CN101263683A - Connecting to different network types through a common user interface - Google Patents

Abstract

Described is a technology by which network connections are unified into a single user interface for user interaction with those networks. Upon receiving information identifying available networks that correspond to different types of media, a user interface component aggregates the available network connections and displays representations of the available network connections on the user interface. The result is a single user interface page on which the available networks are represented as available network connections that may correspond to destinations, for example by displaying a network name and/or a user-friendly name maintained in a network profile. Also displayable is connectivity status, security-related information, signal strength information for wireless network connections, and other information. The user may choose to show all available network connections, or only subset of the available network connections (e.g., only wireless, or only dial-up or VPN).

Description

Be connected to different network types by common user interface

Background

In the computer systems and networks in the present age, the computer user checks network from the viewpoint of network source, and for example what the user need do and connect.For example, main frame generally has one or more network interface unit (NIC), and wherein each provides corresponding to one of network connection dissimilar connectedness.

Generally, each during the network of these types connects provides its oneself user experience.For example, in Microsoft

In the operating system, exist and to be used for that remote access service (RAS) dial-up connection, RAS PPPoE (point-to-point protocol on the Ethernet) connect, RAS VPN (virtual private networks) connects, RAS connection manager dialing/VPN connects, wireless 802.11 connect, wireless wide area network connect (for example, GSM/CDMA), Wi-Max 802.16 connections and

The different user interface that individual territory net connects.And the user typically has to go to different places and finds out the user interface that is used to be connected to each, and the often work of each user interface with differing from one another.

Become more service-oriented substantially along with calculating, user's diverse network connects the service that can be considered to have a plurality of suppliers.Numerous users baffle handling to obscure and to feel when network connects, because general, and active user's INTERFACE MODEL that connection has a different user interface to heterogeneous networks service-oriented, network destination computation model that do not match.

General introduction

Provide this to summarize and introduce following some representative concepts that in detailed description, further describe in a simplified manner.This general introduction is not intended to identify the key feature or the substantive characteristics of theme required for protection, and it is not intended to limit by any way the scope of theme required for protection yet.

Briefly, various aspects of the present invention described herein are at network being connected the technology that is unified into for the unique user interface of user and these network interactions.Collector comprises corresponding to the media module of networks of different type and obtains network related information from a plurality of media module.The user interface components that is coupled to aggregator component (or as its part) shows the expression that the available network of different network type connects in the universal interaction formula page.

For this reason, after receiving the information of sign corresponding to the available network of dissimilar medium, user interface components and/or aggregator aggregates available network connect and show the expression that available network connects on user interface.The result obtains the unique user interface page, and for example by being presented at network name and/or the user-friendly name of safeguarding in the network profile, available network is represented as and can connects corresponding to the available network of destination on it.Also can show signal strength information and other information that connectivity state, security related information, wireless network connect.

By mutual with the page, the user can be connected to any available network or disconnect with it.As other mutual examples, the user can select to show that all available networks connect, or only shows the subclass (for example, only display radio or only dialing or VPN) that available network connects, or by obtaining additional information alternately with the page.

When describing in detail below considering in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, other advantages will become apparent.

The accompanying drawing summary

Show the present invention as example, and the invention is not restricted to accompanying drawing, identical reference number is indicated similar element in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 shows the illustrated examples of the general-purpose computations environment that can comprise each side of the present invention therein.

Fig. 2 is used to show and/or enables by the expression of common user interface to the exemplary architecture of the connection of different network type.

Fig. 3 is used to show and/or enables by the expression of common user interface to the exemplary components of the connection of different network type.

Fig. 4 is to use profile information and filters the expression that optionally shows usable network information.

Fig. 5-the 10th, user interface is in as by the expression in the various states of user interactions and network availability and incident control.

Describe in detail

The exemplary operation environment

Fig. 1 shows the example that can realize suitable computingasystem environment 100 of the present invention thereon.Computingasystem environment 100 is an example of suitable computing environment, is not intended to the scope of application of the present invention or function are proposed any restriction.Should not be interpreted as that the arbitrary assembly shown in the exemplary operation environment 100 or its combination are had any dependence or requirement to computing environment 100 yet.

The present invention can operate with numerous other universal or special computingasystem environment or configuration.The example that is fit to known computing system, environment and/or the configuration of use in the present invention comprises, but be not limited to, personal computer, server computer, hand-held or laptop devices, graphic tablet equipment, multicomputer system, the system based on microprocessor, set-top box, programmable consumer electronics, network PC, minicomputer, large-scale computer, comprise any the distributed computer environment etc. in said system or the equipment.

The present invention can describe in the general context of the computer executable instructions of being carried out by computer such as program module etc.Generally speaking, program module comprises routine, program, object, assembly, data structure etc., and they are carried out particular task or realize particular abstract.The present invention can realize in distributed computing environment (DCE) that also wherein task is by carrying out by the teleprocessing equipment of communication network link.In distributed computing environment (DCE), program module can be arranged in this locality and/or the remote computer storage medium that comprises memory storage device.

With reference to figure 1, be used to realize that an example system of the present invention comprises the universal computing device of computer 110 forms.The assembly of computer 110 can include, but not limited to processing unit 120, system storage 130 and will comprise that the various system components of system storage are coupled to the system bus 121 of processing unit 120.System bus 121 can be any in the bus structures of some types, comprises any the local bus in the various bus architectures of memory bus or Memory Controller, peripheral bus and use.As example, and unrestricted, such architecture comprises ISA (EISA) bus, Video Electronics Standards Association's (VESA) local bus and the peripheral component interconnect (pci) bus (being also referred to as the Mezzanine bus) of ISA(Industry Standard Architecture) bus, MCA (MCA) bus, expansion.

Computer 110 generally includes various computer-readable mediums.Computer-readable medium can be any usable medium that can be visited by computer 110, and comprises volatibility and non-volatile media, removable and removable medium not.As example, and unrestricted, computer-readable medium can comprise computer-readable storage medium and communication media.Computer-readable storage medium comprised with any method or technology being used to of realizing to be stored such as the volatibility of information such as computer-readable instruction, data structure, program module or other data and non-volatile, removable and removable medium not.Computer-readable storage medium includes, but not limited to RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology; CD-ROM, digital versatile disc (DVD) or other optical disc storage; Cassette, tape, disk storage or other magnetic storage apparatus; Maybe can be used to store information needed and can be by any other medium of computer 110 visits.Communication media is embodied as usually such as computer-readable instruction, data structure, program module or other data in the modulated message signal such as carrier wave or other transmission mechanism, and comprises any information transmitting medium.Term " modulated message signal " refers to a kind of like this signal, and its one or more features are set or change in the mode of coded message in signal.As example, and unrestricted, communication media comprises such as cable network or the direct wire medium that connects of line, and such as the wireless medium of acoustics, RF, infrared ray and other wireless medium.The combination of any also should be included within the scope of computer-readable medium in above-mentioned.

System storage 130 comprises the computer-readable storage medium of volatibility and/or nonvolatile memory form, such as read-only memory (ROM) 131 and random-access memory (ram) 132.Basic input/output 133 (BIOS) includes the basic routine of the information of transmitting between the element when helping such as startup in computer 110, it is stored among the ROM 131 usually.RAM 132 comprises processing unit 120 usually can zero access and/or present data and/or program module of operating.As example, and unrestricted, Fig. 1 shows operating system 134, application program 135, other program module 136 and routine data 137.

Computer 110 also can comprise other removable/not removable, volatile/nonvolatile computer storage media.Only as example, Fig. 1 shows and reads in never removable, the non-volatile magnetizing mediums or to its hard disk drive that writes 141, from removable, non-volatile magnetic disk 152, read or to its disc driver that writes 151, and from such as reading removable, the non-volatile CDs 156 such as CD ROM or other optical medium or to its CD drive that writes 155.Other that can use under the exemplary operation environment be removable/and not removable, volatile/nonvolatile computer storage media includes, but not limited to cassette tape, flash card, digital versatile disc, digital recording band, solid-state RAM, solid-state ROM etc.Hard disk drive 141 is connected to system bus 121 by the not removable memory interface such as interface 140 usually, and disc driver 151 and CD drive 155 are connected to system bus 121 by the removable memory interface such as interface 150 usually.

More than describe and driver shown in Figure 1 and the computer-readable storage medium that is associated thereof provide storage to computer-readable instruction, data structure, program module and other data for computer 110.For example, in Fig. 1, hard disk drive 141 is illustrated as storage operating system 144, application program 145, other program module 146 and routine data 147.Notice that these assemblies can be identical or different with operating system 134, application program 135, other program module 136 and routine data 137.It is in order to illustrate that they are different copies at least that operating system 144, application program 145, other program module 146 and routine data 147 have been marked different labels here.The user can pass through input equipment, is that electronic digitalizing instrument 164, microphone 163, keyboard 162 and pointing device 161 (being often referred to mouse, tracking ball or touch pads) are to computer 110 input commands and information such as graphic tablet.Other input equipment (not shown) can comprise joystick, game paddle, satellite dish, scanner etc.These and other input equipment is connected to processing unit 120 by the user's input interface 160 that is coupled to system bus usually, but also can be connected such as parallel port, game port or USB (USB) by other interface or bus structures.The display device of monitor 191 or other type is connected to system bus 121 also via interface such as video interface 190.Monitor 191 also can be integrated with touch panel etc.Notice that monitor and/or touch panel can be physically coupled to the shell comprising computing equipment 110, such as in the graphic tablet personal computer.In addition, also can comprise other peripheral output equipment such as the computer of computing equipment 110, such as loud speaker 195 and printer 196, they can connect by output peripheral interface 194.

Computer 110 can use to one or more remote computers, is connected operation under the networked environment such as the logic of remote computer 180.Remote computer 180 can be personal computer, server, router, network PC, peer device or other common network node, and generally include many or all elements of above describing, in Fig. 1 although memory storage device 181 only is shown with respect to computer 110.Logic shown in Fig. 1 connects and comprises one or more Local Area Network 171 and one or more wide area network (WAN) 173, but also can comprise other network.Such networked environment is common in office, enterprise-wide. computer networks, Intranet and internet.

When using in the LAN networked environment, computer 110 is connected to LAN 171 by network interface or adapter 170.When using in the WAN networked environment, computer 110 generally includes modulator-demodulator 172 or is used for setting up other device of communicating by letter on such as WAN such as internet 173.Modulator-demodulator 172 can be internal or external, and it can be connected to system bus 121 by user's input interface 160 or other suitable mechanism.Can be such as the Wireless Networking assembly 174 that comprises interface and antenna by being coupled to WAN or LAN such as suitable device such as access point or peer computer.In networked environment, program module or its part described with respect to computer 110 can be stored in the remote memory storage device.As example, and unrestricted, Fig. 1 shows remote application 185 and resides on the memory devices 181.It is exemplary that network shown in being appreciated that connects, and can use other means of setting up communication link between computer.

Auxiliary display subsystem 199 can connect via user interface 160, so that can provide such as data such as contents of program, system mode and event notices, even the major part of computer system is in the low power state to the user.Auxiliary display subsystem 199 can be connected to modulator-demodulator 172 and/or network interface 170 so that can communicate by letter between these systems when Main Processor Unit 120 is in low power state.

Be connected to different network types

The each side of technology described herein is at representing network in the new mode that promotes user selection to be connected to the ability of these networks.One general aspect in, the current attachable one or more networks of interface of each medium report by these medium, the user interface aggregation network is so that present to the user, the user can select network intuitively based on medium type thus.For example, be connected if user's computer has wireless medium ability, dialing modem and Ethernet, the then main user interface page can present wireless network, Dial-up Network and Ethernet line broadband network; The user can be connected to selected network via the main user interface page.And, network connect available close friend, present based on the name of destination, such as " work ", " meeting " etc.The illustrative herein main user interface page also shows the modified user interface page with acting on, such as the page of display radio network only or only show the mechanism of the page of dialing and VPN network.Notice that as used herein, term " page " is not limited to the visual output of any particular type, referring on the contrary can be via mutual any demonstration output such as pointing device, comprises window, based on the page of HTML etc., program window etc.

Yet as will be appreciated, various aspects described herein are not limited to any specific notion or example.For example, an illustrative herein architecture can be expanded the network of handling the future in addition that exceeds present realization and connect, and therefore diverse network shown here connects the only determinate example of right and wrong.Similarly, user interface shown here shows it only is example.Therefore, any one right and wrong in example described herein, structure or the function are determinate, and the present invention can use according to the variety of way that calculating, data communication, program and networking benefit and advantage generally are provided.

Fig. 2 is conceptive to have represented to make the user to be easy to be connected to the user interface and the architecture of heterogeneous networks, comprises by difference is connected being grouped into group of networks, and the user no longer needs to understand to select which connection when being connected to the particular network destination thus.For example, if the user selects to be called the network of " work ", then underlying architecture this suitable connection that will be dynamically connected certainly.If necessary, this comprises other networks of disconnection.For the user, user interface with focus from having made networking into based on the networking that connects (source) based on the destination, thereby simplified the network connection.

In Fig. 2, view available networks component 200 comprises user interface code 204 and collector 206.The user can use guide 208 to wait unify user's the net structure appropriate users interface for given department of computer science.Notice that the view available networks page that obtains is also sometimes referred to as quick connection dialog box.

Collector 206 is by adopting media-specific module 210 ₁-210 _n, such as a module that is used for wireless medium, the module etc. that is used for the RAS medium diverse network is connected data and moves to together.Generally, in one implementation, each medium type has its oneself media module that is inserted into collector 206, such as by using known assemblies object model (COM) technology to connect com object.Notice each module also informs when be connected to network to collector 206.

(for example, module 210 for each module ₂) be connected with at least one again stream engine 212 be associated, and exist one to connect the stream engine to each connection type, for example have the connection stream engine be used for RAS, and in this is used for connection stream engine of RAS, exist another that be used to dial to connect stream engine, be used for PPPoE another connect stream engine, user VPN another connect stream engine etc.Generally, connection is flowed engine and is comprised the logic that is used for executable operations and upgrades collector 206, for example takes anything to move when the user clicks when connecting, what is assembled, how to revise the main user interface page, takes what action etc. when the user clicks disconnection.Notice that this connection stream engine model has promoted extensibility,, but not gather for new connection type provides different dialog boxes because for example third party manufacturer can provide connection stream engine and come more new user interface as the framework that has the fresh content or the page.

Fig. 3 illustration example network linked system structure more specifically, Fig. 4 shows the available network profiles service architecture, this architecture is used for having connected or having disposed and be intended for before the user network of its maintenance information.Notice that although general, the network architecture of Fig. 3 is at collecting current network information, and provides this information to user interface components, Fig. 3 also comprises the network profile notion.

In an example implementation, view available subscribers interface assembly 202 as program 302 (for example, the operating system assembly) a part is comprised, user and other operating system assemblies etc. are mutual thus, for example as shown in Figure 3 based on

Operating system in explorer.exe.Notice, represented content wizard 309 in Fig. 3, the network of creating before for example being used to be connected to connects.Comprise media module 310 ₁With 310 ₂Another network associated component collection be comprised in (for example, another operating system assembly), for example svchost.exe in another network server 304.Yet, as understanding ground easily, there be not the requirement of assembly, in fact by the configuration of the by way of example shown in Fig. 3, may only have a program carrying out the performed all operations of these assemblies, or carry out operation described herein add-on assemble any actual number still less or more; And any such assembly can be according to any way separation or combination basically.

Generally, as mentioned above, user interface components 302 obtains about the current information available of which network for can connecting from network server 304.Notice, in Fig. 3, media module for example is indirectly coupled to view available networks UI assembly 202 via movable and available network profile module 312 and 314 respectively, to allow in this seeervice level is movable about which network and which network can be used, and comprises that those safeguard have the network of information to filter in network profile store 316.For example, view available networks UI assembly 202 can be in-process COM module, and other modules also are loaded into in-process.Each media module 310 ₁-310 _nCan be by certain their own process of selecting method and its service (for example, available network COM module 310 separately outward ₁-310 _n) communication.

Notice, availability depends on various criterions, comprise the current type that is installed in the media component in the computer system, for example wireless NIC, Ethernet NIC, dialing modem etc., and whether where the user is positioned at and what is available, for example whether detects any wireless network, exist LAN to connect etc.

Fig. 4 illustrates in greater detail the example concept of configuration file and filtration.Guide and/or user can be mutual with network profile store 316 via network profile service 420, carry out as providing the pet name etc. to network.Media module 210 to available network profiles service reporting ent availability (for example, by the IavailableNetworks interface), in this service availability information then in conjunction with the network profile store data handle with filter out disabled network and/or one or more networks of configuration file can with the time report the configuration file of available network.Therefore, in the example of Fig. 4, network A-E can use, and what be filtered and report to view available networks UI is network C, comprises the configuration file X of network A and D and comprise network B and the configuration file Y of E.

Experience for the networking of simplifying the user, Fig. 5 shows the exemplary user interface page 500, and it is with having promoted connection by various available networkings connections are unified into unique user interface page 500 in fact with reference to the described 26S Proteasome Structure and Function of figure 2-4.The page 500 usefulness act on the main entry point that is connected to new or existing network.

As mentioned above, do not realize that view available networks UI interface 500 is necessary although be not, but connect to experience and provide more unified sensation to it in order to simplify, the UI page 500 can use wizard framework for example to comprise to create guide 208 and be connected guide 209 and make up and operate.As can understanding ground easily, such wizard framework allows to connect to experience and flows to each from the view available networks UI page 500 basically seamlessly and connect the page, provides consistent impression and the user is in better understanding where in the given connection procedure to the user.

Also as mentioned above, can comprise available network profile information about the information of available network and about the data of configuration file component.Therefore, view available networks UI 500 can be configured to the user provides single entrance to check the network destination, and promptly the view available networks UI page 500 can show available network profile and available network.In addition, as described below, the view available networks UI page 500 can be used for checking the subclass of these information, such as all wireless networks, all self-organizing networks or all Wi-Max networks etc.

By comprising above aspect, view available networks UI assembly 202 is therefore for all connections and network profile types provide the concentrated connection UI page 500 basically.This comprises to the user and presents the single interface that is used for existing network type and current unconsummated type in future (for example, wireless wide area network is WWAN, Wi-Max etc.).For this reason, example user interface is extendible, because third party's (for example, separate hardware manufacturer is the IHV among Fig. 3) can insert new media type, and makes it be shown as the plug-in unit of available network or network profile.This has been avoided making a plurality of connections of user learning to experience or the problem of installation/study third party client, uses the same UI page 500 to simplify on the contrary and is easily connected to network.

As in the example of Fig. 5 as seen, the view available networks UI page 500 provides for the user and has selected and be connected (for example, via button 502) plain mode to network.The page 500 can show (if necessary via rolling) all available network profile from network profile store 316, (for example connect such as radio network configuration file, Ethernet, derive from NLAv2 signature), RAS dialing, VPN be connected with CM, available infrastructure network (for example, 802.11 wireless), available self-organizing network (for example, 802.11 is wireless).Available WWAN network (for example, GSM/CDMA) also can be presented, and can be corresponding to the data network types of the data type that is used for GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, 1xRTT, 1xEV-DO, 1xEV-DV and supports in the future.

Also as shown in the figure, the page 500 can comprise adeditive attribute, comprise the user easily marked network, user easily the safe condition and the user of marked network can easily identify the current connection of which network or available.Also provide to the link of diagnosis and other useful informations.

The tabulation of visible all-network when for example, network list district 506 is included in dialog box and opens or during last refresh list.This list area 506 can show the icon of each network: customized network profiles icon (from profile service), (for example customize wireless icon, from WISP supplier), (for example give tacit consent to wireless icon (new 802.11 wireless networks), acquiescence ad-hoc wireless icon (new self-organizing 802.11 wireless networks), customization WWAN icon, from cellular provider), the customization Wi-Max icon (for example, from Wi-Max supplier), be used for UWB,

The default icon of PAN, RAS dialing, RAS VPN, RAS CM and/or RAS PPPoE.In an example implementation, framework allows network to occur via automatic renewal/informing mechanism or disappears.

But illustrative network list 506 is the name of each network in the display list also, comprise SSID (service groups identification information), the SSSID (from the friendly name of WISP supplier's WPS network) of network profile name (from network profile service 316), new available 802.11 wireless networks (for example, self-organizing/infrared) and the connection name that RAS dialing, VPN, CM and PPPoE are connected.

As shown in Figure 6, if the current network that is connected to of equipment, then display text " connects " (or other proper state message) near this network.Notice that Fig. 6 also illustrates the available network subclass that just is being shown, for example the user has selected only display radio connection via drop-down list 508 (Fig. 7).

In one implementation, (or a plurality of) network of connection is displayed on list area 506 tops, and does not consider type.User experience for unanimity, can use other ordering rules that are used in the network list display items display, be listed in the network top that is not positioned at configuration file stores such as the network that will be arranged in configuration file stores, and to being arranged in the network of profile store list, order in the tabulation is used to visible network list ordering (for example, higher network higher position in the visible network tabulation occurs in profile store list).Note (for example, being shown the media handler module 310 of Fig. 3 in media manager level in one implementation ₁-310 _n) go up the decision ordering rule and use by view available networks UI 202 then.For example, media manager level provides the order of ordering rule based on definition to view available networks UI 202, view available networks UI 202 can be based on other information rearrangements, and the one or more networks that for example connected are ranked into and appear at tabulation 506 tops, but keep other order.However, ordering can be carried out in any rank or other combination place of level, is included in the available network profiles service, and also can be for example covered by user preference data.

If network is not arranged in profile store list, then can use following order, the WPS network that promptly is not arranged in profile store list showed before other non-profile store list networks, and in the tabulation of WPS network, the order that is stored in supply service (this should keep the order from network download, if more than one network is arranged) according to the found order of bottom AP and network sorts.

The infrastructure network that is not arranged in preference lists showed before self-organizing network.In the tabulation of infrastructure network, find that according to wireless automatic configuration service their order sorts.The self-organizing network that is not arranged in profile store list in the end shows.In the tabulation of self-organizing network, find that according to wireless automatic configuration service their order sorts.Then (to not being the part of network profile) is that any RAS PPPoE connects, and is that RAS CM connects, RAS VPN connects and the RAS dial-up connection then.

Can be each network shows safe condition (for example, enabling fail safe, not shielded) and/or show other suitable literal (for example, the information of demonstration such as diagnostic-type such as capability mismatch) when not connecting.To each network shown in the tabulation, the signal strength signal intensity of each network (if available and suitable) is as available connection type (for example, icon VPN) as determining from profile service.

How Fig. 8 provides additional information when hovering if showing.For example, depend on network type, if the user is hovered on individual entries, but user's scan tool prompting, for example to wireless network, can show SSID, security type, radio type, signal strength signal intensity and other possible information, to WWAN, but display network name, signal strength signal intensity, roaming state and other possible information.On Wi-Max, hover showing SSID, security type, signal strength signal intensity and other possible information, on Bluetooth PAN network, hover display network name and other possible information.Hovering in VPN or dialing can show connection name and be connected the duration, but and to Ethernet display adapter name, connection duration, speed etc.

Fig. 9 and 10 shows right click (maybe may start keyboard, left click or the double-click) substitute mode that is connected (Fig. 9) and disconnection (Figure 10) when mouse pointer is positioned on the network with this network.Notice that other modes that are connected with network and/or disconnect (for example, via Fig. 2 system tray icon component 222) also are feasible.

As shown in Fig. 9 and 10, it is outer to show the connection tabulation that comprises in the selected configuration file that " connection " option switches to the profile list.This allows user's connection/disconnection to connect individually.Notice in an example implementation, this only on network profile and if only if it occur when comprising more than one connection.Diagnose option can occur, if any problem that is connected with in the feasible configuration file, this option will show, and will start diagnosis when clicking.Closing wireless option can occur,, 802.16 (Wi-Maxs) 802.11 wireless to close, WWAN, UWB, Bluetooth PAN radio.

As understanding ground easily, because in one implementation, connection procedure uses structures such as wizard framework, therefore connects dialog box and can be maintained at a page promptly in the framework.This page can be modified and/or new page can by as created consistent connection experience for the user need change to the time.This also allows seamless extensibility, because the third party can create the one or more pages that are fit to existing stream.

Although the present invention is easy to carry out various modifications and replaces structure, the embodiment shown in some of the present invention shows in the accompanying drawings, and in above detailed description.However, it should be understood that and not be intended to limit the invention to disclosed concrete form that but opposite, the present invention is intended to cover all modifications, replacement structure and the equivalent way that falls in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims (19)

1. computing equipment can be connected in the computing environment of network therein, and a kind of method comprises:

A plurality of networks connections are unified into common user interface, comprise:

Assembling available network connects; And

On described user interface, show the expression that described available network connects.

2. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, assembles described available network and connects and comprise, filters available network based on data that provided by at least one media module and the data safeguarded in network profile store.

3. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, shows that the expression that described available network connects comprises, shows described expression with the order based on ordering rule, and described ordering rule shows any network that connected before being included in the non-available network that has connected.

4. method as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, also comprises according to described ordering rule at least a portion at the fixed described order of media manager level execution.

5. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, shows that the expression that described available network connects is included as the information of each available network connection demonstration corresponding to a network destination.

6. method as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, shows that described information corresponding to described network destination comprises display network name and/or user-friendly name.

7. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, shows that the expression that described available network connects is included as at least one network connection demonstration security related information.

8. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, shows that the expression that described available network connects is included as at least one wireless network connection shows signal strength information.

9. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, shows that the expression that described available network connects is included as at least one network connection demonstration connectivity state.

10. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises: disconnect one and connected network and connect when detecting another network connection requests of connection that user interface done, and attempt the connection that described another network connects.

11. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises: revise the expression that described user interface shows the subclass that described available network connects.

12. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises: when pointer hovers, show the information that connects about described network on a network connects.

13. the computer-readable medium with computer executable instructions is carried out following steps when described instruction is carried out, comprising:

Receive the information of sign corresponding to dissimilar medium and the network that can be used for connecting;

The common user interface page is provided, and available network is represented as the available network connection thereon; And

Receive the input that is connected or disconnects with user-selected network via the described page.

14. computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that, described at least one network is corresponding to network profile.

15. computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that, provides described common user interface to comprise: show the link that is used to obtain diagnostic message.

16. computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 13, it is characterized in that, provide described common user interface to comprise: for each available network connect the name that shows a uniqueness and following at least one of them: connectivity state, security related information and signal strength information.

17. in a computing equipment, a kind of system comprises:

A plurality of media module, each media module is corresponding to a networks of different type;

Be coupled to described media module and be used for obtaining the collector of network related information from each media module; And

Be coupled to described aggregator component to show the user interface components of the expression that the available network be used for different network type connects at universal interaction formula page place.

18. system as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that, described collector is coupled to described media module via the filter of accesses network profile data storage.

19. system as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that, described collector and user interface components are included in the com object.

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