公开(公告)号：US20190098674A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：US15717053

申请日：2017-09-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Vinesh PALLEN ,  Ronald K. Huang ,  Chaitanya Mannemala ,  Christopher R. Purcell ,  Sriram Lakshmanan

IPC: H04W76/02 ,  H04W4/02

Abstract: Embodiments for performing, by a wireless device, a procedure for auto-joining a wireless network based on factors associated with the wireless networks are provided. The embodiments include determining a current location of the wireless device. The wireless device stores information regarding nearby known networks associated with the current location of the wireless device and may select a candidate network from the nearby known networks based on a network score associated with the candidate network.

公开(公告)号：US20160330635A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-10

申请号：US15148283

申请日：2016-05-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kapil CHHABRA ,  Welly KASTEN ,  Vinesh PALLEN

IPC: H04W24/02 ,  H04W76/06 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W40/24 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/26

CPC classification number: H04W56/001 ,  H04L43/10 ,  H04L67/104 ,  H04L67/2842 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W40/244 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W76/30 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: The present disclosure describes an electronic device that includes an antenna and an interface circuit. The interface circuit communicates, via the antenna, with a companion electronic device and/or a communication hub (e.g., an access point). The companion electronic device may communicate with the communication hub over a wireless network. During operation, the electronic device receives, from the companion electronic device or an archive electronic device, network-state information including an identifier of the companion electronic device, an identifier of the communication hub, or timing-synchronization information for beacons from the communication hub. In some embodiments, the network-state information may further include a channel associated with the connection. Moreover, the electronic device may disable communication via a first communication technique (e.g., Bluetooth) and enable communication via a second communication technique (e.g., WiFi). Furthermore, the electronic device may associate with the communication hub on the wireless network based on the network-state information.

Abstract translation: 本公开描述了一种包括天线和接口电路的电子设备。 接口电路经由天线与伴随的电子设备和/或通信集线器（例如，接入点）进行通信。 伴随电子设备可以通过无线网络与通信集线器通信。 在操作期间，电子设备从伴随电子设备或归档电子设备接收包括通信集线器的标识符，通信集线器的标识符或来自通信集线器的信标的定时同步信息的网络状态信息 。 在一些实施例中，网络状态信息还可以包括与该连接相关联的信道。 此外，电子设备可以通过第一通信技术（例如，蓝牙）禁用通信，并且通过第二通信技术（例如，WiFi）启用通信。 此外，电子设备可以基于网络状态信息与无线网络上的通信集线器相关联。

公开(公告)号：US20150350911A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-03

申请号：US14292524

申请日：2014-05-30

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Vinesh PALLEN ,  Welly KASTEN ,  Artiom SHAMIS ,  Kapil CHHABRA

IPC: H04W12/08 ,  H04W48/08 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W76/02

CPC classification number: H04W12/08 ,  H04L63/18 ,  H04W12/0023 ,  H04W12/003 ,  H04W12/00502 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W48/08 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: A system, method and station used to establish a guest connection to a WiFi network. A first station establishes a first connection to a second station using a first communication mechanism, receives a data block from the second station, the data block including network information based upon a Basic Service Set (BSS) identification (BSSID) corresponding to a access point of a WiFi network to which the second station has connected, authentication information for connecting to the WiFi network and a time field indicating an amount of time the first station is allowed to access the WiFi network using the data block, establishes a second connection to the WiFi network using a second communication mechanism based upon the network information and authentication information of the data block and disconnects the second connection when the amount of time expires.

Abstract translation: 用于建立与WiFi网络的客户连接的系统，方法和站。 第一站使用第一通信机制建立到第二站的第一连接，从第二站接收数据块，数据块包括基于对应于接入点的基本业务集（BSSID）标识（BSSID）的网络信息 与第二站连接的WiFi网络的连接，用于连接到WiFi网络的认证信息和指示第一站被允许使用数据块访问WiFi网络的时间量的时间字段建立到 WiFi网络使用基于网络信息和数据块的认证信息的第二通信机制，并且当时间量到期时断开第二连接。