Communication Device QR Code Parameter Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless communication technologies face difficulties in setting consistent communication parameters across multiple access points in network environments, such as corporate networks, where each access point requires unique settings.
Innovation Solution
A communication device and method that utilizes QR codes to facilitate the sharing of communication parameters, allowing a smartphone to read and set parameters sequentially across multiple access points, ensuring consistent wireless network settings through standardized schemes like WPS or specific corporate protocols.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a QR code is used to set communication parameters at a single access point, then the parameter setting process is simplified, but it becomes difficult to set the same communication parameter at multiple access points simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the parameter setting process into two distinct phases: a configuration mode where QR code reading is performed to obtain communication parameters, and an operational mode where the actual wireless connection is established. This segmentation allows the terminal to efficiently handle multiple access points by repeating the configuration mode for each access point without complicating the overall process
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-configuring the terminal with communication parameters through QR code reading before the actual wireless connection is established. The terminal stores these parameters in advance during the configuration mode, then uses them automatically when connecting to access points in operational mode, thereby simplifying the connection process across multiple access points
2Adaptability or versatility
If communication parameters are manually configured at each access point, then multi-access point support is achieved, but the complexity and time required for setup increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses QR codes as copyable carriers of communication parameters. The access point's communication parameters are encoded into a QR code that can be read and copied by the terminal's image processing unit. This copying mechanism eliminates manual configuration at each access point, as the terminal automatically obtains and applies the parameters through QR code scanning, dramatically reducing setup time while maintaining multi-access point capability
3Reliability
If the terminal reads QR codes from multiple access points sequentially, then parameter consistency is maintained, but the setup process becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamics by allowing the terminal to flexibly switch between configuration mode and operational mode when connecting to multiple access points. The terminal can dynamically determine whether to read a QR code (configuration mode) or use stored parameters (operational mode) based on the current connection context, thereby maintaining parameter consistency while optimizing the setup process for multi-access point environments
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AI summary
A communication device uses information acquired by another communication device by said another communication device capturing an image to execute communication parameter share processing of sharing a communication parameter required for establishing a wireless network with respect to said another communication device. The communication device receives information on an access point, on which the communication parameter share processing is to be executed, from said another communication device and starts communication parameter share processing of sharing the communication parameter with respect to the access point on the basis of the information received by the reception means after the communication parameter share processing is executed by the execution unit.