Wireless LAN Device Dual-Mode Configuration Exclusion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless LAN devices with both access point and station functions face complexity in configuration processes, leading to complicated operations and device constructions, especially when using protocols like AOSS, which can cause issues in determining which unit performs the configuration process.
Innovation Solution
A wireless LAN device with a processor-executable program that includes sections for communication, reception, execution, and exclusion, allowing for simple configuration by participating in protocol processes as either an access point or station, with the exclusion section preventing concurrent participation and restricting communication based on identification information, enabling secure information configuration between units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a wireless LAN device has both access point and station functions to enable wide area communication, then the communication coverage is improved, but the device complexity and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines both access point and station functions into a single wireless LAN device. The execution section integrates the configuration processes of both units, allowing one device to perform functions that traditionally required separate devices. This merging reduces the number of devices needed while maintaining wide area communication capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless LAN device is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as an access point and a station. The execution section enables the device to dynamically participate in configuration processes in either role, making the device universal and adaptable to different network scenarios without requiring separate specialized devices.
2Area of stationary object
If a wireless LAN device has both access point and station functions, then the communication coverage is improved, but the operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The execution section automatically determines and executes the appropriate configuration process based on the device's current role. When functioning as an access point, it executes the access point configuration process; when functioning as a station, it executes the station configuration process. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for users to manually specify which configuration process to run, simplifying operation while maintaining multi-functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The device dynamically switches between access point and station modes based on operational requirements. The execution section adaptively selects which configuration process to execute based on the current functional mode, allowing the device to be flexible and responsive without requiring complex user intervention or fixed configuration.
3Adaptability or versatility
If both access point and station configuration processes are enabled simultaneously, then configuration flexibility is improved, but incorrect self-configuration may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The exclusion section proactively prevents the access point configuration process from executing when the device is functioning as a station, and prevents the station configuration process from executing when the device is functioning as an access point. This preliminary blocking action avoids the risk of incorrect self-configuration before it can occur, ensuring that only the appropriate configuration process runs based on the current functional mode.
Solution Approach 2:
The exclusion section acts as an intermediary control mechanism between the configuration processes and the device's functional mode. It mediates by selectively enabling or disabling configuration processes based on whether the device is operating as an access point or station, preventing conflicting or incorrect configuration attempts while maintaining overall system flexibility.
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AI summary
A wireless LAN device for performing wireless communication with another wireless device in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The wireless LAN device includes first and second communication sections which participate in a configuration process using a predetermined protocol. An execution section executes, based on an instruction received at a reception section, the configuration process by use of one of the first and second communication sections in cooperation with the another wireless device. An exclusion section performs, before the configuration process is completed, an exclusion process that excludes the other of the first and second communication sections from continuing to participate in the configuration process.