Methods, systems, and apparatuses for presence detection

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatuses for managing a wireless network are described herein. A wireless network may include a gateway device, an access point, and a group of client devices. An analytics engine may determine a signal characteristic data for a client device, which may indicate network telemetry data for each of the client devices or associated locations during a time period. The analytics engine may utilize a trained classifier to determine that a signal characteristic indicated by the signal characteristic data for a client device satisfies a threshold.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 based on receiving data associated with one or more sensors located at an entry point or exit point of a premises, determining signal characteristic data associated with a device;   determining, based on the signal characteristic data associated with the device, that the device is an authorized device; and   providing a network service to the authorized device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data associated with the one or more sensors located at the entry point or the exit point of the premises comprises an indication that a door or window has been opened or broken. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the signal characteristic data associated with the device comprises at least one of: a probe request, a transmission power, a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), a signal-to-noise ratio, a time of flight, a frequency, an amplitude, a data traffic characteristic, a MAC address, or an interference metric. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining, based on the signal characteristic data associated with the device, a signal characteristic data profile associated with the device; and   comparing, the signal characteristic data profile of the device to the signal characteristic data of the device.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining, based on the signal characteristic data associated with the authorized device, a user profile associated with the authorized device; and   causing, based on the user profile associated with the authorized device, an action.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the action comprises at least one of: sending a message, triggering an alarm, determining a lighting setting, or determining an audio setting. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein sending the message comprises sending, to a computing device, the message, wherein the message comprises at least one of: the signal characteristic data associated with the device, a position of the device, an identifier associated with the device, or an option associated with the device. 
     
     
         8 . A method comprising:
 based on receiving data associated with one or more sensors located at an entry point or an exit point of a premises, determining signal characteristic data associated with a device;   determining, based on the signal characteristic data, the device is an unauthorized device and a position of the unauthorized device; and   based on the device being an unauthorized device, causing a security action associated with the position of the unauthorized device.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the data associated with the one or more sensors located at the entry point or the exit point of the premises comprises an indication that a door or window has been opened or broken. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one of a motion detector, a thermal sensor, a window alarm, a door alarm, a proximity sensor, or a camera. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the device comprises at least one of a computer, laptop, mobile phone, or tablet. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the signal characteristic data associated with the device comprises at least one of a received signal strength indicator, transmission power, data traffic characteristic, or probe request. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein determining that the device is the unauthorized device comprises:
 determining, based on the signal characteristic data associated with the device, a signal characteristic data profile associated with the device; and   comparing, the signal characteristic data profile associated with the device to the signal characteristic data associated with the device.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the security action comprises a home security action or a network security action. 
     
     
         15 . A method comprising:
 based on receiving data associated with one or more sensors located at an entry point or an exit point of a premises, determining signal characteristic data associated with a device; and   determining, based on the signal characteristic data associated with the device, a position of the device relative to the entry point or the exit point of the premises.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one of a motion detector, a thermal sensor, a window alarm, a door alarm, a proximity sensor, or a camera. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the data associated with the one or more sensors located at the entry point or the exit point of the premises comprises an indication that a door or window has been opened or broken. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the signal characteristic data associated with the device comprises at least one of: a probe request, a transmission power, a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), a signal-to-noise ratio, a time of flight, a frequency, an amplitude, a data traffic characteristic, a MAC address, or an interference metric. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising determining, based on the signal characteristic data associated with the device, a position of the device relative to one or more access points. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising causing, based on the signal characteristic data associated with the device and the position of the device relative to the one or more access points, an action, wherein the action comprises at least one of a user setting or security action.