Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Florin Teodorescu

Timothy Mark Moore

Warren Vincent Barkley

Mohammad Shabbir Alam

Pradeep Bahl

Vivek Bhanu

Arun Ayyagari

John Charles Krumm

Abhishek Abhishek

Anton W Krantz

Taroon Mandhana

Sachin C Sheth

Yinghua Yao

Krishna Ganugapati

Steven A N Shafer

Dan Knudson

Edwin A Hernandez-Mondragon

Geoffrey Edward Pease

Mihai S Peicu

Madhurima Pawar

Ramesh Krishna Vyaghrapuri

David Ross Buerer

Christopher Jon Lang

Shirish Koti

Denise L Chen

Mark Huyler

Tim McGrath

Mohammed Shabbir Alam

A system and method for carrying out network and interface selections across multiple media is disclosed. The disclosed system facilitates automated network interface configuration decision-making that spans a set of networks supporting communications via differing media. A set of media specific modules associated with differing communications media acquire network interface status/capabilities information. A rules engine thereafter applies a designated network selection rule(s) to the acquired network interface status/capabilities information, and any other appropriate parameters attributable to either an interface or network, to select one or more networks and interfaces with which to establish/maintain a connection.

Network and interface selection on a computing device capable of establishing connections via multiple network communications media

A method, schema and computer system for a location service provides data structures that are extensible by allowing different types of location awareness applications to retrieve and deposit location data. The method includes providing an abstract location object arranged in a schema to enable servicing a received request for a logical location of an electronic endpoint; and arranging one or more location elements within the context of the abstract location object. The location elements are configured to act as peers relative to the logical location and each location element is configured to act as a proxy relative to any other location element within the abstract location object.

Schema for location awareness

A location service and method provides a location aware computing device that is extensible by allowing different types of location awareness providers operate with the service. The method includes receiving a request for a location context, acquiring data associated with a current location from one or more location detection devices, reconciling the acquired data for any inconsistencies concerning the current location by applying either or both of a hierarchical and a metric process, and generating a location object accessible to applications. The service includes a location management component configured to route location data, a fuser engine configured to receive one or more location reports generated from the location data, reconcile conflicts between the location reports and generate a location object, and one or more location application programming interfaces (APIs) coupled to the location management component to transmit the location object from the fuser engine to an application.

Architecture and system for location awareness

A system and method for enabling a zero configuration nomadic wireless and wired computing environment presenting a just works experience is presented. The system examines predefined user preference or profile settings to determine to which of a competing number of wireless networks available it should connect, and what type of authentication should be used for such connection. Nomadic wireless computing between infrastructure wireless networks and ad hoc wireless networks may be accomplished without further user intervention required in an auto mode. Also, both infrastructure only and ad hoc only modes are available through the system of the invention. Further, the user may set a preference for infrastructure or ad hoc modes in the auto mode. With an infrastructure mode preference set, the system will automatically detect and transfer connectivity to a newly available infrastructure wireless network if the user was previously operating off-line or in ad hoc mode.

System and method for achieving zero-configuration wireless and wired computing and computing device incorporating same

System and method for achieving zero-configuration wireless computing and computing device incorporating same

The present invention relates to a system for automatic detection and configuration of network parameters. The system includes a first computer system for communicating to a network and at least a second computer system for providing network information. The first computer system queries the network and receives network information from the at least a second computer system before a network identification has been established for the first computer system. The system further includes a storage for storing at least one configuration associated with a network interface. The first computer system configures the network interface based upon the network information received from the at least a second computer system. Also, the first computer system may configure the network interface by determining a network identification associated with the network information and matching the at least one configuration with the network identification.

System and method for automatic detection and configuration of network parameters

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Florin Teodorescu