Communication Apparatus Wireless Parameter Setup via QR Code
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional technologies require a mobile terminal to be connected to a network when capturing QR code information for setting wireless parameters, limiting convenience as they do not consider scenarios where the terminal is not connected to the access point during image capturing.
Innovation Solution
A communication apparatus with a registration unit, connection unit, and execution unit that registers another communication apparatus, connects to it if not already connected, and notifies the registered apparatus of necessary information for wireless parameter setting using captured image data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the mobile terminal is required to be connected to the access point during image capturing for setting wireless parameters, then the wireless parameter setting can be performed reliably, but the ease of operation deteriorates because additional connection work is required before image capturing
Solution Approach 1:
The access point stores the wireless parameter setting information in advance during the image capturing process, before the mobile terminal needs to use this information for connection. This preliminary storage eliminates the need for the terminal to be pre-connected to the access point, allowing the terminal to directly retrieve and use the stored parameters without requiring prior network connection.
2Loss of information
If the mobile terminal is connected to the access point during image capturing, then the wireless parameter can be obtained through the QR code, but the loss of time increases due to the additional connection process required before image capturing
Solution Approach 1:
The access point performs the QR code generation and wireless parameter storage in advance during the image capturing process. When the mobile terminal captures the QR code, the connection information is already prepared and stored, eliminating the need for the terminal to establish a connection before retrieving the parameters. This preliminary preparation significantly reduces the time required for wireless parameter acquisition.
3Ease of operation
If the mobile terminal is not connected to the access point during image capturing, then the ease of operation improves by eliminating connection work, but the device complexity increases because the system must handle both connected and disconnected states
Solution Approach 1:
The access point acts as an intermediary that stores the wireless parameter setting information during the image capturing process. This intermediary storage mechanism allows the mobile terminal to retrieve connection information without being directly connected to the access point at the time of QR code reading. The access point mediates between the terminal and the network, simplifying the terminal's operation while managing the complexity centrally.
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AI summary
In a case where a communication apparatus is not connected to another communication apparatus operable as a providing apparatus for providing a wireless parameter for performing wireless communication to a receiving apparatus, when information is acquired from a captured image, the communication apparatus connects to the another communication apparatus, and notifies the another communication apparatus of apparatus information included in the information acquired from the image, as information about an apparatus operating as the receiving apparatus. The notification enables the another communication apparatus to provide the wireless parameter to an apparatus indicated by the apparatus information.