Device and method for communication parameter processing

• US 10,182,348 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2016
• Issued: 01/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Tachibana, Hideaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Moore, Ian N
• Assistant Examiner(s): McCallum, Latresa A
• Application Number:
  US15/396,257
• Publication Number:
  US 20170215066A1
• Time in Patent Office: 746 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/18 using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/30 Resource management for broadcast services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/002 Transmission of channel access control information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A communication device transmits a communication parameter to connect to a wireless network established by an access point to another communication device using information obtained from a captured image and stores the information obtained from the captured image. When the communication parameter is changed, the changed communication parameter is transmitted to the another communication device by reusing the stored information.

Claims

1. A communication device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory storing a program to be executed by the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor executes the program to function as;

an image capturing unit configured to capture an image;

a storage unit configured to store the information obtained from the captured image;

a display unit configured to present a display to prompt a user whether to reuse the stored information; and

a determination unit configured to determine whether to reuse the stored information based on a user'"'"'s response,

wherein, when the communication parameter is changed after the communication parameter is transmitted to the another communication device and the determination unit determines to reuse the information, the transmission unit transmits the changed communication parameter to the another communication device by reusing the stored information.

2. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein when the determination unit determines not to reuse the information, the transmission unit transmits the changed communication parameter to the another communication device using information obtained by recapturing the image by the image capturing unit.

3. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the captured image is an image displayed on a display unit of the another a communication device.

4. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the information obtained from the captured image includes a public key used in an encrypted communication.

5. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein the transmission unit transmits the communication parameter, which is encrypted with the public key, to the another communication device.

6. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the access point is a device different from the communication device and the another communication device.

7. The communication device according to claim 1, further comprising a reception unit configured to receive a change notification of the communication parameter from the access point.

8. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication parameter includes at least an SSID, an encryption key, an encryption scheme, an authentication key, or an authentication scheme.

9. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication parameter includes at least an SSID, an encryption key, an encryption scheme, an authentication key, or an authentication scheme.

10. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the image is a barcode or a two-dimensional code.

11. A communication device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory storing a program to be executed by the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor executed the program to function as;

an image capturing unit configured to capture an image;

a transmission unit configured to transmit a communication parameter to connect to a wireless network established by an access point, to another communication device using information obtained from the captured image;

a storage unit configured to store the information obtained from the captured image;

an instruction unit configured to instruct to change the communication parameter; and

a notification unit configured to notify a change request of the communication parameter to the access point when the instruction unit instructs to change the communication parameter,

wherein, when the communication parameter is changed after the communication parameter is transmitted to the another communication device, the transmission unit transmits the changed communication parameter to the another communication device by reusing the stored information.

12. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein the captured image is an image displayed on a display unit of the another communication device.

13. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein the information obtained from the captured image includes a public key used in an encrypted communication.

14. The communication device according to claim 13, wherein the transmission unit transmits the communication parameter, which is encrypted with the public key, to the another communication device.

15. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein the access point is a device different from the communication device and the another communication device.

16. The communication device according to claim 11, further comprising a reception unit configured to receive a change notification of the communication parameter from the access point.

17. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein the wireless network is a wireless LAN compliant with IEEE 802.11.

18. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein the communication parameter includes at least an SSID, an encryption key, an encryption scheme, an authentication key, or an authentication scheme.

19. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein the image is a barcode or a two-dimensional code.

20. A communication method comprising:

transmitting a communication parameter to connect to a wireless network established by an access point, to another communication device using information obtained from a captured image; and

storing the information obtained from the captured image,

presenting a display to prompt a user whether to reuse the stored information; and

determining whether to reuse the stored information based on a user'"'"'s response,

wherein, when the communication parameter is changed after the communication parameter is transmitted to the another communication device and a determination has been made to reuse the stored information, the changed communication parameter is transmitted to the another communication device by reusing the stored information.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that cause a communication device to execute a process, the process comprising:

transmitting a communication parameter to connect to a wireless network established by an access point, to another communication device using information obtained from a captured image; and

storing the information obtained from the captured image,

presenting a display to prompt a user whether to reuse the stored information; and

determining whether to reuse the stored information based on a user'"'"'s response,

wherein, when the communication parameter is changed after the communication parameter is transmitted to the another communication device and a determination has been made to reuse the stored information, the changed communication parameter is transmitted to the another communication device by reusing the stored information.

22. A communication method comprising:

capturing an image;

transmitting a communication parameter to connect to a wireless network established by an access point, to another communication device using information obtained from the captured image;

storing the information obtained from the captured image;

instructing to change the communication parameter; and

notifying a change request of the communication parameter to the access pint when the instruction unit instructs an instruction to change the communication parameter has been made,

wherein, when the communication parameter is changed after the communication parameter is transmitted to the another communication device, the changed communication parameter is transmitted to the another communication device by reusing the stored information.

23. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that cause a communication device to execute a process, the processing comprising:

capturing an image;

transmitting a communication parameter to connect to a wireless network established by an access point, to another communication device using information obtained from the captured image;

storing the information obtained from the captured image;

instructing to change the communication parameter; and

notifying a change request of the communication parameter to the access point when the instruction unit instructs an instruction to change the communication parameter has been made,

wherein, when the communication parameter is changed after the communication parameter is transmitted to the another communication device, the transmission unit transmits the changed communication parameter is transmitted to the another communication device by reusing the stored information.