Terminal Device OS Wireless Profile Mediator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing devices, such as smartphones, have limitations in allowing application programs to access and send wireless profiles for connecting to external access points, restricting the usage of stored wireless network information.
Innovation Solution
A technique where the OS program of a terminal device stores, establishes connections, and sends wireless profiles to communication devices, enabling the terminal device to search for and supply device and access point information to the OS program, which then uses this information to establish and send the wireless profile to the communication device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If an application program stores wireless profile information, then the information can be stored in the terminal device, but the application program cannot access or send the stored information due to OS restrictions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces the OS program as an intermediary that bridges the application program and the wireless profile information. The OS program receives device information and access point information from the application, retrieves the corresponding wireless profile from its secure storage, and sends it to the communication device. This mediator approach allows the application to indirectly access and send wireless profiles without direct access permissions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the OS program sends wireless profile information, then the sending capability is enabled, but the application program cannot initiate or control the sending process
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the application program provides input (device information and access point information) to the OS program, and the OS program executes the sending process and returns results to the application. This allows the application to control and monitor the wireless profile sending process indirectly through structured information exchange, maintaining operational control while leveraging OS-level capabilities.
3Productivity
If wireless profile information is stored in the terminal device memory, then the information is readily available, but security restrictions prevent unauthorized access
Solution Approach 1:
The OS program serves as a secure intermediary that manages access to stored wireless profile information. When the application provides device information and access point information, the OS program retrieves the corresponding wireless profile from its secure storage area and transmits it through the established connection. This intermediary mechanism maintains security by preventing direct application access to stored profiles while enabling controlled retrieval and transmission.
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AI summary
A computer-readable instructions may cause the terminal device to: search for one or more communication device to receive, from each of the one or more communication devices, device information indicating the corresponding communication device; supply target device information to the OS program, wherein the OS program executes an establishing process using the target device information, the establishing process using the target device information including establishing a target connection with a target communication device; and in a case where target access point information is selected, supply the target access point information to the OS program, wherein the OS program obtains target wireless profile for connecting to a target wireless network formed by a target access point; and sends the obtained target wireless profile to the target communication device by using the established target connection.