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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2008
Ehud Mordechai Itshaki, Petach-Tikva, IL;
Nir Nice, Kfar Veradim, IL;
Eugene John Neystadt, Kfar-Saba, IL;
Noam Gershon Ben-yochanan, Petach-Tikva, IL;
Ehud Mordechai Itshaki, Petach-Tikva, IL;
Nir Nice, Kfar Veradim, IL;
Eugene John Neystadt, Kfar-Saba, IL;
Noam Gershon Ben-Yochanan, Petach-Tikva, IL;
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Described is a technology by which a seamless automatic connection to an (e.g., corporate) network is made for a client device. Upon detecting a need for a connection to a network, such as by intercepting a communication directed towards a network destination, a list of available connection methods is automatically obtained based on the device's current location data (e.g., LAN or remote) and policy information. An available connection method from the list is selected, e.g., in order, and an attempt is made to establish a connection via that connection method. If the attempt fails, another attempt is made with a different connection method, and so on, until a connection method succeeds. Additional seamlessness from the user's perspective is provided via a credentials vault, by which stored credentials may be retrieved and used in association with the access method being attempted.