Wireless Setting Transmission for Printer Setup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in setting up wireless connections between printers and access points, requiring manual input of character strings, which is cumbersome and troublesome.
Innovation Solution
A communication program and apparatus that utilize near field communication to determine and transmit wireless settings, such as SSIDs, to external devices like printers, allowing for easy setup of Wi-Fi communication without manual user input, using a combination of near field and wireless communication methods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual wireless setting configuration is implemented, then connection reliability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-storing wireless setting information (SSID, security type, encryption method) in the external apparatus before the actual wireless connection is needed. When the printer needs to connect, it automatically retrieves and uses this pre-configured information, eliminating the need for manual input at connection time while ensuring reliable connections through validated settings.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses an intermediary approach by introducing a separate storage unit that holds wireless setting information independently from both the printer and the access point. This intermediary storage allows the printer to obtain pre-configured wireless settings without requiring manual user input or direct configuration of the printer itself, thus improving ease of operation while maintaining connection reliability.
2Ease of operation
If automatic wireless setting transmission is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the wireless communication system into distinct functional modules: a storage unit for holding wireless setting information, a determination unit for checking whether settings exist, and a transmission unit for sending settings to the printer. This modular segmentation allows automatic wireless setting transmission without requiring complex integrated systems, as each component has a specific, simplified function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the external apparatus to automatically determine and transmit its own wireless setting information to the printer without requiring manual user intervention or complex configuration procedures. The system serves itself by storing and transmitting the necessary connection parameters autonomously, reducing operational complexity despite adding automated functions.
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AI summary
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a communication program stored thereon and readable by a controller of a communication apparatus, the communication program, when executed by the controller, causes the controller to perform: determining whether a wireless setting for performing wireless communication by the wireless communication method is set in an external apparatus when the communication apparatus is in communication with the external apparatus through the first communication unit; determining whether a wireless setting which is settable by the communication apparatus is stored in a storage; and transmitting the wireless setting stored in the storage to the external apparatus through the first communication unit when it is determined that the wireless setting is not set in the external apparatus and it is determined that the wireless setting that is settable by the communication apparatus is stored in the storage.