Disabling Access Point Notifications

• US 20120295648A1
• Filed: 05/19/2011
• Published: 11/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Naaman, Alexandre
• Granted Patent: US 8,655,322 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/500
• 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:

detecting a wireless access point at a device configured to present wireless access point notifications;

determining whether the device is moving; and

disabling wireless access point notifications when the device is moving,

where the method is performed by one or more processors.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether the device is moving based on a global position system signal.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a signal from the wireless access point;

determining a strength of the signal; and

determining whether the device is moving based on the strength of the signal.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting that the device has stopped moving;

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

enabling wireless access point notifications when the device has been stationary for the configured period of time.

5. A method comprising:

detecting a wireless access point at a device;

causing a wireless access point notification to be presented for the wireless access point;

receiving input to disable future wireless access point notifications for the wireless access point; and

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

where the method is performed by one or more processors.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

causing the wireless access point notification to be presented as a graphical object on a display of the device; and

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

7. A method comprising:

detecting a first wireless access point at a device;

determining whether access point notifications for the first wireless access point have been disabled; and

preventing presenting an access point notification for the first wireless access point when access point notifications have been disabled for the first wireless access point,

where the method is performed by one or more processors.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

detecting a second wireless access point at the device;

determining whether access point notifications for the second wireless access point have been disabled; and

causing an access point notification for the second wireless access point to be presented when access point notifications have not been disabled for the second wireless access point.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

storing access point information that identifies one or more wireless access points for which wireless access point notifications have been disabled; and

determining whether access point notifications for the first wireless access point have been disabled based on the access point information.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes:

detecting a wireless access point at a device configured to present wireless access point notifications;

determining whether the device is moving; and

disabling wireless access point notifications when the device is moving.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the instructions include instructions that cause determining whether the device is moving based on a global position system signal.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the instructions include instructions that cause:

receiving a signal from the wireless access point;

determining a strength of the signal; and

determining whether the device is moving based on the strength of the signal.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the instructions include instructions that cause:

detecting that the device has stopped moving;

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

enabling wireless access point notifications when the device has been stationary for the configured period of time.

17. The system claim 10, wherein the instructions include instructions that cause determining whether the device is moving based on a global position system signal.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the instructions include instructions that cause:

receiving a signal from the wireless access point;

determining a strength of the signal; and

determining whether the device is moving based on the strength of the signal.

19. The system of claim 10, wherein the instructions include instructions that cause:

detecting that the device has stopped moving;

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

enabling wireless access point notifications when the device has been stationary for the configured period of time.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes:

detecting a wireless access point at a device;

presenting a wireless access point notification for the wireless access point;

receiving input to disable future wireless access point notifications for the wireless access point; and

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

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the instructions include instructions that cause:

presenting the wireless access point notification as a graphical object on a display of the device; and

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

21. The system of claim 14, wherein the instructions include instructions that cause:

presenting the wireless access point notification as a graphical object on a display of the device; and

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

16. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes;

detecting a wireless access point at a device configured to present wireless access point notifications;

determining whether the device is moving; and

disabling wireless access point notifications when the device is moving.

20. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes;

detecting a wireless access point at a device;

presenting a wireless access point notification for the wireless access point;

receiving input to disable future wireless access point notifications for the wireless access point; and

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