Information handling system including wireless scanning feature

Details Information handling system including wireless scanning feature Information handling system including wireless scanning feature

2007-09-25

2007-09-25

Perveen, Rehana (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Computer power control

By external command

C713S300000, C713S320000, C713S324000, C455S039000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10805716

ABSTRACT:
An information handling system (IHS) is provided which includes a wireless section that detects the presence of an available wireless network on which the IHS can communicate. When an initialize scan switch is actuated, the wireless section is powered up to perform a scan while other sections of the IHS remain unpowered. In this manner, an available wireless network can be detected without fully powering up the IHS to check for wireless network connections.

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