Patent ID: 9167053
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for selecting a network on a computing device, the method comprising: detecting, via at least one processor of the computing device, network information about a first network that available for connection; comparing the network information to network provisioning information that originates from a trusted source; adding a network identifier associated with the first network to an available networks list indicating a plurality of available networks; identifying trusted networks in the available networks list; ranking the trusted networks forming a ranked trusted network list; presenting the ranked trusted network list in a graphical user interface; receiving user input selecting a connection network from the ranked trusted networks list; probing the connection network without connecting to the connection network, wherein the probing reveals additional information about the connection network; comparing the additional information to the provisioning information; if the additional information matches a portion of the provisioning information, updating a venue cache with the additional information; and connecting to the connection network; and if the additional information does not matche a portion of the provisioning information, refusing connection to the connection network.