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US 2009/0022076 A1Published application
Network type assisted wlan network selection
OwnerNecati Canpolat, Vivek Guptainventors
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Abstract
A device to request and receive a packet of information that details WLAN network information prior to association with the WLAN. This network information about the WLAN allows the device to complete automated network selection and enrollment.
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A device to operate in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), comprising:
- a transceiver to transmit data packets that query configuration information about the WLAN;
- and
- a connection manager to analyze details about the WLAN received in response to the query that determine pre-association WLAN decisions to automate network selection in the device.
A Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) device, comprising:
- a transceiver to receive and transmit data packets;
- and
- a processor coupled to the transceiver to issue a query request that elicits a received response of stored configuration information having details about a WLAN that the processor uses to make pre-association WLAN decisions about selecting and joining the WLAN.
A WLAN connecting first and second devices, comprising:
- dual antenna;
- a transceiver in the first device coupled to the dual antenna to query for WLAN network characteristics information;
- and
- a storage memory in the second device accessible to provide configuration information about WLAN network type and enrollment information in response to the query that allows the first device to make pre-association WLAN decisions to automate network selection in the first device.
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