Network Connection Setup via Device Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for connecting information processors to networks are inconvenient, especially when switching between wireless and wired networks or when multiple access points share the same SSID, as they require manual network settings and may not accurately detect connection changes.
Innovation Solution
A method where setting information for network connections is stored and retrieved using device identification information from route setting packets, allowing an information processor to automatically set up communications by acquiring and using the appropriate settings for the connected network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual network settings are used when switching between wireless and wired networks, then network connection flexibility is improved, but user convenience and time efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects network connection changes and retrieves appropriate settings from the server without requiring manual user intervention. The information processor autonomously performs network detection, setting retrieval, and configuration application, making the system self-serve the user's needs for network adaptation.
Solution Approach 2:
Network settings are pre-stored on a server in association with specific network devices. Before the user needs to switch networks, the system has already prepared the appropriate settings on the server, enabling rapid automatic retrieval and application when a network change is detected, eliminating manual configuration time.
2Ease of operation
If SSID-based network identification is used, then network selection simplicity is improved, but detection accuracy deteriorates when multiple access points share the same SSID
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces a server as an intermediary that stores and manages network settings in association with specific network devices. Instead of relying solely on SSID matching, the server acts as a mediator that provides authoritative setting information, allowing the system to distinguish between different access points even when they share the same SSID by retrieving device-specific settings from the server.
3Ease of operation
If automatic network setting retrieval is implemented, then user convenience is improved, but system complexity and data storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex network setting storage and management functionality from the information processor and places it on a separate server. The information processor only needs to detect network changes and retrieve settings, while the server handles the complex tasks of storing, managing, and providing settings information, thereby reducing complexity in the client device.
Data Source
AI summary
A method and apparatus for connecting an information processor to any network to perform communications are disclosed. A setting information indicating network settings to be set for an information processor when performing communications via a network is stored. A route setting packet, which is sent by a network device connected to the network to which the information processor is connected, is acquired to set a route to be used by the network device to communicate with another device. A device identification information for identifying a network device from which the route setting packet was sent is extracted from the route setting packet. The information processor is allowed to perform communications by acquiring the setting information associated with the extracted device identification information, and the information is specifically set for the information processor.