Patent ID: 8645772

Claim:
An apparatus for managing network connection of an intelligent communications device, comprising: a communication module that is operative to monitor the network connection through a first port that is independent of a network port, the first port associated with a computer-executable application, wherein the computer-executable application is operative to detect a failure of the network connection; a detection module that is operative to detect a failure of the network connection at the network port and, in response to the failure at the network port, cause the computer-executable application and an additional port to reconnect to the intelligent communications device to the communications network; and a power supply module that is operative to iteratively power cycle operation of the computer-executable application until the network connection is re-established, wherein the detection module is further operative to determine if a network device is within network coverage and, if the network device is out of network coverage, power cycle operation of the computer-executable application until the network connection is reestablished.