SCANNING FREQUENCY OPTIMIZATION FOR ALTERNATE NETWORK ACCESS IN DUAL MODE WIRELESS DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method, with a wireless device, for managing network scanning intervals, the method comprising:
- detecting a new wireless network coverage area;
analyzing, in response to the determining, at least one local dynamic scanning profile;
determining, in response to the analyzing, that the at least one local dynamic scanning profile includes identification information associated with the new wireless network coverage area; and
dynamically adjusting, in response to determining that the at least one local dynamic scanning profile includes the identification information, a network scanning interval for identifying wireless sub-networks within the new wireless network coverage area based on a scanning interval indicated by the at least one local dynamic scanning profile for the wireless network coverage area.
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Abstract
A method, information processing system, and wireless device are disclosed for managing network scanning intervals. The method includes detecting a new wireless network coverage area (130). At least one local dynamic scanning profile (110) is analyzed in response to the determining. The at least one local dynamic scanning profile (110) is determined to include identification information (306) associated with the new wireless network coverage area (130). A network scanning interval for identifying wireless sub-networks (112) within the new wireless network coverage area is dynamically adjusted in response to the determining that the at least one local dynamic scanning profile 110 includes the identification information (306). The adjustment is based on a scanning interval (312) indicated by the at least one local dynamic scanning profile 110 for the new wireless network coverage area (130).
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20 Claims
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1. A method, with a wireless device, for managing network scanning intervals, the method comprising:
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detecting a new wireless network coverage area; analyzing, in response to the determining, at least one local dynamic scanning profile; determining, in response to the analyzing, that the at least one local dynamic scanning profile includes identification information associated with the new wireless network coverage area; and dynamically adjusting, in response to determining that the at least one local dynamic scanning profile includes the identification information, a network scanning interval for identifying wireless sub-networks within the new wireless network coverage area based on a scanning interval indicated by the at least one local dynamic scanning profile for the wireless network coverage area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An information processing system for managing network scanning intervals associated with at least one wireless device, the information processing system comprising:
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a memory; a processor communicatively coupled to the memory; and a network scanning interval manager communicatively coupled to the memory and the processor, wherein the network scanning interval manager is adapted to; receiving identifying information associated with a wireless network coverage area from a wireless device, when the wireless device registers with a WLAN network while being registered with the wireless network coverage area; generating a master dynamic scanning profile associated with the wireless device in response to receiving the identifying information associated wireless network coverage area, wherein the master dynamic scanning profile includes at least identifying information associated with each wireless network coverage area that overlaps with a WLAN network registered on by the wireless device and a scanning interval associated with each wireless network coverage area; and transmitting an optimized dynamic scanning profile to the wireless device including at least a subset of the identifying information associated with each wireless network coverage area network and the scanning interval associated with each wireless network coverage area network corresponding to the subset of the identifying information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A wireless device, the wireless device comprising:
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a memory; a processor communicatively coupled to the memory; and a network scanning manager communicatively coupled to the memory and the processor, wherein the network scanning manager is adapted to; detect a new wireless network coverage area; analyze, in response to the determining, at least one local dynamic scanning profile; determine, in response to the analyzing, that the at least one local dynamic scanning profile includes identification information associated with the new wireless network coverage area; and dynamically adjust, in response to determining that the at least one local dynamic scanning profile includes the identification information, a network scanning interval for identifying wireless sub-networks within the new wireless network coverage area based on a scanning interval indicated by the at least one local dynamic scanning profile for the wireless network coverage area. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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