Transient WLAN Connection Profiles
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1. A method in a wireless local area network client device, the method comprising:
- storing in the client device a transient connection profile of a first wireless local area network; and
automatically deleting the transient connection profile from the client device without explicit user action to delete the transient connection profile having been taken.
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Abstract
A wireless local area network (WLAN) client device is able to store one or more transient connection profiles. A transient connection profile of a WLAN may be overwritten by a transient connection profile of another WLAN. A transient connection profile may be automatically deleted from the client device without user action having been taken to explicitly delete the transient connection profile.
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1. A method in a wireless local area network client device, the method comprising:
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storing in the client device a transient connection profile of a first wireless local area network; and automatically deleting the transient connection profile from the client device without explicit user action to delete the transient connection profile having been taken. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A client device comprising:
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a processor; a wireless local area network interface coupled to the processor, the wireless local area network interface comprising a wireless local area network controller and a radio; an antenna coupled to the radio; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory arranged to store one or more persistent connection profiles of wireless local area networks and arranged to store a transient connection profile of a first wireless local area network and arranged to store executable code means that, when executed by the processor, automatically deletes the transient connection profile from the client device without explicit user action to delete the transient connection profile having been taken. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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