Ad hoc wireless network create/join user experience
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsDavid Jones, Srinivas Gatta, Savas Guven, Marieke Watson, Jean-Pierre Duplessis
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Abstract
A user interface for creating and joining meetings over a peer-to-peer network involves presentation of user interface windows including windows for selecting parameters corresponding to the ad-hoc network, activating sharing of Internet connections and joining an existing ad-hoc network by entering network name and optional password. The user interface further provides for entry of a country to select an appropriate wireless network protocol for use in that country when an attached wireless device supports such agility, for example, an 802.11(d) wireless network adapter.
Claims20
A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions implementing a method for presenting a user interface for creating an ad-hoc network on a peer-to-peer network infrastructure comprising:
- presenting a first window comprising:
- a first data entry field for receiving a network name;
- a second data entry field for receiving a selection of a security type;
- a third data entry field for receiving zero or more password characters;
- a selection button for initiating creation of the ad-hoc network.
A computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for implementing a method of presenting a user interface for joining an existing ad-hoc network comprising:
- presenting a first window comprising:
- a list of networks available for connection;
- a selection highlight indicating a selected network, the selection highlight scrollable through the list of networks available for connection;
- and
- a selection box for activating a supplemental network selection screen;
- whereby an activation signal triggers a process for connection to the selected network.
A method of presenting a user interface for participation in ad-hoc wireless networks comprising:
- displaying a window having a plurality of input fields corresponding to participation in the ad-hoc wireless network;
- receiving a selection of the ad-hoc wireless network name;
- receiving a selection of the ad-hoc wireless network password;
- wherein the ad-hoc wireless network name and ad-hoc wireless network password are passed to a process supporting participation in the ad-hoc wireless network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.