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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2007
Andrew Baron, Redmond, WA (US);
Taroon Mandhana, Redmond, WA (US);
Amir Zohrenejad, Seattle, WA (US);
Andrew Baron, Redmond, WA (US);
Taroon Mandhana, Redmond, WA (US);
Amir Zohrenejad, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing network profiles and/or access to a network. Network profiles stored in a computer may be deleted and/or a connection to a wireless network may be disabled when a corresponding access period for the network has been exhausted. The access period may define an amount of time, a number of connections, a number of bits or packets of information, or other measure of connectivity to a network and/or maintenance of profile information related to the network that may be limited in some fashion.