Mobile Terminal Guide Screen for Printer Network SSID Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile terminals with wireless LAN functionality face challenges in finding printing apparatuses that do not participate in the same wireless LAN network, as they cannot be detected through searches performed by the mobile terminal.
Innovation Solution
A control method is implemented in the mobile terminal to display a guide screen showing the SSID of the access point it is connected to, prompting users to manually connect the printing apparatus to the same network, facilitating wireless LAN communication between the mobile terminal and the printing apparatus.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If the mobile terminal performs a search for printing apparatus through the wireless LAN network, then printing apparatus in the same network can be found, but printing apparatus that do not participate in the wireless LAN network cannot be detected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary approach by having the mobile terminal display the SSID of the access point it is connected to, and instructing the user to manually connect the printing apparatus to the same network. This intermediary step (manual network configuration) enables the printing apparatus to become detectable by the mobile terminal, resolving the limitation of automatic discovery for printing apparatus not already on the network.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the printing apparatus does not participate in the wireless LAN network, then it maintains network independence, but it cannot be found through search performed by the mobile terminal
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by displaying the SSID information before the printing apparatus needs to be found. The mobile terminal proactively provides the network identifier (SSID) to the user, enabling the user to manually configure the printing apparatus to join the network in advance. This preliminary provision of network information resolves the searchability issue while maintaining the printing apparatus's initial network independence.
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AI summary
A mobile terminal displays a guide screen for causing a printing apparatus to participate in a wireless network in which the mobile terminal is participating. An SSID of an access point to which the mobile terminal is connected is displayed.