US 12,015,538 B2
Specifying link layer information in a URL
James W. Scott, Cambridge (GB); Nicolas Villar, Cambridge (GB); and Stephen E. Hodges, Cambridge (GB)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/732,495.
Application 17/732,495 is a continuation of application No. 16/777,771, filed on Jan. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,349,746.
Application 16/777,771 is a continuation of application No. 13/765,984, filed on Feb. 13, 2013, granted, now 10,574,560, issued on Feb. 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0255834 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 45/00 (2022.01); H04L 61/503 (2022.01); H04W 12/50 (2021.01); H04L 69/321 (2022.01); H04L 101/30 (2022.01); H04W 12/77 (2021.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 45/00 (2013.01) [H04L 61/503 (2022.05); H04W 12/50 (2021.01); H04L 69/321 (2013.01); H04L 2101/30 (2022.05); H04W 12/77 (2021.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a resolving device, a URL specifying, within metadata of the URL:
a location for content,
a first network name corresponding to a first network,
a second network name corresponding to a second network,
credentials for accessing the first network, and
a location criterion for selecting between the first network and the second network based on a location of the resolving device;
selecting the first network based on the location criterion and the location of the resolving device; and
accessing the content at the resolving device from the location for content by connecting to the selected first network using the credentials for accessing the first network.