Patent ID: 7583684

Claim:
A method for automatically and seamlessly switching from a first local area network (LAN) to a second LAN, the method comprising: using a networking device to request a transmission data application operating on the first LAN in accordance with a first service set identity (SSID); retrieving a second SSID that is associated with the requested transmission data application for operation on the second LAN; comparing the first SSID to the second SSID; automatically, dynamically switching the first SSID with the second SSID based on the requested transmission data application to automatically disassociate the networking device from the first LAN and associate the networking device with the second LAN, and to begin processing the requested transmission data application on the second LAN; and transmitting transmission data on the first LAN using the first SSID when the first SSID is equal to the second SSID.