Disabling access point notifications

• US 8,655,322 B2
• Filed: 05/19/2011
• Issued: 02/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Naaman, Alexandre
• Primary Examiner(s): TRINH, TAN H
• Application Number:
  US13/111,908
• Publication Number:
  US 20120295648A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,006 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412.2, 455/41.2, 455/407, 455/425, 455/433, 455/435, 455/436, 455/439, 455/442, 455/444, 455/450, 455/515, 455/552.1, 455/567, 455/115.3, 455/297, 455/456.3, 455/441, 455/411, 455/456.1, 455/434, 455/421, 455/417, 455/410, 455/432.3, 455/99, 340/539.13, 340/573.1, 370/329, 370/338, 370/278, 370/230, 715/774
• US Class Current: 455/412.2
• 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;

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

receiving input to the graphical object 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.

2. 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;

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;

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, where the method is performed by one or more processors.

3. The method of claim 2, 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.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising displaying a listing of detected wireless access points, wherein the listing includes the second wireless access point, but does not include the first wireless access point.

5. 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 as a graphical object on a display of the device;

receiving input to the graphical object 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.

6. 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 as a graphical object on a display of the device;

receiving input to the graphical object 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.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions, executable by one or more processors to:

detect a first wireless access point at a device;

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

prevent presenting an access point notification for the first wireless access point when access point notifications have been disabled for the first wireless access point;

detect a second wireless access point at the device;

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

cause 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, where the method is performed by one or more processors.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the instructions are further executable to:

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

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

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the instructions are further executable to:

display a listing of detected wireless access points, wherein the listing includes the second wireless access point, but does not include the first wireless access point.

10. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions, executable by the at least one processor to;

detect a first wireless access point at a device;

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

prevent presenting an access point notification for the first wireless access point when access point notifications have been disabled for the first wireless access point;

detect a second wireless access point at the device;

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

cause 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, where the method is performed by one or more processors.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the instructions are further executable to:

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

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

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the instructions are further executable to:

display a listing of detected wireless access points, wherein the listing includes the second wireless access point, but does not include the first wireless access point.