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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2014
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Arlington, VA (US);
Robert Moskowitz, Oak Park, MI (US);
Paul Hubner, McKinney, TX (US);
Paul Hubbard, San Diego, CA (US);
Abby Charfauros, San Diego, CA (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system for detection of a network are described. A network list indicating a plurality of network identifiers associated with a mobile device is determined. Each network identifier identifies one or more access points for a respective wireless network. Locality information is determined based on one or more sensors of the mobile device. At least one of the plurality of network identifiers is selected based on the locality information. And a transmission of the selected network identifiers by the mobile device is initiated.