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Wi-Fi intelligent selection engine

  • US 8,570,993 B2
  • Filed: 09/15/2010
  • Issued: 10/29/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving, by a mobile device comprising a processor, a time and date;

    determining, by the mobile device, a location of the mobile device;

    determining, by the mobile device, an availability of a subset of a set of Wi-Fi access point devices comprising comparing the location of the mobile device with a set of known locations associated with the set of Wi-Fi access point devices;

    determining, by the mobile device, a Wi-Fi access point device of the subset of Wi-Fi access point devices based on the availability of the Wi-Fi access point device, the time, the date, and a Wi-Fi preference schedule based on a configurable schedule of events;

    activating a Wi-Fi transceiver in the mobile device in response to the Wi-Fi access point device being determined; and

    initiating an instruction for the mobile device to connect to the Wi-Fi access point device.

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