# US 11,122,502 B2 · Access point fit > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,122,502 B2 - Document ID: US11122502B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/487,131 - Filed: 2017-03-07 - Published: 2021-05-06 - Granted: 2021-09-14 - Earliest claimed: 2017-03-07 - Assignees: Aruba Networks, Inc. - Applicants: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP - Inventors: Jianpo Han - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11122502B2 ## CPC - H04W 48/20: Selecting an access point - H04L 43/12: Network monitoring probes - H04L 43/16: Threshold monitoring - H04W 24/08: Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic - H04W 48/14: using user query {or user detection} - H04W 88/08: Access point devices - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Example systems relate to access point fit. A system may include a processing resource and a memory resource. The memory resource may store machine readable instructions to cause the processing resource to determine a fit for a first client device using a plurality of metrics in response to a scan request from the first client device. The memory resource may further include instructions to cause the processing resource to determine that the fit for the first client device is above a threshold fit. The memory resource may further include instructions to cause the proceeding resource to respond to the scan request from the first client device with a probe response in response to the determination that the fit for the first client device is above the threshold fit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system, comprising: a processing resource; and a memory resource storing machine readable instructions to cause the processing resource to: determine a fit for a first client device using a plurality of metrics in response to a scan request from the first client device; determine that the fit for the first client device is above a threshold fit; and respond to the scan request from the first client device with a probe response in response to the determination that the fit for the first client device is above the threshold fit; refrain from responding to the scan request from the first client device when the fit for the first client device is below the threshold fit; determine a second access point with a fit for the first client device above the threshold fit; select the second access point to respond to the first scan request in response to the determination that the fit for the first client device is above the threshold fit; and instruct the second access point to transmit a probe response. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising instructions to: determine a fit for a second client device in response to a scan request from the second client device; and refrain from responding to the scan request from the second client device when the fit for the second client device is below the threshold fit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising instructions to update the threshold fit in response to a determination that an amount of time has passed. ### Claim 4 A non-transitory machine readable storage medium having stored thereon machine readable instructions to cause a computer processor to: select an access point of a plurality of access points to respond to a scan request; transmit a message to the selected access point that the selected access point is to respond to the scan request; and transmit a message to non-selected access points of the plurality of access points to refrain from responding to the scan request, and transmit a broadcast beacon that hides the SSID of the non-selected access points. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 4, wherein the instructions to transmit a message to the selected access point include instructions to: respond to the scan request using a broadcast beacon; and include a service set identifier (SSID) of the selected access point in the broadcast beacon. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 4, further comprising instructions to select a second access point of the plurality of access points to respond to a scan request from a second client device, wherein the second selected access point is different than the first selected access point. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 4, wherein the instructions to select an access point to respond to the scan request include instructions to: determine a signal strength of each access point of the plurality of access points; and determine a location of each access point of the plurality of access points. ### Claim 8 A method, comprising: determining a plurality of characteristics of a plurality of access points; selecting a particular access point from the plurality of access points to respond to a probe request from a first client device in response to a determination that the plurality of characteristics of the particular access point is above a threshold value; and instructing the particular access point to respond to the probe request; deselecting a plurality of access points; and instructing the deselected access points to refrain from responding to the probe request; instructing the deselected access points to refrain from transmitting a probe response; and instructing the deselected access points to transmit a broadcast beacon, wherein the broadcast beacon includes a hidden SSID for each of the deselected of access points. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein instructing the particular access point to respond to the probe request includes: instructing the particular access point to transmit a probe response; and instructing the particular access point to transmit a broadcast beacon. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising updating the threshold values of the plurality of characteristics in response to a determination that a particular amount of time has elapsed.