Wireless Tag Credential Storage for Printer Network Setup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image forming systems face challenges in easily configuring connections between image forming apparatuses and network repeaters, particularly in scenarios where manual entry of authentication information and encryption keys is required, leading to user complexity and potential errors.
Innovation Solution
An image forming system that utilizes a wireless communication tag to store and read identification information and encryption keys, allowing a terminal to connect the image forming apparatus to a network repeater through Wi-Fi DIRECT communications, eliminating the need for manual entry and simplifying the configuration process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual entry of authentication information and encryption keys is required for connecting image forming apparatus to network repeater, then connection security is maintained, but user operation complexity increases and potential for errors occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-storing authentication information and encryption keys in a wireless communication tag within the image forming apparatus. Before the actual connection process, the necessary credentials are prepared and stored in the tag, which the terminal device can automatically read. This eliminates the need for users to manually enter authentication information during configuration, thereby maintaining security while significantly reducing operational complexity and potential for user errors.
2Productivity
If automatic transmission of identification information and encryption keys is implemented, then user intervention is reduced and connectivity efficiency is enhanced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a wireless communication tag as an intermediary component that facilitates automatic authentication and connection. The tag stores identification information and encryption keys, and enables automatic data exchange between the image forming apparatus and the terminal device. This intermediary mechanism automates the transmission of credentials without requiring complex system-level integration, thereby improving connectivity efficiency while keeping the added system complexity manageable and localized to the tag component.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system enables seamless and user-friendly connection setup between image forming apparatuses and network repeaters by automating the transmission of identification information and encryption keys, reducing user intervention and enhancing connectivity efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
a mobile terminal writes the information required for configuration to a wireless communication tag provided by the electronic device
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AI summary
An image forming system 100 includes a terminal 10, an image forming apparatus 20, and a network repeater 30. The image forming apparatus 20 includes a writer 24 that writes identification information of the network repeater 30 to a wireless communication tag 22. The terminal 10 includes a display device 12 that presents the identification information read from the wireless communication tag 22, a terminal's communication device 16 that is allowed to connect to and communicate with the image forming apparatus 20, and a transmitter 14 that transmits, to the image forming apparatus 20, the identification information selected by a user and an encryption key entered by the user. The image forming apparatus 20 configures a connection with the network repeater 30 based on the identification information and the encryption key transmitted from the terminal 10.