Systems and Methods for Wireless Network Selection

• US 20090024550A1
• Filed: 09/29/2008
• Published: 01/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Channel IP BV
• Original Assignee: Devicescape Software, Inc. (Pareteum Corp.)
• Inventors: Fraser, David, Wynn, Simon
• Granted Patent: US 8,554,830 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 706/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/068 using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

Systems and methods for selecting a wireless network are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method comprises receiving a first network device identifier for a first network device and a second network device identifier for a second network device, obtaining a first network profile comprising a first attribute, the first network profile based on the first network device identifier, obtaining a second network profile comprising a second attribute, the second network profile based on the second network device identifier, and selecting either the first network device identifier or the second network device identifier based on an attribute analysis of the first attribute and the second attribute.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a first network device identifier for a first network device and a second network device identifier for a second network device;

obtaining a first network profile comprising a first attribute, the first network profile based on the first network device identifier;

obtaining a second network profile comprising a second attribute, the second network profile based on the second network device identifier; and

selecting either the first network device identifier or the second network device identifier based on an attribute analysis of the first attribute and the second attribute.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first network device identifier and the second network device identifier are received from a digital device by a server.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a wireless network selection identifier based on the selection.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a credential request response based on the selection.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the network selection identifier comprises the first network device identifier.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the network selection identifier comprises a list including the first network device identifier and the second network device identifier sorted based on the attribute analysis of the first attribute and the second attribute.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising comparing the first attribute and the second attribute to minimum requirements wherein selecting either the first network identifier or the second network device identifier is also based at least in part on the comparison of the attributes to the minimum requirements.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising comparing the first attribute and the second attribute to personalized settings wherein selecting either the first network identifier or the second network device identifier is also based at least in part on the comparison of the attributes to personalized settings.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a user identifier and retrieving the personalized settings from a user account based on the user identifier.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the attributes comprise a performance metric, a shared indicator, and a service identifier.

11. A system comprising:

a digital device coupled to a communication network and configured to transmit a first network device identifier for a first network device and a second network device identifier for a second network device over the communication network; and

a server coupled to the communication network and configured to receive the first network device identifier for a first network device and a second network device identifier for a second network device from the digital device, to obtain a first network profile comprising a first attribute, the first network profile based on the first network device identifier, to obtain a second network profile comprising a second attribute, the second network profile based on the second network device identifier, and to select either the first network device identifier or the second network device identifier based on an attribute analysis of the first attribute and the second attribute.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the first profile and the second profile are obtained from a network database.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the server is further configured to provide a wireless network selection identifier based on the selection to the digital device.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the server is further configured to provide a credential request response based on the selection.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the network selection identifier comprises the first network device identifier.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the network selection identifier comprises a list including the first network device identifier and the second network device identifier sorted based on the attribute analysis of the first attribute and the second attribute.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the server is further configured to compare the first attribute and the second attribute to minimum requirements wherein selecting either the first network identifier or the second network device identifier is also based at least in part on the comparison of the attributes to the minimum requirements.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the server is further configured to compare the first attribute and the second attribute to personalized settings wherein selecting either the first network identifier or the second network device identifier is also based at least in part on the comparison of the attributes to personalized settings.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the server is further configured to compare receiving a user identifier and retrieving personalized settings from a user account based on the user identifier.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the attributes comprise a performance metric, a shared indicator, and a service identifier.

21. A computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions, the instructions comprising a method, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a first network device identifier for a first network device and a second network device identifier for a second network device;

obtaining a first network profile comprising a first attribute, the first network profile based on the first network device identifier;

obtaining a second network profile comprising a second attribute, the second network profile based on the second network device identifier; and

selecting either the first network device identifier or the second network device identifier based on an attribute analysis of the first attribute and the second attribute.