Information Processing Apparatus Network Connection Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication systems between information processing apparatuses, such as printers, and communication terminals, like smartphones, face challenges in efficiently establishing and managing network connections using short-range wireless communication, limiting the effective utilization of communication resources and compromising security.
Innovation Solution
The system transmits network identification information to the communication terminal via short-range wireless communication, acquires address information, and notifies connection information to establish connections through various communication paths, allowing the information processing apparatus to connect using different communication methods and enhancing security by not transmitting all connection information via short-range wireless communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If connection information is transmitted via short-range wireless communication, then the communication path can be established quickly, but security is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The connection information is segmented into two parts: network identification information (transmitted via short-range wireless communication) and address information (transmitted via network connection). This segmentation allows quick initial connection while securing sensitive data transmission through a more secure channel.
Solution Approach 2:
The network identification information acts as an intermediary that enables the establishment of a network connection without directly transmitting the complete connection information. This intermediary approach allows fast initial pairing while directing subsequent data transmission through secure network channels.
2Reliability
If multiple communication paths are supported, then communication reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The information processing apparatus is designed with multi-functionality to support both short-range wireless communication and network communication through a single unified system. This allows the device to leverage multiple communication paths without proportionally increasing complexity, as the same hardware and software framework handles both communication modes.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to transmit network identification information of a network to a communication terminal via short-range wireless communication and acquire, from the communication terminal via short-range wireless communication, address information indicating an address on the Internet accessible by the communication terminal based on the network identification information. The circuitry notifies a plurality of pieces of connection information of the communication terminal using the address information acquired from the communication terminal, the connection information to be used for establishing a connection between the information processing apparatus and the communication terminal through the network.