Special energy sensing espionage detector
OwnerGene W. Andersoninventor
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Abstract
An energy sensing espionage detector is disclosed. The detector is designed to alert on compromised LED lighting sources used by spies on unsuspecting corporations and individuals. The detector counters one threat vector that is emerging from newly mandated energy policies to replace conventional lighting with energy efficient LED lighting. The detector senses that information is being transmitted by the light source using pulsed or modulated energy that is not detectable by the human eye.
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An apparatus for detecting a surreptitious signal from an energy emitting source, the apparatus comprising:
- a user interface having an input device to receive input from a user and an output device to output information to the user, the user interface providing an indication of a signal detection process that is activated based on the input to the input device, the signal detection process being configured to identify an energy pattern that is outside of specified performance boundaries of the energy emitting source, the energy pattern being undetectable by a human eye, and the information outputted by the output device including a result of the signal detection process;
- a sensor to sense, upon activation of the signal detection process, whether or not the energy pattern from the energy emitting source is outside the specified performance boundaries of the energy emitting source;
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- a processing unit connected with the sensor and the user interface, the processing unit having logic to execute the signal detection process and a processor to interpret and characterize the energy pattern sensed by the sensor, the processing unit further configured to generate the result of the signal detection process for being output on the output device of the user interface.
An apparatus for detecting a surreptitious signal from a light emitting source, the apparatus comprising:
- a base having a handle for being grasped and operated by a user;
- a user interface coupled with the base and having an input device to receive input from a user and an output device to output information to the user, the user interface providing an indication of a signal detection process that is activated based on the input to the input device, the signal detection process being configured to identify an energy pattern that is outside of specified performance boundaries of the energy emitting source, the energy pattern being undetectable by a human eye, and the information outputted by the output device including a result of the signal detection process;
- a sensor in the base to sense, upon activation of the signal detection process, whether or not the energy pattern from the energy emitting source is outside the specified performance boundaries of the energy emitting source;
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- a processing unit in the base and connected with the sensor and the user interface, the processing unit having logic to execute the signal detection process and a processor to interpret and characterize the energy pattern sensed by the sensor, the processing unit further configured to generate the result of the signal detection process for being output on the output device of the user interface.
A method of detecting a surreptitious signal from an energy emitting source, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a processing unit, input from a user in an input device of a user interface;
- activating, by the processing unit, a signal detection process based on the input to the input device, the signal detection process being configured to identify an energy pattern that is outside of specified performance boundaries of the energy emitting source, the energy pattern being undetectable by a human eye;
- sensing, by a sensor under control of the processing unit, whether or not the energy pattern from the energy emitting source is outside the specified performance boundaries of the energy emitting source;
- interpreting, by a processor of the processing unit, the energy pattern sensed from the energy emitting source;
- characterizing, by the processor, the interpreted energy pattern;
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- generating, by the processor, a result of the signal detection process based on the characterized energy pattern.
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