US 9,319,967 B2 · Network access point detection and use

Abstract

A system and method of network point of access detection and use is disclosed. In accordance with such system and method, suitability of a given wireless network for access and use can be determined. Such system and method are fully-configurable and incrementally-updatable using configuration information. The configuration information, which can include network profiles and scripting functions, can be used to dynamically configure a client device to perform test network points of access, to determine usability status of network points of access, without modifying an underlying operating platform (e.g., an operating software platform) of the client device. The usability status can be cached by a client device and used to facilitate subsequent network detection and to make an informed selection of a network point of access.

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Dependent claims

A method for execution by a client device of identifying a status of a wireless network, the method comprising the steps of:

detecting a beacon message from at least one access point of a wireless network, the beacon message including information identifying the access point;
attempting, using at least one predefined operation, to communicate with the access point;
determining a usability status based on a response received from the access point to the at least one predefined operation;
and
storing the determined usability status in a cache, the usability status being associated with a unique identifier of the access point.

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Abstract

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