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US 8,942,974 B1Granted
Method and system for determining device settings at device initialization
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorJonathan A. Leblang
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Abstract
A device searches for an available network. The device automatically sends a request message to an identified available network. After the device receives a response message from the identified available network, the device selects a language and/or other device setting based on contents of the response message.
Claims26
A method comprising:
- searching for an available network by a computing device, wherein a device language setting has not been selected by a user for the computing device;
- automatically sending, by the computing device, an access request message to an identified available network;
- receiving a response to the access request message from the identified available network, the response comprising a portal page that comprises a hypertext markup language (HTML) document to which a captive portal of the identified available wireless network redirects network access requests;
- and
- selecting, by the computing device, a language for the computing device based on words included in the portal page.
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A device, comprising:
- a memory to store instructions for a device settings selector;
- and
- a processor to execute the instructions, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
- search for available networks;
- send an access request to an identified available network;
- receive a portal page from the identified available network responsive to the access request;
- and
- select a language for the device based on contents of the portal page.
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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing device of a user device, cause the processing device to perform a method comprising:
- searching, by the processing device, for available networks;
- automatically sending, by the processing device, an access request message to an identified available network;
- receiving, by the processing device, a response to the access request message from the identified available network, the response comprising a hypertext markup language (HTML) document;
- and
- selecting, by the processing device, a language for the user device based on contents of the response to the access request message.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.