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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2017
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Vinesh Pallen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ronald K. Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Chaitanya Mannemala, Fremont, CA (US);
Christopher R. Purcell, Dublin, CA (US);
Sriram Lakshmanan, Fremont, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments for performing, by a wireless device, a procedure for auto-joining a wireless network based on factors associated with the wireless networks are provided. The embodiments include determining a current location of the wireless device. The wireless device stores information regarding nearby known networks associated with the current location of the wireless device and may select a candidate network from the nearby known networks based on a network score associated with the candidate network.