METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING LISTS OF WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK PROFILE INFORMATION
A method for selecting a wireless local area network (“WLAN”) for a wireless device, comprising: generating a first list of WLAN identifiers for a first group of one or more wireless local area networks (“WLANs”) accessible at a first geographic location and storing the first list in the wireless device; generating a second list of WLAN identifiers for a second group of one or more WLANs accessible at a second geographic location and storing the second list in the wireless device; selecting one of the first and second lists as an active list; and, scanning for WLANs identified by the active list to identify an available WLAN for the wireless device.
1 . A method for selecting a wireless local area network (“WLAN”) for a wireless device, comprising:
generating a first list of WLAN identifiers for a first group of one or more wireless local area networks (“WLANs”) accessible at a first geographic location and storing the first list in the wireless device;
generating a second list of WLAN identifiers for a second group of one or more WLANs accessible at a second geographic location and storing the second list in the wireless device;
selecting one of the first and second lists as an active list based on proximity of a current geographic location of the wireless device to the first and second geographic locations, respectively;
including in the active list WLAN identifiers of infrequently used WLANs associated with the current geographic location; and,
scanning for WLANs identified by the active list to identify an available WLAN for the wireless device.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second lists exclude WLAN identifiers of infrequently used WLANs.
3 . The method of claim 1 and further comprising receiving the WLAN identifiers of infrequently used WLANS from a server.
4 . The method of claim 3 and further comprising storing the WLAN identifiers of infrequently used WLANS in the wireless device.
5 . The method of claim 1 and further comprising determining the current geographic location of the wireless device.
6 . The method of claim 5 wherein the current geographic location is determined from global positioning system (“GPS”) information.
7 . The method of claim 1 wherein each WLAN identifier is one of a service set identifier (“SSID”), a network name, and a profile name.
8 . The method of claim 1 wherein each WLAN identifier has an associated WLAN profile including a geographic location of the respective WLAN.
9 . The method of claim 1 wherein each of the first and second groups of WLANs are accessible from at least one of the first and second geographic locations.
10 . The method of claim 1 and further comprising presenting the first and second lists on a display screen of the wireless device.
11 . A system for selecting a wireless local area network (“WLAN”), the system comprising:
a processor coupled to memory and to an interface to one or more wireless local area networks (“WLANs”); and,
at least one or hardware and software modules within the memory and controlled or executed by the processor, the modules including:
a module for generating a first list of WLAN identifiers for a first group of one or more WLANs accessible at a first geographic location and storing the first list in the system;
a module for generating a second list of WLAN identifiers for a second group of one or more WLANs accessible at a second geographic location and storing the second list in the system;
a module for selecting one of the first and second lists as an active list based on proximity of a current geographic location of the system to the first and second geographic locations, respectively;
a module for including in the active list WLAN identifiers of infrequently used WLANs associated with the current geographic location; and,
a module for scanning for WLANs identified by the active list to identify an available WLAN for the system.
12 . The system of claim 11 wherein the first and second lists exclude WLAN identifiers of infrequently used WLANs.
13 . The system of claim 11 and further comprising a module for receiving the WLAN identifiers of infrequently used WLANS from a server.
14 . The system of claim 13 and further comprising a module for storing the WLAN identifiers of infrequently used WLANS in the system.
15 . The system of claim 11 and further comprising a module for determining the current geographic location of the system.
16 . The system of claim 15 wherein the current geographic location is determined from global positioning system (“GPS”) information.
17 . The system of claim 11 wherein each WLAN identifier is one of a service set identifier (“SSID”), a network name, and a profile name.
18 . The system of claim 11 wherein each WLAN identifier has an associated WLAN profile including a geographic location of the respective WLAN.
19 . The system of claim 1 wherein each of the first and second groups of WLANs are accessible from at least one of the first and second geographic locations.
20 . The system of claim 1 and further comprising a module for presenting the first and second lists on a display screen of the system.