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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2009
Jean-pierre Duplessis, Redmond, WA (US);
Sean Lyndersay, Seattle, WA (US);
Anton Krantz, Kirkland, WA (US);
Mohammad S. Alam, Redmond, WA (US);
Ashwin Palekar, Sammamish, WA (US);
Timothy M. Moore, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jean-Pierre Duplessis, Redmond, WA (US);
Sean Lyndersay, Seattle, WA (US);
Anton Krantz, Kirkland, WA (US);
Mohammad S. Alam, Redmond, WA (US);
Ashwin Palekar, Sammamish, WA (US);
Timothy M. Moore, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for facilitating automatic detection of a type of wireless network is provided. In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, wireless network client(s) can automatically detect the 'type' of a network (e.g., method of authentication and encryption) without requiring input from the user. For example, unencrypted network, WEP encrypted network requiring a WEP key, WPA encrypted network requiring a pre-shared key, an IEEE 802.1x enabled network supporting WPA and/or an IEEE 802.1x enabled network not supporting WPA. In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a wireless network detection system having a connection component and a detection component is provided. The connection component facilitates connection of a client system to at least one of a plurality of wireless networks. The detection component identities a type of an available wireless network. Identification can be based for example, upon information received in an information element and/or iterative probing of the wireless network beacon.