Patent ID: 7668956

Claim:
A method for maximizing qualities of a user network access number (NAN) list, the user NAN list comprising plural NANs, the NANs for use by a user's client device in connecting to a data network under control of a server system, the method comprising storing in the server system an available NAN list of NANs available for the client device to connect to the data network, wherein the user NAN list comprises a subset of the available NAN list storing in the server system connection information about connecting from the NANs in the available NAN list to the data network connecting the client device to the server system setting the NANs in the user NAN list based upon the available NAN list, wherein the setting includes transmitting an identification of the NANs in the user NAN list from the client device to the server system setting an order for selecting the NANs in the user NAN list based upon the connection information, wherein the order is set outside of the user's control disconnecting the client device from the server system.