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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2008
Simon Wynn, Redwood City, CA (US);
David Fraser, Oakland, CA (US);
Simon Wynn, Redwood City, CA (US);
David Fraser, Oakland, CA (US);
Devicescape Software, Inc., San Bruno, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for wireless network selection based on attributes stored in a network database are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method comprises receiving a network identifier associated with a wireless network, determining if a network profile associated with the network identifier is stored within a network profile database comprising a plurality of network profiles, and if the network profile associated with the network identifier is stored within the network profile database, retrieving the network profile, or if the network profile associated with the network identifier is not stored within the network profile database, initiating the network profile, obtaining an attribute associated with the network device identifier, and storing the attribute within the network profile.