behavior pattern and the collected data on communication activities between the wireless client device and the network, wherein the knowledge base of behavior patterns is used to establish access control for a connection between the wireless client device and the network; when the network is an approved network, recognizing, by the radio frequency scanning device, the wireless client device and the network for connection of the wireless client device to the network; and when the network is an unapproved network, extracting, by the radio frequency scanning device, a behavior pattern from the collected data on the communication activities between the wireless client device and the network, and comparing, by the radio frequency scanning device, the extracted behavior pattern to behavior patterns in the knowledge base of behavior patterns.
1. A wireless monitoring device for monitoring a radio frequency environment, the wireless monitoring device comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the wireless monitoring device to perform operations, the operations comprising: scanning a radio frequency (RF) airspace to identify one or more approved networks and one or more unapproved networks; detecting that a client device has connected to an approved network among the identified one or more approved networks based on the scanned RF airspace, and obtaining first data on communication activities between the client device and the connected approved network; detecting that the client device has switched from connecting to the approved network to connecting to an unapproved network among the identified one or more unapproved networks based on the scanned RF airspace, and obtaining second data on communication activities between the client device and the unapproved network; generating a profile of the client device based on the obtained first data and the obtained second data, wherein the profile comprises the obtained first data and the obtained second data ; and delivering the profile to a secured cloud server; wherein: a normal behavior pattern of the client device is defined, by the secured cloud server, based on the obtained first data of the profile; the obtained second data of the profile is compared, by the secured cloud server, against the normal behavior pattern to identify an aberrant behavior pattern of the client device; and in response to identifying the aberrant behavior pattern of the client device, behavior information is extracted, by the secured cloud server, from the aberrant behavior pattern, and the behavior information is sent, by the secured cloud server, to a security manager to generate at least one corrective action and at least one remedial security access related actions.
7. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: scan a defined radio frequency air space for communication between a wireless client device and a network; determine that the wireless client device has connected to the network based on the scanned defined radio frequency air space, wherein the network is one of an approved network or an unapproved network; collect data on communication activities between the wireless client device and the network, the collected data for storage and analysis of a behavior pattern of the wireless client device; generate a knowledge base of behavior patterns based on the analysis of the behavior pattern and the collected data on communication activities between the wireless client device and the network, wherein the knowledge base of behavior patterns is used to establish access control for a connection between the wireless client device and the network; when the network is an approved network, recognize the wireless client device and the network for connection of the wireless client device to the network; and when the network is an unapproved network, extract a behavior pattern from the collected data on the communication activities between the wireless client device and the network, and compare the extracted behavior pattern to behavior patterns in the knowledge base of behavior patterns.
7. A system for monitoring a radio frequency environment, the system comprising: a wireless monitoring device; a plurality of first wireless access point radios communicating with the wireless monitoring device; a plurality of second wireless access point radios communicating with the wireless monitoring device; and a secured cloud server communicating with the wireless monitoring device; wherein the wireless monitoring device comprises at least one processor coupled to at least one memory storing instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the wireless monitoring device to perform operations, the operations comprising: scanning a radio frequency (RF) airspace to identify one or more approved networks and one or more unapproved networks; detecting that a client device has connected to an approved network among the identified one or more approved networks based on the scanned RF airspace, and obtaining first data on communication activities between the client device and the connected approved network; detecting that the client device has switched from connecting to the approved network to connecting to an unapproved network among the identified one or more unapproved networks based on the scanned RF airspace, and obtaining second data on communication activities between the client device and the connected unapproved network; generating a profile of the client device based on the obtained first data and the obtained second data, wherein the profile comprises the obtained first data and the obtained second data; and delivering the profile to the secured cloud server; wherein the secured cloud server is configured to: define a normal behavior pattern of the client device based on the obtained first data of the profile; compare the obtained second data of the profile against the normal behavior pattern to identify an aberrant behavior pattern of the client device; and in response to identifying the aberrant behavior pattern of the client device, extract behavior information from the aberrant behavior pattern, and send the behavior information to a security manager to generate at least one corrective action and at least one remedial security access related action.
13. A server system comprising: at least one storage device; at least one processor coupled to the at least one storage device, the at least one processor configured to: receive, from a monitoring device over a secure communication channel, first data of a wireless client device connecting to an approved network; analyze the received first data to determine a normal behavior pattern of the wireless client device's connection to the approved network; store the received first data and normal behavior pattern in the at least one storage device; receive, from the monitoring device over the secure communication channel, second data of the wireless client device connecting to an unapproved network; analyze the received second data to determine an abnormal behavior pattern of the wireless client device's connection to the unapproved network; store the received second data and abnormal behavior pattern in the at least one storage device; generate a knowledge base of behavior patterns based on the stored first data, the stored second data, the stored normal behavior pattern, and the stored abnormal behavior pattern, wherein the knowledge base of behavior patterns is used to establish access control for a connection between the wireless client device and the approved or unapproved network; recognize the wireless client device and the approved network for connection of the wireless client device to the approved network; and extract a behavior pattern from collected data on communication activities between the wireless client device and the unapproved network, and compare the extracted behavior pattern to behavior patterns in the knowledge base of behavior patterns; and a security manager coupled to the processor, the security manager configured to: generate a remedial action for the wireless client device based on an access control policy after the abnormal behavior pattern is determined.
Claims 1, 7 and 13 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1 and 8 of US Patent number 11716623. The conflicting claims are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because the current application contains claims that are narrower in scope than the claims of the patent number 11716623 and are anticipated by the claims 1 and 8.
This is a Non-provisional double patenting rejection.
Claims Comparison Table
US Application Number 18/830,181
US patent. No 11716623
13. A computer-implemented method of monitoring a radio frequency environment, the computer method comprising: scanning, by a wireless monitoring device, a radio frequency (RF) airspace to identify one or more approved networks and one or more unapproved networks; detecting, by the wireless monitoring device, that a client device has connected to an approved network among the identified one or more approved networks based on the scanned RF airspace, and obtaining first data on communication activities between the client device and the connected approved network; detecting, by the wireless monitoring device, that the client device has switched from connecting to the approved network to connecting to an unapproved network among the identified one or more unapproved networks based on the scanned RF airspace, and obtaining second data on communication activities between the client device and the connected unapproved network; generating, by the wireless monitoring device, a profile of the client device based on the obtained first data and the obtained second data, wherein the profile comprises the obtained first date and the obtained second data; and delivering, by the wireless monitoring device, the profile to a secured cloud server; wherein: a normal behavior pattern of the client device is defined, by the secured cloud server, based on the obtained first data of the profile; the obtained second data of the profile is compared, by the secured cloud server, against the normal behavior pattern to identify an aberrant behavior pattern of the client device; and in response to identifying the aberrant behavior pattern of the client device, behavior information is extracted, by the secured cloud server, from the aberrant behavior pattern, and the behavior information is sent, by the secured cloud server, to a security manager to generate at least one corrective action and at least one remedial security access related action.
1. A system for monitoring a wireless client device accessing a network, the system comprising: a wireless monitoring device having at least one processor configured to: scan a radio frequency air space for communication between the wireless client device and the network, wherein the network is an approved network or an unapproved network; determine that the wireless client device has connected to the network through a wireless access point radio within the scanned radio frequency air space; collect data and information on connection and communication activities between the wireless client device and the network; analyze a behavior pattern of the wireless client device based on the collected data and information; generate a knowledge base of behavior patterns based on the analysis of the behavior pattern of the wireless client device, wherein the knowledge base of behavior patterns is used to establish access control for subsequent connections between wireless client devices and networks; and when it is determined that the network is an unapproved network, extract a behavior pattern from the collected data and information, and compare the extracted behavior pattern to behavior patterns in the knowledge base of behavior patterns to determine whether the extracted behavior pattern is an abnormal behavior pattern.
1. A wireless monitoring device for monitoring a radio frequency environment, the wireless monitoring device comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the wireless monitoring device to perform operations, the operations comprising: scanning a radio frequency (RF) airspace to identify one or more approved networks and one or more unapproved networks; detecting that a client device has connected to an approved network among the identified one or more approved networks based on the scanned RF airspace, and obtaining first data on communication activities between the client device and the connected approved network; detecting that the client device has switched from connecting to the approved network to connecting to an unapproved network among the identified one or more unapproved networks based on the scanned RF airspace, and obtaining second data on communication activities between the client device and the unapproved network; generating a profile of the client device based on the obtained first data and the obtained second data, wherein the profile comprises the obtained first data and the obtained second data ; and delivering the profile to a secured cloud server; wherein: a normal behavior pattern of the client device is defined, by the secured cloud server, based on the obtained first data of the profile; the obtained second data of the profile is compared, by the secured cloud server, against the normal behavior pattern to identify an aberrant behavior pattern of the client device; and in response to identifying the aberrant behavior pattern of the client device, behavior information is extracted, by the secured cloud server, from the aberrant behavior pattern, and the behavior information is sent, by the secured cloud server, to a security manager to generate at least one corrective action and at least one remedial security access related actions.
8. A wireless monitoring device for monitoring a wireless client device accessing a network, the wireless monitoring device comprising: at least one integrated antenna configured to scan a radio frequency air space for communication between the wireless client device and the network, wherein the network is an approved network or an unapproved network; and at least one processor configured to: determine that the wireless client device has connected to the network through a wireless access point radio within the radio frequency air space, based on the scanning of the radio frequency air space; and collect data and information on connection and communication activities between the wireless client device and the network, wherein a behavior pattern of the wireless client device is analyzed based on the collected data and information; wherein a knowledge base of behavior patterns is generated based on the analysis of the behavior pattern of the wireless client device, wherein the knowledge base of behavior patterns is used to establish access control for subsequent connections between wireless client devices and networks; and wherein when it is determined that the network is an unapproved network, a behavior pattern from the collected data and information is extracted, and the extracted behavior pattern is compared to behavior patterns in the knowledge base of behavior patterns to determine whether the extracted behavior pattern is an abnormal behavior pattern.
7. A system for monitoring a radio frequency environment, the system comprising: a wireless monitoring device; a plurality of first wireless access point radios communicating with the wireless monitoring device; a plurality of second wireless access point radios communicating with the wireless monitoring device; and a secured cloud server communicating with the wireless monitoring device; wherein the wireless monitoring device comprises at least one processor coupled to at least one memory storing instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the wireless monitoring device to perform operations, the operations comprising: scanning a radio frequency (RF) airspace to identify one or more approved networks and one or more unapproved networks; detecting that a client device has connected to an approved network among the identified one or more approved networks based on the scanned RF airspace, and obtaining first data on communication activities between the client device and the connected approved network; detecting that the client device has switched from connecting to the approved network to connecting to an unapproved network among the identified one or more unapproved networks based on the scanned RF airspace, and obtaining second data on communication activities between the client device and the connected unapproved network; generating a profile of the client device based on the obtained first data and the obtained second data, wherein the profile comprises the obtained first data and the obtained second data; and delivering the profile to the secured cloud server; wherein the secured cloud server is configured to: define a normal behavior pattern of the client device based on the obtained first data of the profile; compare the obtained second data of the profile against the normal behavior pattern to identify an aberrant behavior pattern of the client device; and in response to identifying the aberrant behavior pattern of the client device, extract behavior information from the aberrant behavior pattern, and send the behavior information to a security manager to generate at least one corrective action and at least one remedial security access related action.
1. A system for monitoring a wireless client device accessing a network, the system comprising: a wireless monitoring device having at least one processor configured to: scan a radio frequency air space for communication between the wireless client device and the network, wherein the network is an approved network or an unapproved network; determine that the wireless client device has connected to the network through a wireless access point radio within the scanned radio frequency air space; collect data and information on connection and communication activities between the wireless client device and the network; analyze a behavior pattern of the wireless client device based on the collected data and information; generate a knowledge base of behavior patterns based on the analysis of the behavior pattern of the wireless client device, wherein the knowledge base of behavior patterns is used to establish access control for subsequent connections between wireless client devices and networks; and when it is determined that the network is an unapproved network, extract a behavior pattern from the collected data and information, and compare the extracted behavior pattern to behavior patterns in the knowledge base of behavior patterns to determine whether the extracted behavior pattern is an abnormal behavior pattern.
Claims 1, 7 and 13 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1 and 9 of US Patent number 12160742 B2. The conflicting claims are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because the current application contains claims that are broader in scope than the claims of the patent number 12160742 B2 and are anticipated by the claims 1 and 9.
This is a Non-provisional double patenting rejection.
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US Application Number 18/830,181
US patent. No 12160742
13. A computer-implemented method of monitoring a radio frequency environment, the computer method comprising: scanning, by a wireless monitoring device, a radio frequency (RF) airspace to identify one or more approved networks and one or more unapproved networks; detecting, by the wireless monitoring device, that a client device has connected to an approved network among the identified one or more approved networks based on the scanned RF airspace, and obtaining first data on communication activities between the client device and the connected approved network; detecting, by the wireless monitoring device, that the client device has switched from connecting to the approved network to connecting to an unapproved network among the identified one or more unapproved networks based on the scanned RF airspace, and obtaining second data on communication activities between the client device and the connected unapproved network; generating, by the wireless monitoring device, a profile of the client device based on the obtained first data and the obtained second data, wherein the profile comprises the obtained first date and the obtained second data; and delivering, by the wireless monitoring device, the profile to a secured cloud server; wherein: a normal behavior pattern of the client device is defined, by the secured cloud server, based on the obtained first data of the profile; the obtained second data of the profile is compared, by the secured cloud server, against the normal behavior pattern to identify an aberrant behavior pattern of the client device; and in response to identifying the aberrant behavior pattern of the client device, behavior information is extracted, by the secured cloud server, from the aberrant behavior pattern, and the behavior information is sent, by the secured cloud server, to a security manager to generate at least one corrective action and at least one remedial security access related action.
9. A wireless monitoring apparatus, comprising: one or more antennas configured to continuously scan a radio frequency air space for a communication between a wireless client device and a network, wherein the network is an authorized network or an unauthorized network; and one or more processors configured to: when it is detected that the wireless client device has connected to the authorized network through a first wireless access point radio within the radio frequency air space based on the scanning of the radio frequency air space, collect data on connection and communication activities between the wireless client device and the authorized network; and deliver, to a server system, the collected data on the connection and communication activities between the wireless client device and the authorized network; wherein: when the network is the authorized network, a normal behavior pattern is extracted from the collected data, the normal behavior pattern is established based on the collected data on the connection and communication activities between the wireless client device and the network, and the normal behavior pattern is stored and used to establish or update a knowledge base of behavior patterns on connection and communication activities between wireless client devices and networks, wherein the knowledge base of behavior patterns is used to establish access control for subsequent connections between the wireless client devices and the networks; when the network is the unauthorized network, a current behavior pattern is extracted from the collected data on the connection and communication activities between the wireless client device and the unauthorized network, and the current behavior pattern is stored and compared to previously stored behavior patterns in the knowledge base of behavior patterns on the connection and communication activities between the wireless client devices and the networks, to determine whether there exists an aberration in behavior in the current behavior pattern.
1. A wireless monitoring device for monitoring a radio frequency environment, the wireless monitoring device comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the wireless monitoring device to perform operations, the operations comprising: scanning a radio frequency (RF) airspace to identify one or more approved networks and one or more unapproved networks; detecting that a client device has connected to an approved network among the identified one or more approved networks based on the scanned RF airspace, and obtaining first data on communication activities between the client device and the connected approved network; detecting that the client device has switched from connecting to the approved network to connecting to an unapproved network among the identified one or more unapproved networks based on the scanned RF airspace, and obtaining second data on communication activities between the client device and the unapproved network; generating a profile of the client device based on the obtained first data and the obtained second data, wherein the profile comprises the obtained first data and the obtained second data ; and delivering the profile to a secured cloud server; wherein: a normal behavior pattern of the client device is defined, by the secured cloud server, based on the obtained first data of the profile; the obtained second data of the profile is compared, by the secured cloud server, against the normal behavior pattern to identify an aberrant behavior pattern of the client device; and in response to identifying the aberrant behavior pattern of the client device, behavior information is extracted, by the secured cloud server, from the aberrant behavior pattern, and the behavior information is sent, by the secured cloud server, to a security manager to generate at least one corrective action and at least one remedial security access related actions.
9. A wireless monitoring apparatus, comprising: one or more antennas configured to continuously scan a radio frequency air space for a communication between a wireless client device and a network, wherein the network is an authorized network or an unauthorized network; and one or more processors configured to: when it is detected that the wireless client device has connected to the authorized network through a first wireless access point radio within the radio frequency air space based on the scanning of the radio frequency air space, collect data on connection and communication activities between the wireless client device and the authorized network; and deliver, to a server system, the collected data on the connection and communication activities between the wireless client device and the authorized network; wherein: when the network is the authorized network, a normal behavior pattern is extracted from the collected data, the normal behavior pattern is established based on the collected data on the connection and communication activities between the wireless client device and the network, and the normal behavior pattern is stored and used to establish or update a knowledge base of behavior patterns on connection and communication activities between wireless client devices and networks, wherein the knowledge base of behavior patterns is used to establish access control for subsequent connections between the wireless client devices and the networks; when the network is the unauthorized network, a current behavior pattern is extracted from the collected data on the connection and communication activities between the wireless client device and the unauthorized network, and the current behavior pattern is stored and compared to previously stored behavior patterns in the knowledge base of behavior patterns on the connection and communication activities between the wireless client devices and the networks, to determine whether there exists an aberration in behavior in the current behavior pattern.
7. A system for monitoring a radio frequency environment, the system comprising: a wireless monitoring device; a plurality of first wireless access point radios communicating with the wireless monitoring device; a plurality of second wireless access point radios communicating with the wireless monitoring device; and a secured cloud server communicating with the wireless monitoring device; wherein the wireless monitoring device comprises at least one processor coupled to at least one memory storing instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the wireless monitoring device to perform operations, the operations comprising: scanning a radio frequency (RF) airspace to identify one or more approved networks and one or more unapproved networks; detecting that a client device has connected to an approved network among the identified one or more approved networks based on the scanned RF airspace, and obtaining first data on communication activities between the client device and the connected approved network; detecting that the client device has switched from connecting to the approved network to connecting to an unapproved network among the identified one or more unapproved networks based on the scanned RF airspace, and obtaining second data on communication activities between the client device and the connected unapproved network; generating a profile of the client device based on the obtained first data and the obtained second data, wherein the profile comprises the obtained first data and the obtained second data; and delivering the profile to the secured cloud server; wherein the secured cloud server is configured to: define a normal behavior pattern of the client device based on the obtained first data of the profile; compare the obtained second data of the profile against the normal behavior pattern to identify an aberrant behavior pattern of the client device; and in response to identifying the aberrant behavior pattern of the client device, extract behavior information from the aberrant behavior pattern, and send the behavior information to a security manager to generate at least one corrective action and at least one remedial security access related action.
1. A server system, comprising: at least one storage device; one or more processors coupled to the at least one storage device, the one or more processors configured to: receive collected data on connection and communication activities between a wireless client device and a network in a radio frequency (RF) air space; extract a behavior pattern from the received collected data; when it is determined that the network is an authorized network, store the extracted behavior pattern in the at least one storage device, wherein the stored behavior pattern is used to establish or update a knowledge base of behavior patterns on connection and communication activities between wireless client devices and networks; and when it is determined that the network is an unauthorized network, compare the extracted behavior pattern to previously stored behavior patterns in the knowledge base of behavior patterns on the connection and communication activities between the wireless client devices and the networks, determine whether there exists an aberration in behavior in the extracted behavior pattern based on the comparison, and when it is determined that the aberration in behavior exists in the extracted behavior pattern, send information about the aberration in behavior to generate a remedial action for the wireless client device.
Allowable Subject Matter
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter: As to claim 1, the prior art of record, Hrastar, US 20060123133, discloses at least one processor; and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the wireless monitoring device to perform operations, the operations comprising: scanning a radio frequency (RF) airspace to identify one or more approved networks and one or more unapproved networks; generating a profile of the client device based on the obtained first data and the obtained second data, wherein the profile comprises the obtained first data and the obtained second data; and delivering the profile obtained first data and the obtained second data to a secured cloud server; wherein: a normal behavior pattern of the client device is defined, by the secured cloud server, based on the obtained first data of the profile;
The prior art does not disclose detecting that a client device has connected to an approved network among the identified one or more approved networks based on the scanned RF airspace, and obtaining first data on communication activities between the client device and the connected approved network;
detecting that the client device has switched from connecting to the approved network to connecting to an unapproved network among the identified one or more unapproved networks based on the scanned RF airspace, and obtaining second data on communication activities between the client device and the connected unapproved network; the obtained second data of the profile is compared, by the secured cloud server, against the normal behavior pattern to identify an aberrant behavior pattern of the client device; and in response to identifying the aberrant behavior pattern of the client device, behavior information is extracted, by the secured cloud server, from the aberrant behavior pattern, and the behavior information is sent, by the secured cloud server, to a security manager to generate at least one corrective action and at least one remedial security access related. As similarly recited in independent claims 7 and 13.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
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Date: 10/05/2026
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