Disabling access point notifications

• US 10,039,079 B2
• Filed: 01/21/2016
• Issued: 07/31/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Naaman, Alexandre
• Primary Examiner(s): Trinh, Tan H
• Application Number:
  US15/003,065
• Publication Number:
  US 20160219555A1
• Time in Patent Office: 922 Days
• Field of Search: 455418, 455565, 455 411, 455 412, 4554042, 4554041, 455410, 455466, 455567, 4554561, 455 6711, 455 68, 4554564, 455434, 370338, 370331, 370328, 370278, 726 3, 709225, 709207, 709221
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/14 using user query or user detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/02 Arrangements for increasing efficiency of notification or paging channel

Abstract

Disabling wireless access point notifications is described. In some implementations, wireless access point notifications on a mobile device can be disabled when movement of the mobile device is detected. In some implementations, wireless access point notifications on a mobile device can be re-enabled when the mobile device detects that the mobile device has been stationary for a specified period of time following movement of the mobile device. In some implementations, wireless access point notifications can be disabled on a per access point basis.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

by a mobile device;

determining whether the mobile device has been stationary for a configured period of time;

detecting a wireless access point;

causing a wireless access point notification to be presented for the wireless access point as a graphical object on a display of the mobile device at least partly in response to determining that the mobile device has been stationary for the configured period of time, wherein the wireless access point notification indicates that a respective wireless access point has been detected and identifies the respective wireless access point; and

receiving input to the graphical object to disable future wireless access point notifications.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving input to the graphical object to disable future wireless access point notifications comprises receiving input to the graphical object to disable future wireless access point notifications for the wireless access point.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

storing wireless access point information indicating that wireless access point notifications are disabled for the wireless access point.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

causing a list of available wireless access points to be presented on a display of the mobile device, wherein the list of available wireless access points excludes the wireless access point for which future wireless access point notifications have been disabled.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

disabling wireless access point notifications in response to receiving the input to the graphical object, wherein one or more other user interface features remain enabled while the wireless access point notifications are disabled.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting whether access point notifications have been disabled, wherein the causing a wireless access point notification to be presented is in response to detecting that access point notifications have not been disabled.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software instructions executable by a processor of a mobile device to cause the mobile device to:

determine whether the mobile device has been stationary for a configured period of time;

detect a wireless access point;

cause a wireless access point notification to be presented for the wireless access point as a graphical object on a display of the mobile device at least partly in response to determining that the mobile device has been stationary for the configured period of time, wherein the wireless access point notification indicates that a respective wireless access point has been wirelessly detected and identifies the respective wireless access point; and

receive input to the graphical object to disable future wireless access point notifications.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein, in receiving input to the graphical object to disable future wireless access point notifications, the software instructions are further executable to cause the mobile device to receive input to the graphical object to disable future wireless access point notifications for the wireless access point.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the software instructions are further executable to cause the mobile device to:

store wireless access point information indicating that wireless access point notifications are disabled for the wireless access point.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the software instructions are further executable to cause the mobile device to:

cause a list of available wireless access points to be presented on a display of the mobile device, wherein the list of available wireless access points excludes the wireless access point for which future wireless access point notifications have been disabled.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the software instructions are further executable to cause the mobile device to:

disable wireless access point notifications in response to receiving the input to the graphical object, wherein one or more other user interface features remain enabled while the wireless access point notifications are disabled.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the software instructions are further executable to cause the mobile device to:

detect whether access point notifications have been disabled, wherein the causing a wireless access point notification to be presented is in response to detecting that access point notifications have not been disabled.

13. A mobile device comprising:

wireless communication circuitry;

a touch-screen;

at least one processor; and

a memory storing software instructions executable by the at least one processor to cause the mobile device to;

determine whether the mobile device has been stationary for a configured period of time;

detect a wireless access point;

cause a wireless access point notification to be presented for the wireless access point as a graphical object on the touch-screen at least partly in response to determining that the mobile device has been stationary for the configured period of time, wherein the wireless access point notification indicates that a respective wireless access point has been wirelessly detected and identifies the respective wireless access point; and

receive input to the graphical object presented on the touch-screen to disable future wireless access point notifications.

14. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein, in receiving input to the graphical object to disable future wireless access point notifications, the software instructions are further executable to cause the mobile device to receive input to the graphical object to disable future wireless access point notifications for the wireless access point.

15. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the software instructions are further executable to cause the mobile device to:

store wireless access point information indicating that wireless access point notifications are disabled for the wireless access point.

16. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the software instructions are further executable to cause the mobile device to:

cause a list of available wireless access points to be presented on the touch-screen, wherein the list of available wireless access points excludes the wireless access point for which future wireless access point notifications have been disabled.

17. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the software instructions are further executable to cause the mobile device to:

disable wireless access point notifications in response to receiving the input to the graphical object, wherein one or more other user interface features remain enabled while the wireless access point notifications are disabled.