Network settings browser synchronization
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorKan Liu
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Abstract
Computer-implemented methods for automatically configuring a device with network settings retrieved using a web browser are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a user identification associated with a user web browser profile from a web browser on a device, and retrieving network setting information associated with the user web browser profile. The method also includes providing the retrieved network setting information to the web browser of the device. The retrieved network setting information is configured to be used by the web browser to configure the device to connect to at least one network. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
Claims16
A computer-implemented method for automatically configuring a device with network settings retrieved using a web browser, the method comprising:
- receiving a user identification associated with a user web browser profile;
- retrieving from a memory network setting information associated with the user web browser profile, wherein the network setting information is configured to be designated as unsecured, secured, or private;
- and
- providing the retrieved network setting information designated as unsecured or secured to a web browser of a device, wherein the retrieved network setting information designated as unsecured or secured comprises a wireless network access point name, and restricting access of the web browser to retrieved network setting information designated as private, wherein the retrieved network setting information designated as private comprises virtual private network (VPN) network settings,
- wherein the retrieved network setting information is configured to be used by the web browser to configure the device to connect to at least one network, and
- wherein the user identification is provided to the web browser independent of the web browser having access to a web page.
A system for automatically configuring a device with network settings retrieved using a web browser, the system comprising:
- a memory comprising network setting information associated with a user web browser profile;
- a processor configured to:
- receive a user identification associated with the user web browser profile;
- retrieve the network setting information associated with the user web browser profile, wherein the network setting information is configured to be designated as unsecured, secured, or private;
- and
- provide the retrieved network setting information designated as unsecured or secured to a web browser of a device, wherein the retrieved network setting information designated as unsecured or secured comprises a wireless network access point name, and restrict access of the web browser to retrieved network setting information designated as private, wherein the retrieved network setting information designated as private comprises virtual private network (VPN) network settings,
- wherein the retrieved network setting information is configured to be used by the web browser to configure the device to connect to at least one network,
- wherein the network setting information comprises wireless network access point settings, virtual private network settings, and proxy settings, and
- wherein the user identification is provided to the web browser independent of the web browser having access to a web page.
A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions for causing a processor to execute a method for automatically configuring a device with network settings retrieved using a web browser, the method comprising:
- receiving a user identification associated with a user web browser profile;
- retrieving network setting information associated with the user web browser profile that is configured to be designated as unsecured, secured, or private;
- providing the retrieved network setting information designated as unsecured or secured to a web browser on a device, wherein the retrieved network setting information designated as unsecured or secured comprises a wireless network access point name;
- and
- restricting access of the web browser to network settings designated as private, wherein the retrieved network setting information designated as private comprises virtual private network (VPN) network settings,
- wherein the retrieved network setting information is configured to be used by the web browser to configure the device to connect to at least one network, and
- wherein the user identification is provided to the web browser independent of the web browser having access to a web page.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.