Pre-notification of potential connection loss in wireless local area network
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1. A wireless local area network comprising:
- a wireless access point coupled to a wired local area network;
at least one user device having a wireless network connection to the wireless access point;
a connection loss likelihood monitor to determine whether there is an elevated likelihood of the user device losing a wireless network connection when a signal strength associated with a wireless communication channel of between the wireless local area network and the wireless access point falls within a predetermined range; and
an enunciator, co-located with the user device, to notify a user when the connection loss likelihood monitor determines that the signal strength falls within a first predetermined range, and a currently open application is automatically saved to a cache when the signal strength falls within a second predetermined range, said second predetermined range being lower than and non-overlapping with said first predetermined range.
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Abstract
Notification is provided to a user within a wireless local area network when there is an elevated likelihood of losing a wireless network connection.
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35 Claims
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1. A wireless local area network comprising:
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a wireless access point coupled to a wired local area network; at least one user device having a wireless network connection to the wireless access point; a connection loss likelihood monitor to determine whether there is an elevated likelihood of the user device losing a wireless network connection when a signal strength associated with a wireless communication channel of between the wireless local area network and the wireless access point falls within a predetermined range; and an enunciator, co-located with the user device, to notify a user when the connection loss likelihood monitor determines that the signal strength falls within a first predetermined range, and a currently open application is automatically saved to a cache when the signal strength falls within a second predetermined range, said second predetermined range being lower than and non-overlapping with said first predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless network interface card for insertion into a user device, comprising:
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a connection loss likelihood monitor to determine when a signal strength associated with a communication channel between a user device and a local network falls within a first predetermined range indicating that there is an elevated likelihood of the user device losing a wireless connection to a local area network; and means for notifying a user of the user device when the signal strength is determined to fall within the first predetermined range, and means for automatically saving a currently open application to cache when the signal strength falls into a second predetermined range, said second predetermined range being lower than and non-overlapping with said first predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for use within a wireless local area network, comprising:
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determining when a signal strength associated with a communication channel between a user device and a local network falls within a first predetermined range indicating that whether there is an elevated likelihood that a user device in the wireless local area network will lose a wireless connection with a local area network over a wireless communication channel; and notifying a user of the user device when the signal strength is associated determined to be within a first predetermined range, and automatically saving a currently open application to cache when the signal strength falls into a second predetermined range, said second predetermined range being lower than and non-overlapping with said first predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A wireless network interface card for insertion into a user device, comprising:
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a controller to notify a user of the user device when a signal strength associated with a wireless communication channel between the wireless network interface card and a remote network access point of a local area network is determined to be within a first predetermined range; and said controller to automatically save an open application to cache when the signal strength a second predetermined range, said second predetermined range being lower than and non-overlapping with said first predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A wireless access point to provide wireless access to a local area network for a user device, comprising:
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a receiver to receive signals from the user device and couple them to a local area network; a signal strength monitor to monitor the strength of the signals received from the user device; and a controller to generate a signal strength response signal for delivery to the user device when a signal strength request signal is received from the user device, said signal strength request signal requesting signal strength information for use in determining whether to notify a user associated with the user device of a potential loss of connection to the local area network, said controller to generate said signal strength response signal based on information output by the signal strength monitor, when the signal strength information indicates that a signal strength is determined to be within a first predetermined range, and said controller automatically saving a currently open application to cache when the signal strength information indicates that the signal strength is within a second predetermined range, said second predetermined range being lower than and non-overlapping with said first predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for notifying a user associated with a user device of a potential loss of a wireless network connection, comprising:
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obtaining signal strength information relating to a wireless communication channel between the user device and a network access point in a local area network, said network access point providing access to the local area network for the user device; and notifying the user when the signal strength information indicates a signal strength within a first predetermined range; and automatically saving a currently open application to cache when the signal strength information indicates a signal strength within a second predetermined range, said second predetermined range being lower than and non-overlapping with said first predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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