Wireless Settings Auto-Restore for Seamless Device Pairing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face the inconvenience of needing to reconfigure wireless settings after switching from short-distance wireless communication using new settings back to default settings, which disrupts seamless communication.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with multiple interfaces (NFC and wireless LAN) that automatically identifies and switches between communication modes, restoring the original network settings after completing communication with a device, thereby eliminating the need for manual reconfiguration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the information processing apparatus switches to new wireless settings for short-distance communication, then communication with the target device is enabled, but the default wireless settings are changed and require manual reconfiguration
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by storing the default wireless settings (second network information) before switching to new settings (first network information) for short-distance communication. After communication completes, the system automatically restores the original default settings without requiring user intervention, thus preventing the need for manual reconfiguration and eliminating time loss.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the information processing apparatus maintains default wireless settings, then seamless connectivity is preserved, but the apparatus cannot execute short-distance wireless communication with new settings
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless communication functionality is segmented into two distinct modes: short-distance communication using first network information and general wireless communication using second network information. The system switches between these segmented modes based on communication requirements, allowing both adaptability for different communication types and stability of the default configuration to be maintained simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless settings are made dynamic rather than static. The system can automatically switch between default settings (second network) and new settings (first network) based on communication needs. After short-distance communication completes, the settings dynamically return to the original default state, providing both adaptability and stability.
3Extent of automation
If manual reconfiguration of wireless settings is required after short-distance communication, then communication flexibility is achieved, but user intervention increases and usability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically managing the wireless settings lifecycle. It stores default settings before switching to new settings for short-distance communication, and automatically restores the default settings after communication completes. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for user intervention in settings management, thereby improving both automation extent and ease of operation.
Data Source
AI summary
A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable instruction which configures a processor to function as: a first communication unit configured to execute a communication using a first type interface with a communication target device; a second communication unit configured to obtain, by using the first communication unit, identifying information used to execute a communication with the communication target device through a second type interface when a first network in which the communication target device is included is different from a second network set as a communication destination for a communication through the second type interface; a third communication unit configured to execute a communication with the communication target device through the second type interface when the first type network is same as the second type network; and a fourth communication unit configured to execute a restoring process where the communication destination is restored to the second network.