Patent ID: 8744426

Claim:
A profile switching method based on mobile phone WIFI (wireless fidelity), the method comprising steps of: A. pre-storing an SSID (service set identifier) of a WLAN (wireless local area network) corresponding to a specified location, and storing a profile of the mobile phone corresponding to the SSID of the specified location, the profile comprising at least one of ring tone, volume, and vibration mode settings of the mobile phone, wherein step A further comprises: activating a location labeling function as required, and annotating a name of the specified location corresponding to the SSID of the WLAN; and setting and storing the profile of the mobile phone corresponding to the name of the specified location of the SSID as required; B. searching a WLAN in the vicinity at designated times through the mobile phone WIFI, and acquiring the SSID of the WLAN; C. comparing the acquired SSID of the WLAN and the pre-stored SSID, when the acquired SSID of the WLAN and the pre-stored SSID are determined to be the same, prompting a user and activating the profile of the mobile phone corresponding to the pre-stored SSID.