Evaluating wireless network access connections via near field communications

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9148749
APP PUB NO 20140094115A1
SERIAL NO

13629833

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Evaluating wireless network access connections via near field communications, including: identifying, by a requesting device, one or more network connections available to the requesting device; requesting, by the requesting device to one or more responding devices using a near field communications connection, information describing the performance of the network connections experienced by the one or more responding devices; receiving, by the requesting device, the information describing the performance of the network connections experienced by the one or more responding devices; and connecting, by the requesting device, to a preferred network connection in dependence upon the information describing the performance of the network connections experienced by the one or more responding devices.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cudak, Gary D Creedmoor, US 363 3144
Hardee, Christopher J Raleigh, US 276 3126
Humes, Randall C Raleigh, US 43 471
Roberts, Adam Moncure, US 170 1506

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