Method and Apparatus for Determining Locations of Wireless Cameras

A system comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
• instruct a user to perform a predetermined motion in an environment suspected to contain a wireless camera, wherein the predetermined motion is detectable within a detection range of a motion sensor of the wireless camera;
• scan for and collect a wireless traffic flow in the environment via a sniffing device;
• analyze the wireless traffic flow to identify an organizationally unique identifier (OUI);
• compare the OUI to an existing public OUI database to determine if the wireless traffic flow is generated by the wireless camera;
• when the wireless traffic flow is determined to have been generated by the wireless camera, conclude that the wireless camera is present in the environment;
• calculate a path distance of the predetermined motion when the wireless camera has been determined to be present in the environment;
• use a model to determine if the user performing the predetermined motion was in the detection range;
• and
• when the user is determined to have been in the detection range, determine a specific location of the wireless camera in the environment based on the path distance of the predetermined motion.

A computer program product comprising instructions that are stored on a computer-readable medium and that, when executed by a processor, cause a system to:

• instruct a user to perform a predetermined motion in an environment suspected to contain a wireless camera, wherein the predetermined motion is detectable within a detection range of a motion sensor of the wireless camera;
• scan for and collect a wireless traffic flow in the environment via a sniffing device;
• analyze the wireless traffic flow to identify an organizationally unique identifier (OUI);
• compare the OUI to an existing public OUI database to determine if the wireless traffic flow is generated by the wireless camera;
• when the wireless traffic flow is determined to have been generated by the wireless camera, conclude that the wireless camera is present in the environment;
• calculate a path distance of the predetermined motion when the wireless camera has been determined to be present in the environment;
• use a model to determine if the user performing the predetermined motion was in the detection range;
• and
• when the user is determined to have been in the detection range, determine a specific location of the wireless camera in the environment based on the path distance of the predetermined motion.