SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING NETWORK SCAN PARAMETERS FOR A NETWORK CONNECTION
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling aspects of network communications from a device to a network are provided. In particular, a method of initiating scans for a network by a communication device for a communication network is provided. The method comprises: monitoring for a first condition relating to a network scan for the communication network; and when the first condition relates to a receipt of at least one request to initiate the network scan and when at least the first condition is satisfied, identifying a first parameter for the network scan and configuring and initiating the network scan at the communication device for the communication network implementing the first parameter.
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41 Claims
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1-20. -20. (canceled)
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21. A method comprising:
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receiving, at an application program interface (API) residing on a communication device, a request to initiate a network scan for a wireless network, the request comprising one or more requested network scan parameters; and in response to receiving the request; adjusting network scan parameters for the network scan based on the one or more requested network scan parameters when the request is received within a first time period and a previous network scan has not been initiated by the communication device within a second time period; and
,configuring and initiating the network scan according to the network scan parameters that have been adjusted. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A communication device comprising:
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a processor; a memory storing an at an application program interface (API) comprising computer-readable instructions executable by the processor for; receiving a request to initiate a network scan for a wireless network, the request comprising one or more requested network scan parameters; and in response to receiving the request; adjusting the network scan parameters based on the one or more requested network scan parameters; and configuring and initiating the network scan according to the network scan parameters that have been adjusted. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions which when executed by a processor of a communication device cause an application program interface (API) residing on a communication device to:
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receive a request to initiate a network scan, the request comprising one or more requested network scan parameters; and in response to receipt of the request; adjust the network scan parameters based on the one or more requested network scan parameters when the request is received within a first time period and a previous network scan has not been initiated by the communication device within a second time period; and
,configure and initiate the network scan according to the network scan parameters that have been adjusted.
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