Patent ID: 8719431
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method in a wireless local area network client device, the method comprising: receiving a first indication via a user input component of the wireless local area network client device not to store a persistent connection profile of a first wireless local area network having a first network name, and in response to receiving the first indication, storing in the wireless local area network client device a transient connection profile of the first wireless local area network, the transient connection profile including the first network name; while the transient connection profile of the first wireless local area network is stored in the wireless local area network client device, comparing scan results from scanning for wireless local area networks to the transient connection profile of the first wireless local area network; receiving a second indication via the user input component not to store a persistent connection profile of a second wireless local area network having a second network name that differs from the first network name, and in response to receiving the second indication, automatically deleting the transient connection profile of the first wireless local area network from the wireless local area network client device by overwriting the transient connection profile of the first wireless local area network with a transient connection profile of the second wireless local area network, the transient connection profile of the second wireless local area network including the second network name; and while the transient connection profile of the second wireless local area network is stored in the wireless local area network client device, comparing scan results from scanning for wireless local area networks to the transient connection profile of the second wireless local area network.