System and method for monitoring wireless sessions
AssigneeIo3O, LLC
InventorJohn Kerber
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for determining session counts for one or more devices on a network. Generally, one or more devices using a network at a pre-determined time are identified and an inventory with a device snapshot and device cache is created. Session counts for the one or more devices on the network are based on the device snapshots and device caches, and the session counts may be provided in a session count report.
Claims15
One or more non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by one or more processor cause the one or more processor to:
- probe a wireless network at a series of first periods of times to create a first inventory of devices connected to a wireless network at each of the first periods of time, the first inventory including a device identification for each device connected to the wireless network,
- create a wireless session for each respective device connected to the wireless network responsive to the first inventory of devices such that the wireless session is a unit for tracking a length of time each respective device is connected to the wireless network;
- create a second inventory of the respective devices having wireless sessions on the wireless network;
- store the second inventory into a device cache, the device cache having at least one entry with each entry having at least one property;
- modify at least one property of the device cache for at least one of the respective devices within the second inventory to a hide from session count property;
- determine a total wireless session count for wireless sessions on the wireless network during a pre-determined time interval using the second inventory and excluding from the total wireless session count any of the respective devices having the hide from session count property, such that the total wireless session count tracks length of time each respective device is connected to the wireless network;
- and,
- provide the total wireless session count in a session count report.
A wireless counting session system, comprising:
- a non-transitory memory device storing one or more instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- create an inventory of devices using a wireless network at a predetermined time, at least one of the devices having a hide from session count property;
- determine a total wireless session count for the wireless network for a pre-determined time interval including the pre-determined time, wireless sessions within the total wireless session count being determined by a respective device being connected to the wireless network after the respective device has not been connected to the wireless network for a predetermined period of time and excluding from the total wireless session count any of the respective devices having the hide from session count property;
- and,
- provide the total wireless session count in a session count report.
One or more non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
- create an inventory of a plurality of devices, the devices using a wireless network at a pre-determined time;
- send the inventory to a cloud through the use of an application programming interface (API);
- store the inventory into at least one device snapshot and a device cache, the device cache having at least one entry with each entry having at least one property, the at least one property of the device cache for at least one of the plurality of devices within the inventory being a hide from session count property;
- determine a total wireless session count for the wireless network for a pre-determined time interval including the pre-determined time using the at least one device snapshot, wireless sessions within the total wireless session count being determined by a respective device being connected to the wireless network after the respective device has not been connected to the wireless network for a predetermined period of time, and excluding from the total wireless session count any of the devices having the hide from session count property;
- and,
- provide the total wireless session count in a session count report.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.