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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2013
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Artiom Shamis, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Kapil Chhabra, Milpitas, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method automatically connects a device to a WiFi network. The method includes determining WiFi networks that are available for a connection thereto. The method includes categorizing each of the WiFi networks as a private WiFi network or a public WiFi network in which the private WiFi network utilizes a first association process while the public WiFi network utilizes a second association process. The method includes executing a first automatic connection process using the first association process until a successful connection is established to one of the private WiFi networks based upon a first prioritized list. The method includes executing a second automatic connection process until a successful connection is established to one of the public WiFi networks based upon a second prioritized list when the first automatic connection process to the private wireless networks is unsuccessful.