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(12) PATENT APPLICATION PUBLICATION (21) Application No.1469/CHE/2012 A
(19) INDIA
(22) Date of filing of Application :12/04/2012 (43) Publication Date : 21/06/2013
(54) Title of the invention : METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN EFFICIENTLY SCANNING FOR WIRELESS
NETWORKS BASED ON APPLICATION TYPE
(51) International classification
:H04W
84/00
(31) Priority Document No :11162666.9
(32) Priority Date :15/04/2011
(33) Name of priority country :EPO
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(71)Name of Applicant :
1)RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
Address of Applicant :295 PHILLIP STREET,
WATERLOO, ONTARIO, N2L 3W8 Canada
(72)Name of Inventor :
1)KHOLAIF AHMAD MOHAMMAD MOHAMMAD
2)RAWLINS RUDY EUGENE
(57) Abstract :
A mobile communication device invokes a first application or a second application. When the first application is invoked, the
mobile device scans to search for one or more WLANs identified in a first subset of WLAN profiles. When the second application
is invoked, the mobile device scans to search for one or more WLANs identified in a second subset of WLAN profiles. The first
application may be a messaging application, such as a personal information manager (PIM) application, which may utilize
WLANs having external network connectivity. The second application may be a streaming media application, which may utilize
WLAN appliances having no external network connectivity. Alternatively, the second application may be a conference meeting
application or military application which may utilize ad hoc networks having no external network connectivity.
No. of Pages : 40 No. of Claims : 11
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