Patent ID: 8554830
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a server from a digital device over a first network, a first network device identifier for a first network device that provides access to the first network and a second network device identifier for a second network device that provides access to a second network; retrieving, by the server, a first network profile from a plurality of network profiles, the first network profile comprising a first attribute, the first network profile being retrieved based on the first network device identifier; retrieving, by the server, a second network profile from the plurality of network profiles, the second network profile comprising a second attribute, the second network profile being retrieved based on the second network device identifier; selecting, by the server, either the first network device identifier or the second network device identifier based on an attribute analysis of the first attribute and the second attribute; and providing, by the server, a wireless network selection identifier to the digital device over the first network, the wireless network selection identifier comprising the selected network device identifier, the selected network device identifier being associated with the first or second network device to enable the digital device to select the first or second network device to access the first or second network based on the selection.