System for constructing wireless environment for home gateway device, method for constructing wireless environment for home gateway device, and program

Abstract

To provide a system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device, which eliminates the need for environment construction on the side of a user using the home gateway device and contributes to providing an optimal wireless environment.SOLUTION: A system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device includes a database, a data center that registers information related to a home gateway device in the database, and a setting unit that performs a connection setting for a new home gateway device according to information related to the home gateway device registered in the database.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway (HGW) device, a method for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Literature related to methods for setting up a home gateway device includes the following:

[0003] Patent Document 1 relates to a home network setting method for setting up a connection for connecting a new device to a home network.

[0004] Patent Document 2 relates to a home gateway device that can reduce the risk of unauthorized use by calling a landline phone to check whether a handset can be connected.

[0005] Patent Document 3 relates to a relay device that can improve security while simplifying connection settings.

[0006] Patent Document 4 relates to a software management device that enables home appliances in a home network to share common setting information.

[0007] Patent Document 5 relates to a gateway service system that can improve convenience for users. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0008] [Patent Document 1] Republished Patent No. 2005 / 122492 [Patent Document 2] Patent Publication No. 2022-092171 [Patent Document 3] Patent Publication No. 2021-057662 [Patent Document 4] JP 2007-157072 A [Patent Document 5] JP 2002-149960 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0009] The following analysis is given by the inventors.

[0010] Currently, in the field of Internet services, products that comply with new wireless communication standards are launched on the market about every three years. Recently, a new function of the EasyMesh Wi-Fi standard has been launched to improve radio coverage in users' homes, making it easier to always connect. However, it is difficult for users to always keep up with the latest wireless standards, or to know which standards and functions their devices are compatible with, and users' home communication environments are often still using equipment that complies with older standards, which can lead to dissatisfaction with communication speeds.

[0011] For example, there may be cases where the specifications of a wireless slave device connected to a home gateway device do not correspond to the specifications of the home gateway device, and the maximum communication speed of the home gateway device cannot be utilized.

[0012] Furthermore, the wireless specifications of the home gateway device may not be compatible with those of the smartphone connected to the home gateway device, limiting use to environments with wireless bands prone to interference.

[0013] Furthermore, compared to the specifications of the home gateway device, the specifications of the wireless adapter connected to the home gateway device may not be able to support the latest communication speeds due to the environment being based on older wireless models and standards. Users with no knowledge of communications may be dissatisfied with the communication speed, feeling that the speed is not sufficient even after installing a high-spec home gateway device.

[0014] Furthermore, when a home gateway device breaks down in a user's home and the user obtains a replacement home gateway device, the user must reconfigure the wireless connections with the replacement home gateway device for each wireless handset being used, which is extremely time-consuming.

[0015] The present invention aims to provide a system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device, a method for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device, and a program that contribute to making it possible to provide an optimal wireless environment by eliminating the need for a user of the home gateway device to construct the environment. [Means for solving the problem]

[0016] According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a database, a data center that registers information related to the home gateway device in the database; It is possible to provide a system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device, which includes a setting unit that performs connection settings for a new home gateway device in accordance with information related to the home gateway device registered in the database.

[0017] According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for implementing a method for a computer-implemented method comprising: registering information related to the home gateway device in a database; A method for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device can be provided, the method including a step of performing connection setting for a new home gateway device in accordance with information related to the home gateway device registered in the database. The method is tied to a specific machine, that is, a computer that executes the method for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device.

[0018] According to a third aspect of the present invention, a computer is provided with: A process of registering information related to the home gateway device in a database; It is possible to provide a program for executing a process for setting up a connection to a new home gateway device in accordance with information related to the home gateway device registered in the database.

[0019] These programs can be recorded on a computer-readable storage medium. The storage medium can be a non-transient medium such as a semiconductor memory, a hard disk, a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, etc. The present invention can also be embodied as a computer program product. Effect of the Invention

[0020] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device, a method for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device, and a program, which contribute to making it possible to provide an optimal wireless environment and eliminate the need for a user who uses a home gateway device to construct the environment. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0021] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a wireless environment construction system of a home gateway device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a home gateway device and peripheral devices at a home 100 of a user A in a conventional example of the first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3]FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of specifications of a home gateway device 110 at a home 100 of a user A in a conventional example of the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of specifications of a PC (personal computer) 1 at a user A's home 100 in a conventional example of the first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of specifications of a wireless slave device 1 at a user A's home 100 in a conventional example of the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the specifications of a smartphone 140 at a home 100 of a user A in a conventional example of the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of specifications of a home gateway device 210 in a home 200 of a user B in a conventional example of the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of specifications of a wireless slave device 2 at a user B's home 200 in a conventional example of the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of specifications of a wireless slave device 3 at a user B's home 200 in a conventional example of the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of an operation sequence when replacing a home gateway device 110 in a user A's home 100 in a conventional example of the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 11] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a wireless environment construction system of a home gateway device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 12] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation sequence of the wireless environment construction system of the home gateway device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 13] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of registration information in a database of the wireless environment construction system of the home gateway device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 14] FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a wireless environment construction system of a conventional home gateway device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 15]FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of an operation sequence of a wireless environment construction system of a home gateway device of a conventional example according to the second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 16] FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a wireless environment construction system of a home gateway device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 17] FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation sequence of a wireless environment construction system of a home gateway device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 18] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a computer that constitutes a system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0022] First, an overview of one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the reference numerals in the drawings attached to this overview are attached to each element for convenience as an example to aid in understanding, and are not intended to limit the present invention to the illustrated form. Furthermore, the connection lines between blocks in the drawings and the like referred to in the following description include both bidirectional and unidirectional lines. The unidirectional arrows are intended to diagrammatically indicate the flow of the main signal (data), and do not exclude bidirectionality.

[0023] 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device according to the present invention includes a database 1001, a data center 1002, and a setting unit 1003.

[0024] Data center 1002 registers information related to the home gateway device in database 1001. Setting unit 1003 performs connection settings for a new home gateway device in accordance with the information related to the home gateway device registered in database 1001. The new home gateway device for which the connection settings have been performed is shipped to the user.

[0025] According to one embodiment of the present invention, a setting unit 1003 performs connection settings for a new home gateway device in accordance with information related to the home gateway device registered in database 1001 by data center 1002, and ships the new home gateway device for which the connection settings have been performed to the user, thereby making it unnecessary for the user to create an environment for using the new home gateway device and contributing to making it possible to provide an optimal wireless environment, and it is possible to provide a system for creating a wireless environment for a home gateway device, a method for creating a wireless environment for a home gateway device, and a program.

[0026] [First embodiment] Next, a wireless environment construction system for a home gateway device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0027] Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a home gateway device and peripheral devices in a user's home in a conventional example of the first embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Fig. 2, a home gateway device 110 in a user A's home 100 of a user A 150 includes a LAN 1 (111), a WAN 1 (112), a WAN 2 (113), and a WAN 114 connected to the Internet 10, which are all internally connected. The LAN 1 is connected to a PC (personal computer) 1 (120), the WAN 1 is connected to a wireless slave device 1 (130), and the WAN 2 is connected to a smartphone 140. The wireless slave device 1 is connected to a PC (personal computer) 2 (131).

[0028] A home gateway device 210 in user B's home 200 of user B 250 includes a WAN 3 (212), a WAN 4 (213), and a WAN 214 connected to the Internet 10. WAN 2 is connected to wireless slave device 2 (230), and WAN 3 is connected to wireless slave device 3 (240). A PC (personal computer) 3 (231) is connected to wireless slave device 2, and a PC (personal computer) 4 (241) is connected to wireless slave device 3.

[0029] Furthermore, a carrier / Internet service provider (ISP) operator A300 is connected to the Internet 10, and the carrier / Internet service provider operator A300 is connected to a HGW device manufacturer / factory 400. Meanwhile, an online mail order / mass retailer 350 sells wireless adapters.

[0030] Moreover, Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the specifications of the home gateway device 110 in the user A's home 100 in the conventional example of the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the specifications of the PC 1 in the user A's home 100 in the conventional example of the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the specifications of the wireless slave device 1 in the user A's home 100 in the conventional example of the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the specifications of the smartphone 140 in the user A's home 100 in the conventional example of the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0031] Furthermore, Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the specifications of the home gateway device 210 in the user B's home 200 in the conventional example of the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the specifications of the wireless slave device 2 in the user B's home 200 in the conventional example of the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the specifications of the wireless slave device 3 in the user B's home 200 in the conventional example of the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0032] 3 and 5, in user A's home 100, the specifications of the wireless slave device 1 connected to the home gateway device 110 are not IEEE11ax-compatible, whereas the specifications of the home gateway device 110 are not IEEE11ax-compatible, so the maximum communication speed of the home gateway device 110 cannot be utilized.

[0033] With reference to Figures 3 and 6, the wireless specifications of the smartphone 140 connected to the home gateway device 110 are not compatible with 6 GHz wireless, and therefore the use of the home gateway device 110 is limited to environments prone to interference in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands.

[0034] 7 and 8, in user B's home 200, the specifications of the wireless slave device 2 connected to the home gateway device 210 are not compatible with the latest communication speeds because the wireless slave device 2 is an old model and standard environment, while the specifications of the home gateway device 210 are not compatible with the latest communication speeds. Users who are not knowledgeable about communication may be dissatisfied with the communication speed, feeling that the speed is not fast enough even though a high-spec home gateway device has been introduced.

[0035] Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an operation sequence when replacing the home gateway device 110 of the user A's house 100 in the conventional example of the first embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Fig. 10, when a failure occurs in the home gateway device 110 of the user A's house 100, in step S1003, the user A150 notifies the carrier / ISP A300 of a request for replacement, and requests the carrier / ISP A300 to replace the device. The carrier / ISP A300 instructs the HGW device manufacturer / factory 400 to ship a replacement home gateway device 110B to the user A's house, and the replacement home gateway device 110B is sent from the HGW device manufacturer / factory 400. When the user A150 purchases a wireless adapter from the online store / mass retailer 350, the user A150 needs to set up a wireless connection with the home gateway device 110B again (step S1007) for each wireless adapter used, which is very time-consuming.

[0036] Fig. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a home gateway device wireless environment construction system 1000 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In Fig. 11, components having the same reference symbols as those in Fig. 2 indicate the same components.

[0037] 11, a wireless environment construction system 1000 for a home gateway device according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes, as an example, a home gateway device 110, a data center / server 410 (hereinafter referred to as data center 410) and a database 420 of a HGW device manufacturer / factory 400, a setting unit 430 and a shipping unit 440 of the HGW device manufacturer / factory 400, and a carrier / Internet service provider (ISP) company A300. The carrier / Internet service provider (ISP) company A300 includes an order system replacement reception 301. The database 420 may be arranged outside the data center 410 and connected to the data center 410.

[0038] The home gateway device 110 also includes a memory unit 115 that stores wireless setting values ​​of the home gateway device 110 and peripheral device information, and has a function of linking the information stored in the memory unit 115 with the device serial number and uploading it to the data center 410.

[0039] The data center 410 stores / manages the information uploaded to the database 420. It also has a function of comparing and matching the registered recommended connection devices with the peripheral device information used by the user, and displaying the recommended devices to the user on the WebGUI display 2000. This is accessed by the user, and the information is presented to the user A150. The HGW device manufacturer / factory 400 includes a setting unit (setting process) 430 that receives an exchange instruction from the carrier / ISP business operator A300, and connects the peripheral device selected (confirmed) by the user A150 presented at the data center to the wireless adapter of the replacement set, and a shipping unit 440 ships the set of the home gateway device and wireless adapter with the wireless connection completed to the user A's house, and the replacement set is delivered to the user A's house.

[0040] 12 is a diagram showing an example of an operation sequence of the home gateway device wireless environment construction system 1000 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The operation of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG.

[0041] User A 150 performs connection settings between the home gateway (HGW) device 110 and his / her own wireless client device (step S1201). Upon completion of the settings, the home gateway device 110 saves the information of the connected device in use and a connection setting file in the memory unit 115 of the home gateway device 110, and uploads the saved information to the database 420. User A 150 performs this operation as many times as there are wireless clients. The HGW device manufacturer / factory 400 registers recommended peripheral device information in the database, taking into account the latest wireless standard situation. That is, the data center 410 of the HGW device manufacturer / factory 400 creates an optimal configuration of peripheral devices for the home gateway device 110 on the manufacturer side in advance as manufacturer recommended device information, and registers it in the database 420 (S12011).

[0042] Furthermore, the data center 410 collects information on the home gateway device 110 used by the user A150 and peripheral device information of the home gateway device 110 used by the user A150, generates user recommended device information according to the collected peripheral device information, and registers it in the database 420 (S12012). That is, the data center 410 compares and collates the collected peripheral device information of the home gateway device used by the user with the manufacturer recommended device information registered in the database 420, generates user recommended device information, and registers it in the database 420.

[0043] During operation, when the home gateway device 110 breaks down or needs to be replaced, the user A150 accesses the database 420 via the data center 410 (step S1203). The data center 410 presents / downloads information on recommended peripheral devices and presents it to the user A150. That is, the data center 410 extracts an optimal configuration of peripheral devices of the home gateway device 110 according to the collected peripheral device information of the home gateway device 110 used by the user A150 from the manufacturer recommended device information and the user recommended device information registered in the database 420, and presents it to the user A150 as peripheral device configuration information. The information presented to the user A150 may be presented to the user A150 in a format such as a WebGUI display 2000 shown in FIG. 11, for example. The WebGUI display 2000 shows an example in which the WebGUI P1 displays wireless device configuration information of the latest HGW device corresponding to the manufacturer recommended device information, and the WebGUI P1 displays optimal wireless slave device information for the HGW device 110 used, corresponding to the user recommended device information.

[0044] Next, the user A150 checks the presented information on the latest wireless environment construction and the recommended connection device information (step S1204).

[0045] Next, the user A150 requests the carrier / ISP A300 to exchange the desired replacement set (a new home gateway device 110B and a wireless adapter for the new home gateway device 110B) from the WebGUI (step S12041). That is, after the user A150 checks the configuration information of the peripheral devices presented to the user A150 by the data center 410, the user A150 notifies the carrier / ISP A300 of the request for exchange. Next, the carrier / ISP A300 notifies the HGW device manufacturer / factory 400 of an instruction to ship the replacement set to the user A's home 100 (step S12042).

[0046] Next, the HGW device manufacturer / factory 400 wirelessly connects the new home gateway device 110B and its wireless slave device of the designated replacement set (step S12043). That is, the HGW device manufacturer / factory 400 writes (sets connection) a user setting file to the new home gateway device 110B and the wireless slave device of the new home gateway device 110B (designated replacement set) based on the connection device information confirmed by the user A150 and registered in the database 420, and establishes a wireless connection for the designated set. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of registration information in the database 420 of the wireless environment construction system for the home gateway device of the first embodiment of the present invention, and shows an example of the home gateway device used, the connected wireless slave device, and the user setting file.

[0047] That is, when the setting unit 430 of the HGW device manufacturer / factory 400 receives a shipping instruction for the new home gateway device 110B and the wireless slave unit of the new home gateway device 110B after the configuration information of the peripheral devices presented to the user A 150 by the data center 410 has been confirmed by the user A 150, the manufacturer (HGW device manufacturer / factory 400) performs connection settings for the new home gateway device 110B and the wireless slave unit of the new home gateway device 110B in accordance with the configuration information of the peripheral devices confirmed by the user A 150, and confirms the connection settings. Note that the connection settings can be confirmed by making a wireless connection with a specified replacement set.

[0048] Next, the HGW device manufacturer / factory 400 delivers the new home gateway device 110B as the replacement and the wireless slave unit of the new home gateway device 110B as the replacement (designated set) to the user A 150 (step S12044). That is, the shipping unit 440 illustrated in FIG. 11 delivers the designated set to the user A 150.

[0049] The new replacement home gateway device 110B and the wireless adapter of the new replacement home gateway device 110B (designated replacement set) sent to user A150 have already completed (confirmed) wireless connection at the HGW device manufacturer / factory 400, so when user A150 turns on the power of the new replacement home gateway device 110B and the wireless adapter, the new replacement home gateway device 110B and its wireless adapter automatically begin reconnecting.

[0050] As described above, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, even if it is difficult to keep up with the standards as the number of wireless standards and wireless devices increases, it is possible to eliminate the hassle of setting up a wireless connection and keep up with the latest communication standards, thereby providing an optimal wireless environment.

[0051] Therefore, the first embodiment of the present invention can provide a system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device, a method for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device, and a program, which contribute to making it possible to provide an optimal wireless environment and eliminate the need for a user who uses a home gateway device to construct the environment.

[0052] [Second embodiment] Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device in a conventional example of the second embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 15 is a diagram showing an example of an operation sequence of the system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device in a conventional example of the second embodiment of the present invention.

[0053] 14, a home gateway device 510 in a user A's home / office 500 includes a LAN 51 (511), a WAN 51 (512), a WAN 52 (513), and a WAN 514 connected to the Internet 10, and a sensor I / F 516, which are all connected internally. The LAN 51 is connected to a PC (personal computer) 51 (520), the WAN 51 is connected to a PC 52 (531), and the WAN 52 is connected to a smartphone 540. A home appliance 551, a sensor 552, and a wearable 553 are connected to the sensor I / F 516.

[0054] Furthermore, a carrier / Internet service provider (ISP) A300 is connected to the Internet 10, and the carrier / Internet service provider (ISP) A300 is connected to a HGW device manufacturer / factory 400. The carrier / Internet service provider (ISP) A300 includes an order system exchange reception 301, and the HGW device manufacturer / factory 400 includes a shipping department 440.

[0055] 15, when user A550 installs a home gateway device in user A's home / Office 500, the user A550 makes an Internet contract with carrier / ISP provider A300, the carrier / ISP provider A300 issues a shipping instruction for the home gateway device to user A's home / Office 500 to HGW device manufacturer / factory 400, and the HGW device manufacturer / factory 400 dispatches the home gateway device to user A's home / Office 500. User A550 sets up user authentication with carrier / ISP provider A300 (step S1501), sets up wireless connection with the smartphone being used (step S1502), sets up wireless connection with the PC being used (step S1503), and completes the connection (step S1504).

[0056] Conventionally, for example, when a failure of the home gateway device 510 is detected due to a failure of the WAN 51 of the installed home gateway device 510 (S1505), user A550 notifies carrier / ISP company A300 of a desire to replace the home gateway device, and carrier / ISP company A300 instructs HGW device manufacturer / factory 400 to ship a replacement home gateway device 510B to user A's home / office 500, and the HGW device manufacturer / factory 400 dispatches the replacement home gateway device 510B to user A's home / office 500.

[0057] However, when replacing a home gateway device, only a substitute home gateway device 110B is sent, and manufacturing information (device serial number, MAC address, etc.) is sent as something different from that of the home gateway device 510 to be replaced. That is, since a different home gateway device 110B is sent, after turning on the power of the sent home gateway device, the user A 550 is required to perform authentication settings for Internet connection and wireless connection with the wireless slave device being used again. That is, the processes of steps S1506 to S1508, which are similar to the processes of steps S1501 to S1503, must be performed again.

[0058] Fig. 16 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In Fig. 16, components denoted by the same reference symbols as those in Fig. 14 indicate the same components. Referring to Fig. 16, a HGW device manufacturer / factory 400 includes a data center 410, a database 420, a setting unit 430, and a shipping unit 440.

[0059] The second embodiment of the present invention is an example embodiment in which, when a user A550 desires to replace only the home gateway device 510 main body (i.e., when the HGW device manufacturer / factory 400 side sends a new home gateway device 510B of the same model number as a replacement), the same manufacturing information (device serial number, MAC address) as that of the home gateway device to be replaced (e.g., a broken home gateway device) is written.

[0060] Fig. 17 is a diagram showing an example of an operation sequence of the construction system of the wireless environment of the home gateway device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. When a user A550 makes a new contract for the Internet with the carrier / ISP company A300, the carrier / ISP company A300 notifies the HGW device manufacturer / factory 400 of a shipping instruction to the user A's home / Office 500, and the HGW device manufacturer / factory 400 sends a replacement home gateway device 510B. Note that in Fig. 17, the sequence in the case where the user A550 installs the home gateway device 510B in the user A's home / Office 500 is the same as the sequence shown in Fig. 15, from the operation of making an Internet contract with the carrier / ISP company A300 to the sequence in which the HGW device manufacturer / factory 400 ships the home gateway device 510 to the user A's home / Office 500.

[0061] When user A550 performs a procedure for user authentication setting with carrier / ISP A300 (step S1701), home gateway device 510 stores the setting value in storage unit 515 and uploads the stored information to database 420.

[0062] Next, user A550 performs connection settings between the home gateway device 510 and the user's wireless slave device (e.g., smartphone 540) (step S1702). Upon completion of the settings, the home gateway device 510 stores a wireless connection setting file in the storage unit 515 and uploads the stored information to the database 420. The user performs this operation as many times as there are wireless slave devices. For example, user A550 also performs connection settings between the home gateway device 510 and the user's PC 52 (step S1703), and upon completion of the settings, the home gateway device 510 stores a wireless connection setting file in the storage unit 515 and uploads the stored information to the database 420.

[0063] The HGW device manufacturer / factory 400 stores shipping data (device serial number, MAC address) in a database 420 .

[0064] When a failure occurs and is detected in the home gateway device 510 (step S1705), a replacement request is notified to carrier / ISP provider A300 (step S17051). Carrier / ISP provider A300 then notifies the HGW device manufacturer / factory 400 of a shipping instruction for a new, replacement home gateway device 510B to user A's home / office 500 (step S17052). The HGW device manufacturer / factory 400 then writes the shipping data (shipping information) (device serial number, MAC address) and the uploaded setting file stored in database 420 to the new, replacement home gateway device 510B (step S17053), performs connection settings, and ships it to user A550 (step S17054).

[0065] That is, the shipping information and setting file of the home gateway device 510 used by the user A 550 are stored in the database 420 as information related to the home gateway device 510, and when the shipping unit 440 receives a shipping instruction to deliver to the user A 550 a new replacement home gateway device 510B having the same model number as the home gateway device 510 used by the user, the shipping unit 440 performs approximate connection settings of the new home gateway device using the same shipping information and setting file as the shipping information and setting file of the home gateway device 510 used by the user A 550 registered in the database 420 (steps S17051 to S17053). Then, the new replacement home gateway device 510B is shipped to the user A 550 (step S17054).

[0066] When user A550 who has received the new replacement home gateway device 510B turns on the power of the new replacement home gateway device 510B, from the perspective of the non-replaced wireless slave device, the newly delivered replacement home gateway device 510B appears to be the same home gateway device as the previous home gateway device 510 (i.e., it appears to be the same as the previous home gateway device 510 when it was restarted), so after the power of the replacement new home gateway device 510B is turned on, the wireless slave devices that are not connected to the replacement new home gateway device 510B automatically start reconnecting.

[0067] According to the second embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device, a method for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device, and a program, which contribute to making it possible to provide an optimal wireless environment and eliminate the need for a user who uses a home gateway device to construct the environment.

[0068] Although each embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and further modifications, substitutions, and adjustments can be made without departing from the basic technical idea of ​​the present invention. For example, the network configurations, element configurations, and message expression forms shown in the drawings are examples to help understand the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the configurations shown in these drawings. In addition, "A and / or B" is used to mean at least either A or B.

[0069] The procedures shown in the first and second embodiments can be realized by a program that causes a computer (9000 in FIG. 18) that functions as a construction system for a wireless environment of a home gateway device or a data center of the present invention to realize the function of the construction system for a wireless environment of a home gateway device or a data center. Such a computer is exemplified by a configuration including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 9010, a communication interface 9020, a memory 9030, and an auxiliary storage device 9040 in FIG. 18. That is, the CPU 9010 in FIG. 18 executes a control program for the construction system for a wireless environment of a home gateway device or a data center, and performs an update process for each calculation parameter held in the auxiliary storage device 9040 or the like.

[0070] The memory 9030 is a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), or the like.

[0071] In other words, each part (processing means, function) of the system for constructing a wireless environment of the home gateway device or the data center shown in the first and second embodiments can be realized by a computer program that causes the processor of the computer to execute each of the above-mentioned processes using its hardware.

[0072] Finally, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be summarized. [First form] (See the system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device according to the first aspect above.) [Second Form] In the system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device according to the first aspect, the information related to the home gateway device includes manufacturer recommended device information and user recommended device information, The data center is The manufacturer creates an optimal configuration of peripheral devices of the home gateway device in advance as the manufacturer recommended device information and registers it in the database, Collecting information on a home gateway device used by a user and peripheral device information on the home gateway device used by the user, generating user recommended device information according to the collected peripheral device information, and registering the user recommended device information in the database; extracting an optimal configuration of peripheral devices of the home gateway device according to the collected peripheral device information of the home gateway device used by the user from the manufacturer recommended device information and the user recommended device information registered in the database, and presenting the extracted configuration information of the peripheral devices to the user; The setting unit is It is preferable that, when a shipping instruction for the new home gateway device and the wireless slave unit of the new home gateway device is received after the configuration information of the peripheral devices presented to the user by the data center has been confirmed by the user, the manufacturer performs connection settings for the new home gateway device and the wireless slave unit of the new home gateway device in accordance with the configuration information of the peripheral devices confirmed by the user, and confirms the connection settings. [Third Form] In the system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device described in the second aspect, it is preferable that the data center compares and collates the collected peripheral device information of the home gateway device used by the user with the manufacturer recommended device information to generate the user recommended device information. [Fourth Form] In the system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device according to the first aspect, the information related to the home gateway device is shipping information of the home gateway device used by the user, It is preferable that, when the setting unit receives a shipping instruction to deliver to the user the new home gateway device having the same model number as the home gateway device used by the user, the setting unit performs connection settings of the new home gateway device using manufacturing information identical to the manufacturing information included in the shipping information of the home gateway device used by the user that is registered in the database. [Fifth Form] (See the method for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device from the second viewpoint above.) [Sixth Form] A method for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the information related to the home gateway device includes manufacturer recommended device information and user recommended device information, The computer executes: A step of constructing an optimal configuration of peripheral devices of a home gateway device as the manufacturer's recommended device information in advance and registering it in the database; collecting information on a home gateway device used by a user and peripheral device information of the home gateway device used by the user, generating the user recommended device information according to the collected peripheral device information, and registering the user recommended device information in the database; a step of extracting an optimal configuration of peripheral devices of the home gateway device according to the collected peripheral device information of the home gateway device used by the user from the manufacturer recommended device information and the user recommended device information registered in the database, and presenting the extracted configuration to the user as peripheral device configuration information; It is preferable that the method includes a step of, when a shipping instruction for the new home gateway device and a wireless slave unit of the new home gateway device is received after the configuration information of the peripheral devices presented to the user has been confirmed by the user, performing connection settings for the new home gateway device and connection settings for the wireless slave unit of the new home gateway device in accordance with the configuration information of the peripheral devices confirmed by the user, and confirming the connection settings. [7th form] It is preferable that the method for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device described in the sixth aspect includes a step executed by the computer of comparing and matching the collected peripheral device information of the home gateway device used by the user with the manufacturer recommended device information to generate the user recommended device information. [8th form] (See the third perspective program above) The fifth and eighth embodiments can be expanded into the fourth embodiment, like the first embodiment. [9th form] In the program according to an eighth aspect, the information related to the home gateway device includes manufacturer recommended device information and user recommended device information, The computer includes: A process in which an optimal configuration of peripheral devices of a home gateway device is constructed in advance by a manufacturer as the manufacturer recommended device information and registered in the database; A process of collecting information on a home gateway device used by a user and information on peripheral devices of the home gateway device used by the user, generating the user recommended device information according to the collected peripheral device information, and registering the user recommended device information in the database; A process of extracting an optimal configuration of peripheral devices of the home gateway device according to the collected peripheral device information of the home gateway device used by the user from the manufacturer recommended device information and the user recommended device information registered in the database, and presenting the extracted configuration information of the peripheral devices to the user; It is preferable that, when a shipping instruction for the new home gateway device and the wireless slave unit of the new home gateway device is received after the configuration information of the peripheral devices presented to the user has been confirmed by the user, the manufacturer performs a process of performing connection settings for the new home gateway device and connection settings for the wireless slave unit of the new home gateway device in accordance with the configuration information of the peripheral devices confirmed by the user, and confirming the connection settings. [10th form] It is preferable that the program described in the ninth aspect causes the computer to execute a process of comparing and matching the collected peripheral device information of the home gateway device used by the user with the manufacturer recommended device information and generating the user recommended device information.

[0073] The disclosures of the above patent documents are incorporated herein by reference. Within the scope of the entire disclosure of the present invention (including the scope of claims), and further based on the basic technical idea, modifications and adjustments of the embodiments and examples are possible. Furthermore, within the scope of the disclosure of the present invention, various combinations and selections of the various disclosed elements (including each element of each claim, each element of each embodiment or example, each element of each drawing, etc.) are possible. In other words, the present invention naturally includes various modifications and corrections that a person skilled in the art would be able to make according to the entire disclosure including the scope of claims and the technical idea. In particular, with regard to the numerical ranges described in this document, any numerical value or subrange included within the range should be construed as being specifically described even if not otherwise specified. Furthermore, the disclosures of the above cited documents, when necessary, in accordance with the spirit of the present invention, may be used in part or in whole in combination with the disclosures of this document as part of the disclosure of the present invention, and are deemed to be included in the disclosures of this application. [Explanation of symbols]

[0074] 10. Internet 100 User A's house 110, 210 Home gateway device 111 LAN1 112 WAN1 113 WAN2 114WAN 115 Storage section 120 PC (Personal Computer) 1 130 Wireless adapter 1 131 PC (Personal Computer) 2 140 Smartphones 150 User A 200 User B's house 212 WAN3 213 WAN3 230 Wireless adapter 2 231 PC (Personal Computer) 3 240 Wireless adapter 3 241 PC (Personal Computer) 4 250 User B 300 Carrier / Internet Service Provider (ISP) A 301 Order system exchange reception 350 Online shopping / mass retailers 400 HGW Equipment Manufacturers & Factories 410 Data Center 420 Database 430 Setting Department 440 Setting section (setting process) 430 included, shipping section 500 User A's home / office 510 Home Gateway Device 511 LAN51 512 WAN51 513 WAN52 514WAN 515 Storage section 516 Sensor I / F 520 PC (Personal Computer) 51 531 PC52 540 Smartphone 550 User A 551 Home appliances 552 Sensor 553 Wearables 1000 System for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device 1001 Database 1002 Data Center 1003 Setting Department 2000 WebGUI display 9000 Computers 9010 CPU 9020 Communication Interface 9030 Memory 9040 Auxiliary storage device

Claims

1. A database; a data center that registers information related to the home gateway device in the database; A system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device, comprising a setting unit that performs connection settings for a new home gateway device in accordance with information related to the home gateway device registered in the database.

2. The information related to the home gateway device includes manufacturer recommended device information and user recommended device information, The data center is The manufacturer creates an optimal configuration of peripheral devices of the home gateway device in advance as the manufacturer recommended device information and registers it in the database, Collecting information on a home gateway device used by a user and peripheral device information on the home gateway device used by the user, generating user recommended device information according to the collected peripheral device information, and registering the user recommended device information in the database; extracting an optimal configuration of peripheral devices of the home gateway device according to the collected peripheral device information of the home gateway device used by the user from the manufacturer recommended device information and the user recommended device information registered in the database, and presenting the extracted configuration information of the peripheral devices to the user; The setting unit is 2. The system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device according to claim 1, wherein, when a shipping instruction for the new home gateway device and a wireless slave device of the new home gateway device is received after the configuration information of the peripheral devices presented to the user by the data center is confirmed by the user, the manufacturer performs connection settings for the new home gateway device and connection settings for the wireless slave device of the new home gateway device in accordance with the configuration information of the peripheral devices confirmed by the user, and confirms the connection settings.

3. 3. The system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device according to claim 2, wherein the data center compares the collected peripheral device information of the home gateway device used by the user with the manufacturer recommended device information to generate the user recommended device information.

4. The information related to the home gateway device is shipping information and a setting file of the home gateway device used by the user, 2. The system for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device according to claim 1, wherein, when the setting unit receives a shipping instruction to deliver to the user the new home gateway device having the same model number as the home gateway device used by the user, the setting unit performs connection settings for the new home gateway device using the shipping information and setting file that are identical to the shipping information and the setting file of the home gateway device used by the user that are registered in the database.

5. The computer executes registering information related to the home gateway device in a database; A method for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device, comprising the step of performing connection settings for a new home gateway device in accordance with information related to the home gateway device registered in the database.

6. The information related to the home gateway device includes manufacturer recommended device information and user recommended device information, The computer executes: A step of constructing an optimal configuration of peripheral devices of the home gateway device as the manufacturer's recommended device information in advance and registering it in the database; collecting information on a home gateway device used by a user and peripheral device information of the home gateway device used by the user, generating the user recommended device information according to the collected peripheral device information, and registering the user recommended device information in the database; a step of extracting an optimal configuration of peripheral devices of the home gateway device according to the collected peripheral device information of the home gateway device used by the user from the manufacturer recommended device information and the user recommended device information registered in the database, and presenting the extracted configuration to the user as peripheral device configuration information; 6. The method for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device according to claim 5, further comprising a step of, when a shipping instruction for the new home gateway device and a wireless slave device of the new home gateway device is received after the configuration information of the peripheral devices presented to the user has been confirmed by the user, performing connection settings for the new home gateway device and connection settings for the wireless slave device of the new home gateway device in accordance with the configuration information of the peripheral devices confirmed by the user, and confirming the connection settings, on the manufacturer's side.

7. 7. The method for constructing a wireless environment for a home gateway device according to claim 6, further comprising a step executed by the computer of comparing and matching the collected peripheral device information of the home gateway device used by the user with the manufacturer recommended device information to generate the user recommended device information.

8. On the computer, A process of registering information related to the home gateway device in a database; A program for executing a process for setting up a connection to a new home gateway device in accordance with information related to the home gateway device registered in the database.

9. The information related to the home gateway device includes manufacturer recommended device information and user recommended device information, The computer includes: A process in which an optimal configuration of peripheral devices of a home gateway device is constructed in advance by a manufacturer as the manufacturer recommended device information and registered in the database; A process of collecting information on a home gateway device used by a user and information on peripheral devices of the home gateway device used by the user, generating the user recommended device information according to the collected peripheral device information, and registering the user recommended device information in the database; A process of extracting an optimal configuration of peripheral devices of the home gateway device according to the collected peripheral device information of the home gateway device used by the user from the manufacturer recommended device information and the user recommended device information registered in the database, and presenting the extracted configuration information of the peripheral devices to the user; 9. The program according to claim 8, wherein, when a shipping instruction for the new home gateway device and a wireless slave device of the new home gateway device is received after the configuration information of the peripheral devices presented to the user has been confirmed by the user, the manufacturer performs a process of performing connection settings for the new home gateway device and connection settings for the wireless slave device of the new home gateway device in accordance with the configuration information of the peripheral devices confirmed by the user, and confirming the connection settings.

10. 10. The program according to claim 9, further comprising: causing the computer to execute a process of comparing the collected peripheral device information of the home gateway device used by the user with the manufacturer recommended device information, and generating the user recommended device information.

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