Wireless Access Point Selection via Connection Record List
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in selecting an appropriate wireless access point for establishing a communicative connection from a mobile terminal to an information processing apparatus, as some access points may lead to connection failures, requiring users to manually search and select the correct access point, which is time-consuming and effort-intensive.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that includes a plurality of mobile terminals and an information processing apparatus with an apparatus-side processor. The processor accumulates identification information of wireless access points through which mobile terminals establish connections, generating a connection record list, and reports this list to users intending to establish a connection, thereby assisting them in selecting the appropriate access point.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users manually search for the appropriate wireless access point, then they can establish a stable connection, but it requires time and effort
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically accumulating and storing identification information of wireless access points that have successfully established communicative connections in the past. This pre-computed connection record list is then reported to users who intend to establish connections, eliminating the need for manual searching and reducing connection establishment time while ensuring reliability through historically verified access points.
2Reliability
If users manually search for the appropriate wireless access point, then they can establish a stable connection, but it requires effort
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically accumulating connection information and generating the connection record list without requiring user intervention. The information processing apparatus autonomously performs the accumulation, storage, and reporting of identification information for wireless access points that have successfully established connections, freeing users from the manual search and selection process while maintaining connection reliability.
3Ease of operation
If the system accumulates and reports connection record lists, then user effort is reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The information processing apparatus performs multiple functions using a unified mechanism: it accumulates identification information of wireless access points, stores it in memory to generate connection record lists, and reports these lists to users. This multi-functional approach consolidates what could be separate complex systems into a single apparatus, reducing overall system complexity while improving ease of operation for users.
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AI summary
An information processing system includes plural mobile terminals and an information processing apparatus including an apparatus-side processor, in which each of the mobile terminals is configured to establish communicative connection to the information processing apparatus via any one of plural wireless access points. The apparatus-side processor is configured to: accumulate, in a memory, pieces of identification information of the wireless access points via which the mobile terminals established communicative connection to the information processing apparatus to generate a connection record list of the wireless access points via which the mobile terminals established communicative connection to the information processing apparatus in a past; and report the connection record list to a user who intends to establish communicative connection to the information processing apparatus via any one of the wireless access points by using the mobile terminal of the user.