Location-based WI-FI radio activation and deactivation for mobile devices
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1. A WI-FI connection management system comprising:
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a memory that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprisingdetecting that a mobile device is within a coverage area provided by a WI-FI network,generating a first trigger to instruct the mobile device to activate a WI-FI radio of the mobile device and connect to the WI-FI network, wherein generating the first trigger to instruct the mobile device to activate the WI-FI radio of the mobile device and connect to the WI-FI network comprises generating the first trigger to instruct the mobile device to deactivate a cellular radio configured to connect the mobile device to a mobile telecommunications network, andsending the first trigger to the mobile device.
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Abstract
Concepts and technologies are described herein for location-based WI-FI radio activation and deactivation for mobile devices. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a WI-FI connection management system can detect that a mobile device is within a coverage area provided by a WI-FI network. The WI-FI connection management system can also generate a trigger to instruct the mobile device to activate a WI-FI radio of the mobile device and connect to the WI-FI network. The WI-FI connection management system can also send the trigger to the mobile device.
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1. A WI-FI connection management system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising detecting that a mobile device is within a coverage area provided by a WI-FI network, generating a first trigger to instruct the mobile device to activate a WI-FI radio of the mobile device and connect to the WI-FI network, wherein generating the first trigger to instruct the mobile device to activate the WI-FI radio of the mobile device and connect to the WI-FI network comprises generating the first trigger to instruct the mobile device to deactivate a cellular radio configured to connect the mobile device to a mobile telecommunications network, and sending the first trigger to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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detecting, by a WI-FI connection management system, that a mobile device is within a coverage area provided by a WI-FI network; generating, by the WI-FI connection management system, a first trigger to instruct the mobile device to activate a WI-FI radio of the mobile device and connect to the WI-FI network, wherein generating the first trigger to instruct the mobile device to activate the WI-FI radio of the mobile device and connect to the WI-FI network comprises generating the first trigger to instruct the mobile device to deactivate a cellular radio configured to connect the mobile device to a mobile telecommunications network; and sending, by the WI-FI connection management system, the first trigger to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile device comprising:
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a cellular radio; a WI-FI radio; a processor; and a memory that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising receiving a first trigger from a WI-FI connection management system, the first trigger comprising instructions from the WI-FI connection management system to activate the WI-FI radio and connect to a WI-FI network and to deactivate the cellular radio configured to connect the mobile device to a mobile telecommunications network, deactivating the cellular radio per the instructions included in the first trigger, activating the WI-FI radio per the instructions included in the first trigger, and connecting to the WI-FI network per the instructions included in the first trigger. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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