BASTILLE NETWORKS, INC. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160127931 | Efficient Localization of Transmitters Within Complex Electromagnetic Environments - Systems and methods can support determining a physical position of a radio transmitter. A physical model for electromagnetic signal propagation within the electromagnetic environment may be established. Radio frequency signal power levels associated with the radio transmitter may be received from one or more radio frequency sensors. Parameters associated with the physical model may be estimated for one or more test locations within the electromagnetic environment. An error metric between the received radio frequency signal power levels and the physical model may be computed for the one or more test locations. Bounds on the parameters associated with the physical model may be established to prune away physically impossible solutions. The parameters associated with the physical model may be optimized across the one or more test locations to establish a preferred location estimate for the radio transmitter. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127907 | BLIND SIGNAL CLASSIFICATION AND DEMODULATION IN A MULTIMODAL RADIO FREQUENCY ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods can support detecting and identifying threats associated with wireless devices within an electromagnetic environment. One or more sensor antennas may be located within the electromagnetic environment. Radio frequency signals may be coupled from the sensor antennas into a radio receiver. The radio receiver can communicate data samples representing a portion of the radio frequency signal to a raw signal analysis engine. The raw signal analysis engine can identify features associated with a communicated signal within the data samples. The raw signal analysis engine can classify modulation features and decode information features from the communicated signal. Feature vectors may be generated comprising the data samples and the identified features associated with the data samples. The feature vectors can be transmitted to a signal aggregation and analysis engine to support detecting and identifying electromagnetic threats and to support associated operator interfaces. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127404 | COMPUTATIONAL SIGNAL PROCESSING ARCHITECTURES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNATURE ANALYSIS - Systems and methods can support a computational signal processing architecture for electromagnetic signature analysis and threat detection. A plurality of sensor antennas can couple a radio frequency signal into a radio receiver. The radio receiver can generate digital samples of the signal. A raw signal analysis engine can identify signal features within the digital samples, generate signal feature vectors from the identified signal features, decode signal content from the signal feature vectors, and transmit the signal feature vectors into a signal feature network. The signal feature vectors may be aggregated from the signal feature network into a signal aggregation and analysis engine. The signal aggregation and analysis engine can refine feature vectors through processing such as identifying wireless attacks according to the signal features within the signal feature vectors. One or more operator interfaces and one or more analysis databases may support these operations. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127403 | SENSOR MESH AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION ARCHITECTURES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNATURE ANALYSIS - Systems and methods can support a sensor mesh and signal transmission architecture for electromagnetic signature analysis and threat detection. Sensor antennas may be deployed within an electromagnetic environment. A configurable antenna feed network can couple radio frequency signals from the antennas to both software-defined radio receivers and hardware-defined radio receivers. A raw signal analysis engine associated with the software-defined radio receiver can receive digital samples of the radio frequency signals, identify signal features within the digital samples, and generate signal feature vectors from the identified signal features. A signal feature network can receive the signal feature. A signal aggregation and analysis engine can receive the signal feature vectors from the signal feature network, aggregate the signal feature vectors, process the signal feature vectors, and identify wireless attacks according to the signal features within the signal feature vectors. One or more updatable analysis databases can support the signal processing operations. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127392 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNATURE ANALYSIS FOR THREAT DETECTION IN A WIRELESS ENVIRONMENT OF EMBEDDED COMPUTING DEVICES - Systems and methods can support detecting and identifying threats associated with wireless devices. A radio receiver can collect radio frequency signals from one or more sensor antennas positioned within an electromagnetic environment. The receiver can generate data samples representing at least a portion of the radio frequency signals. Feature vectors can be generated comprising at least a portion of the data samples and attribute information. The attribute information can describe one or more features of a communicated signal within the radio frequency signals. Content of the feature vectors may be compared against signatures of known signals to identify radio frequency signals associated with a wireless attack. Content of the feature vectors may be compared against templates of known attacks to classify the identified wireless attacks. Threat information associated with the wireless attacks may be presented to one or more operator interfaces. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124071 | Diverse Radio Frequency Signature, Video, and Image Sensing for Detection and Localization - Systems and methods can support coprocessing radio signals and video to identify and locate a radio transmitter. Positions and orientations for cameras and RF sensors may be maintained. An RF signature associated with the radio transmitter may be received from the RF sensors to determine an RF persona. A first physical location for the radio transmitter may be estimated according to a physical radio propagation model operating on RF signals. A video stream from one or more of the cameras may be received. An individual may be identified in the video stream using computer vision techniques. A second physical location for the radio transmitter may be estimated from the video stream. Relationships may be established between the first physical location and the second physical location and between the RF persona and the identified individual. The relationships may be presented to an operator interface. | 05-05-2016 |
20150350914 | GROUND AND AIR VEHICLE ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNATURE DETECTION AND LOCALIZATION - Systems and methods can support identifying radio transmissions associated with autonomous or remote-controlled vehicles. Radio frequency signals may be received using one or more sensors, wherein the sensors comprise radio receivers. Radio frequency fingerprints may be identified within one or more of the radio frequency signals, wherein the radio frequency fingerprints comprise radio signal characteristics or radio hardware identifiers. A stored radio frequency fingerprint may be determined as matching the received radio frequency fingerprint. A motion characteristic may be computed. The received radio frequency fingerprint may be associated with an autonomous or remote-controlled vehicle based upon the stored radio frequency fingerprint or the motion characteristic. Information regarding the identified autonomous or remote-controlled vehicle may be presenting to one or more operator interfaces. | 12-03-2015 |
20150350228 | ELECTROMAGNETIC THREAT DETECTION AND MITIGATION IN THE INTERNET OF THINGS - Systems and methods can support threat detection using electromagnetic signatures. One or more sensors comprising radio receivers may receive radio frequency signals within an electromagnetic environment. Radio frequency signatures may be identified from one or more of the radio frequency signals. A baseline electromagnetic environment may be established from the radio frequency signatures. The radio frequency signatures may be monitored over time to detect variations from the baseline electromagnetic environment. Variations in the electromagnetic environment may be evaluated against stored threat signatures. Operator interfaces may present indications of threats determined from evaluating the variations in the electromagnetic environment. | 12-03-2015 |
20150349810 | CROSS-MODALITY ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNATURE ANALYSIS FOR RADIO FREQUENCY PERSONA IDENTIFICATION - Systems and methods can support identifying multiple radio transmitters as being integrated within a single communications device. Radio frequency signals may be collected using one or more sensors incorporating radio receivers. A first radio frequency signature and a second radio frequency signature may be identified within one or more of the radio frequency signals as originating respectively from a first radio transmitter and a second radio transmitter. Characteristics of the first and second radio frequency signatures may be analyzed to evaluate a relationship between the first and second radio frequency signatures. It may be determined whether or not the first and second radio transmitters are integrated within a common wireless electronic device based upon the evaluated relationship between the first radio frequency signature and the second radio frequency signature. Characteristics and behaviors associated with the wireless electronic device may be determined therefrom. | 12-03-2015 |