Wireless Communication Apparatus Automatic Access Point Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience in manually selecting access points for wireless communication, especially when using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) for autoconfiguration, as there is no method for automatically selecting the necessary access point from nearby options, leading to inefficiencies in connecting to the desired access point.
Innovation Solution
A communication apparatus with a search unit to detect base stations providing communication parameters different from initial settings, a selection unit to choose the appropriate access point, and a reception unit to receive these parameters, allowing for automatic selection and connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual access point selection is used, then users can control the connection process, but user convenience deteriorates and time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving apparatus automatically performs access point selection without user intervention. The search unit detects base stations, the selection unit chooses the appropriate one based on communication parameter availability, and the connection is established autonomously, eliminating manual selection requirements and reducing time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The search unit performs preliminary detection of base stations and their communication parameter configurations before the actual connection process. This advance search and analysis enables the selection unit to make informed decisions about which access point to connect to, streamlining the overall connection process.
2Extent of automation
If random connection to nearby access points is used, then automatic connection is achieved, but connection reliability deteriorates and time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The search unit detects communication parameters from nearby base stations and provides feedback information to the selection unit. This feedback mechanism enables the selection unit to choose access points that actually provide the needed communication parameters, ensuring reliable connections rather than random connections.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/random selection process with an information-based selection process. Instead of randomly connecting to nearby access points, the system uses detection and analysis of communication parameter information to intelligently select the appropriate access point, improving both automation and reliability.
3Reliability
If providing apparatus waits for receiving apparatus recognition to start autoconfiguration, then connection reliability improves, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The providing apparatus performs preliminary detection of the receiving apparatus through the search unit before initiating the full autoconfiguration process. This allows the providing apparatus to be ready to provide communication parameters as soon as the receiving apparatus connects, reducing the time delay while maintaining reliable configuration.
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AI summary
A communication apparatus (receiving apparatus) configured to receive a communication parameter selects, when an access point itself is active as a providing apparatus or the communication apparatus detects an access point (active access point) that is communicatable with an active providing apparatus, the access point as the access point to be connected using wireless connection. If the communication apparatus does not detect an active access point, the communication apparatus selects an access point (setup-completed access point) which is configured with a communication parameter that is different from the one that is set at the time of initialization, as the access point to be connected using wireless connection.