Patent ID: 7000015
Filing Date: 2006-02-14
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing information to an application on a computing device, the method comprising: discovering that the computing device is attached to a first network; associating a first name with the first network; upon discovering that the computing device is attached to the first network, discovering information about the first network, the information about the first network comprising first physical location information; providing the first name and the first physical location information to the application; discovering that the computing device is attached to a second network, the second network different from the first network; associating a second name with the second network, the second name different from the first name; upon gaining connectivity to the second network, discovering information about the second network, the information about the second network comprising second physical location information; providing the second name to the application; and if the second physical location information differs from the first physical location information, then providing the second physical location information to the application; wherein providing the first physical location information to the application comprises providing a location method used in said discovering information about the first network to the application via an Application Programming Interface (API).