Patent ID: 8427942

Claim:
A method for providing a mobile client with a wireless connection to a wireless network, the method comprising: triggering an access point scanning process in disconnected mode, wherein access point scanning in disconnected mode comprises; monitoring movement of the mobile client using a low-power sensor disposed onboard the mobile client; and triggering a disconnected mode access point scanning process based on the mobile client moving more than a threshold distance; connecting to an access point found by the disconnected mode access point scanning process; performing access point scanning in connected mode, wherein access point scanning in connected mode comprises: periodically triggering a connected mode access point scanning process, wherein the connected mode access point scanning process includes a signal strength threshold for potential access points; monitoring movement of the mobile client using the a low-power sensor disposed onboard the mobile client; determining an access point density of the wireless network; adjusting the signal strength threshold based on the determined access point density; and adjusting a frequency of the periodic triggering based on the monitored movement and the determined access point density.