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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2009
Zhihong Mao, Dublin, IE;
Stephen Goggin, Dublin, IE;
Attila Pall, Dublin, IE;
Grzegorz Lapinski, Balgriffin, IE;
Kresimir Bozic, Dublin, IE;
Dan Stevenson, Dublin, IE;
Dan Teodosiu, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Zhihong Mao, Dublin, IE;
Stephen Goggin, Dublin, IE;
Attila Pall, Dublin, IE;
Grzegorz Lapinski, Balgriffin, IE;
Kresimir Bozic, Dublin, IE;
Dan Stevenson, Dublin, IE;
Dan Teodosiu, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The described implementations relate to automatic network selection in relation to wireless mobile devices. One method can be applied to a mobile device that has both Wi-Fi and cellular capabilities. The method can attempt to identify Wi-Fi network availability for the mobile device. This method also evaluates whether to configure the mobile device to accomplish data communication over an identified Wi-Fi network or a cellular network.