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Network connectivity methods and systems

  • US 9,596,156 B2
  • Filed: 03/04/2013
  • Issued: 03/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device comprising:

  • a plurality of network connectivity interfaces on one or more components in the device, wherein at least two of said network connectivity interfaces use different connectivity technologies;

    a programmable processor programmed to perform;

    a) a first network connectivity test using a first of said network connectivity interfaces to verify end-to-end connectivity between the device and a first server reachable through a static Internet Protocol (IP) address and on another network;

    b) a second network connectivity test using the first said network connectivity interfaces to verify end-to-end connectivity between said device and another server through a static uniform resource locator (URL) on another network;

    c) determination of whether a response was received from the first server and the another server;

    d) a third network connectivity test using a second of said network connectivity interfaces to verify end-to-end connectivity between the device and a first server reachable through a static Internet Protocol (IP) address and on another network;

    e) a fourth network connectivity test using the second of said network connectivity interfaces to verify end-to-end connectivity between said device and another server through a static uniform resource locator (URL) on another network;

    determining which network connection to maintain based on status of each of the network connectivity tests;

    wherein said network connectivity test is run at the beginning of network connectivity and periodically after network connection is established;

    wherein the network-enabled device is preset with default network connectivity rules and is configured to subsequently update the rules with location-specific rules once network access has been established using the default rules.

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