Generating sequenced instructions for connecting through captive portals

US10506646B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Nicholas A. Banks · Duvall, US
• Piyush Goyal · Redmond, US
• Shai Guday · Redmond, US
• Triptpal Singh Lamba · Bothell, US
• David Neil MacDonald · Mercer Island, US
• Darya Mazandarany · Kirkland, US
• Christopher R. Rice · Redmond, US
• Saumaya Sharma · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 7, 2016
• Grant date: Dec 10, 2019
• Expiry date: Dec 7, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

Embodiments produce a set of instructions for connecting to a network through a network access point based on data crowdsourced from mobile computing devices. The crowdsourced data describes interactions between the mobile computing devices and the network access point when establishing a connection to the network. A cloud service analyzes the crowdsourced data to identify a set of instructions for association with the network access point. The mobile computing devices replay the set of instructions when subsequently attempting to connect to the network access point.