Patent ID: 8881238
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method in a mobile station, the method comprising: attempting to perform an authentication process with an access point, including transmitting in a manner receivable by the access point parameters from an editable connection profile stored in the mobile station, wherein the editable connection profile includes a network name; determining that the authentication process has failed and consequently banning the editable connection profile; if any active scanning for wireless local area networks, other than active scanning performed as part of a discovery scan, is performed by the mobile station while the editable connection profile is banned, excluding the editable connection profile from the active scanning; and if any passive scanning for wireless local area networks, other than passive scanning performed as part of a discovery scan, is performed by the mobile station while the editable connection profile is banned, removing from results of the passive scanning any records including the network name of the editable connection profile.