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TECHNIQUE FOR MANAGING WIRELESS NETWORKS

  • US 20110149937A1
  • Filed: 03/02/2011
  • Published: 06/23/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing network connectivity on a device, the method comprising:

  • performing a general scan to determine an identifier of each network that is available at a given location, wherein determining the identifier is performed without attempting to connect to any available network at the given location; and

    determining one or more networks that are protected by security features that are known to the device by (i) comparing each determined identifier to one or more network identifiers that are known to the device, and (ii) performing an additional operation for detecting available networks that were not determined from the general scan.

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