Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090109995 | AD HOC WIRELESS NETWORKING - A software architecture providing ad hoc wireless networking capabilities. The software architecture may be compatible with wireless devices, such as UWB devices operating according to the WLP communication protocol. The software architecture may include user mode and kernel mode modules, and may include a multiplexing driver framework to enable system connection to multiple ad hoc networks. | 04-30-2009 |
20090204725 | WIMAX COMMUNICATION THROUGH WI-FI EMULATION - A computer system with a software framework for supporting Wi-Fi communications that is used for WiMAX communications in a user friendly way. A Wi-Fi emulation component presents a driver interface to the framework that allows Wi-Fi user interfaces and control functions to operate with a WiMAX network card. Functions of the WiMAX card not supported through the framework may be translated within the emulation component to command objects that are passed by the framework to extensibility components. The extensibility components may be supplied in association with the network interface card. The emulation component also presents an interface to a driver for a WiMAX network interface card in a form that may interface directly with the framework, if the framework is modified to support WiMAX communications. | 08-13-2009 |
20110134799 | AD HOC WIRELESS NETWORKING - A software architecture providing ad hoc wireless networking capabilities. The software architecture may be compatible with wireless devices, such as UWB devices operating according to the WLP communication protocol. The software architecture may include user mode and kernel mode modules, and may include a multiplexing driver framework to enable system connection to multiple ad hoc networks. | 06-09-2011 |
20110282985 | NETWORK AND INTERFACE SELECTION ON A COMPUTING DEVICE CAPABLE OF ESTABLISHING CONNECTIONS VIA MULTIPLE NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA - A system and method for carrying out network and interface selections across multiple media is disclosed. The disclosed system facilitates automated network interface configuration decision-making that spans a set of networks supporting communications via differing media. A set of media specific modules associated with differing communications media acquire network interface status/capabilities information. A rules engine thereafter applies a designated network selection rule(s) to the acquired network interface status/capabilities information, and any other appropriate parameters attributable to either an interface or network, to select one or more networks and interfaces with which to establish/maintain a connection. | 11-17-2011 |
20130183935 | EXTENSIBLE FRAMEWORK FOR WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTIVITY - An extensible framework for offloading data traffic sent to a mobile computing device over a cellular network to a wireless network comprises software plugins, a plugin host that is typically part of the mobile device operating system, and plugin interfaces through which the plugin host communicates with the plugins. A plugin is associated with one or more mobile operators. The framework can comprise one or more plugins, but typically, only one plugin is active at a time. The framework can automatically detect and connect to wireless networks associated with a mobile operator associated with an active plugin. The plugin can automatically authenticate the mobile device or a mobile device user with the mobile operator over the connected wireless network. The plugins are not allowed access to operating system functions responsible for detecting and connecting and disconnecting to a wireless network, which can improve mobile operating system stability and battery life. | 07-18-2013 |
20130298204 | Automatic Detection of Wireless Network Type - Techniques for facilitating automatic detection of a type of wireless network are described. In accordance with one or more embodiments, 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. In accordance with one or more embodiments, 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 identifies 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. | 11-07-2013 |
20140321320 | Ad Hoc Wireless Networking - A software architecture providing ad hoc wireless networking capabilities. The software architecture may be compatible with wireless devices, such as UWB devices operating according to the WLP communication protocol. The software architecture may include user mode and kernel mode modules, and may include a multiplexing driver framework to enable system connection to multiple ad hoc networks. | 10-30-2014 |
20150016406 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OFFLOADING TRAFFIC FROM CELLULAR NETWORKS - An extensible framework for offloading data traffic sent to a mobile computing device over a cellular network to a wireless network comprises software plugins, a plugin host that is typically part of the mobile device operating system, and plugin interfaces through which the plugin host communicates with the plugins. A plugin is associated with one or more mobile operators. The framework can comprise one or more plugins, but typically, only one plugin is active at a time. The framework can automatically detect and connect to wireless networks associated with a mobile operator associated with an active plugin. The plugin can automatically authenticate the mobile device or a mobile device user with the mobile operator over the connected wireless network. The plugins are not allowed access to operating system functions responsible for detecting and connecting and disconnecting to a wireless network, which can improve mobile operating system stability and battery life. | 01-15-2015 |