Network Setup Signal Control for Wi-Fi Easy Connect Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
The user-friendliness of network setup for communication apparatuses is compromised when printers do not support Wi-Fi Easy Connect (WEC), leading to failed network setups due to unnecessary signal transmission.
Innovation Solution
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that enables an information processing apparatus to obtain supported scheme information from a communication apparatus and control the transmission of a specific signal only when WEC is supported, preventing signal transmission when WEC is not supported.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the terminal transmits the specific signal to the printer regardless of WEC support status, then the network setup process can be initiated for WEC-supported devices, but the network setup fails for printers that do not support WEC, reducing user-friendliness
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal performs a preliminary check to determine whether the printer supports WEC before transmitting the specific signal. This preliminary action prevents unnecessary signal transmission to non-WEC devices, avoiding setup failures while maintaining ease of operation for supported devices
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from the printer's response to the initial signal to determine WEC support status. Based on this feedback, the terminal adjusts its behavior - transmitting the specific signal only when WEC is supported, thereby improving both user-friendliness and network setup success rate
2Adaptability or versatility
If the terminal transmits the specific signal to all communication apparatuses, then the setup process can be uniformly initiated, but unnecessary signal transmission occurs to non-WEC devices, causing setup failures
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal dynamically adjusts its signal transmission behavior based on the printer's WEC support status. Instead of a static uniform approach, the system transitions between different transmission modes - transmitting the specific signal only when WEC is supported and refraining when it is not - thereby improving adaptability without sacrificing reliability
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AI summary
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer of an information processing apparatus that can wirelessly communicate with a communication apparatus to function as: a first obtaining unit configured to obtain supported scheme information relating to a setup scheme supported by the communication apparatus; and a transmission control unit configured to control the information processing apparatus to transmit to the communication apparatus a specific signal for enabling network setup using a first scheme for connecting the communication apparatus to an access point other than the communication apparatus, wherein the specific signal is transmitted to the communication apparatus when the supported scheme information indicates that the communication apparatus supports network setup using the first scheme and the specific signal is not transmitted when the supported scheme information indicates that the communication apparatus does not support network setup using the first scheme.