Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Shadi Mahassel

Amer A Hassan

Paul William Garnett

Pascal Francis Menezes

Paul William Alexander Mitchell

Imelda J Kirby

Mateja Sponza

John Renchun Chang

Techniques for geographic information for wireless networks are described. According to various embodiments, a connectivity module on a mobile device receives geographic position information for a mobile device from another functionality of the mobile device and independent of a query by the connectivity module for the information. The connectivity module retrieves the geographic position information locally on the device, and utilizes the geographic position information to cause various actions to be performed. For instance, the connectivity module utilizes the geographic position information to identify a wireless network at a particular geographic region, and to cause a wireless scan to be initiated to detect the wireless network.

Geographic information for wireless networks

Techniques for tethering parameters for a tethering connection are described. Implementations, for example, enable a tethered connection between a tethered device and a host device to be provisioned in various ways.

Tethering parameters for a tethering connection

Disclosed is a user device comprising storage means and a network interface for connecting to a network via an access point. The user device also comprises a processor configured to execute a client. This client is operable to receive access data pertaining to the access point which is conditionally useable by the client. The client is further operable to determine that the client can use the received access data based on a detected current condition at the user device. In response to said determination, the client is operable to use the received access data to: (i) store access credentials of the access point in said storage means, and (ii) configure the user device to an automatic connection mode. When so configured, the user device is capable of automatically connecting to the network via the access point using the stored access credentials independently from the client thereafter.

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