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Managing mobile station Wi-Fi communications

  • US 7,929,964 B2
  • Filed: 06/08/2007
  • Issued: 04/19/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of managing a mobile station'"'"'s wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) communication capability, comprising the steps of:

  • turning off the Wi-Fi communication capability when the mobile station is not actively engaged in Wi-Fi communications;

    automatically activating a Wi-Fi probing mode for determining whether the Wi-Fi communication capability of the mobile station should remain active, automatically activating the Wi-Fi probing mode responsive to at least one of a dual mode service probe timer of the mobile station expiring or the mobile station losing contact with a source of location information;

    determining whether a Wi-Fi access point is available in the vicinity of the mobile station during the Wi-Fi probing mode;

    establishing a Wi-Fi communications connection if a Wi-Fi access point is detected;

    establishing a list of locations where the mobile station detects a Wi-Fi access point; and

    associating an indication of a current time with a location on the list when the mobile station detects a Wi-Fi access point at the location;

    determining an amount of time that has elapsed since the most recent time associated with a location in the list; and

    deleting the location from the list if the amount of elapsed time exceeds a threshold.

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