Method of notifying function identification information and communication system

• US 10,193,787 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2017
• Issued: 01/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: 2BCom LLC (Markman Advisors LLC)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Adachi, Tomoko, Horisaki, Koji, Sato, Kazumi, Toshimitsu, Kiyoshi, Namekata, Minoru
• Primary Examiner(s): Hong, Dung
• Application Number:
  US15/685,577
• Publication Number:
  US 20170353376A1
• Time in Patent Office: 523 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/24 Negotiation of communication capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/18 between terminal devices

Abstract

There is disclosed a notification method in a communication system of notifying specific multifunctionality information between terminal stations. An expansion code is generated from both a user input code and a function identification code corresponding to a specific function. A transmission frame including the expansion code is also generated and transmitted to at least one of the terminal stations.

Claims

1. A communication apparatus, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a probe request frame comprising a first SSID (Service Set Identifier) field from a first communication apparatus, wherein the first SSID field comprises first characters indicating a wireless communication function, the first SSID field of the probe request frame is defined in IEEE802.11 specification, and the wireless communication function is defined in a first specification different from the IEEE802.11 specification; and

a transmitter configured to transmit a probe response frame comprising a second SSID field to the first communication apparatus after a reception of the probe request frame, wherein the second SSID field comprises the first characters, and the second SSID field of the probe response frame is defined in the IEEE802.11 specification, the first SSID field and the second SSID field are defined as a field comprising an identifier of a service set in the IEEE802.11 specification.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the first SSID field comprises both the first characters and second characters, wherein the second characters do not indicate any specific wireless communication function, a value of the first SSID begins with the first character, and the second characters follows the first characters.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive the probe request frame by a broadcast.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication function is used in a communication between the communication apparatus and the first communication apparatus.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication function is used in a communication between the communication apparatus and the first communication apparatus after an association successful with the first communication apparatus.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication function is a function of a direct wireless communication between the communication apparatus and the first communication apparatus.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an antenna, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive the probe request frame by using the antenna, and the transmitter is further configured to transmit the probe response frame by using the antenna.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a hardware processor configured to generate first data based on a user operation, wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit the first data included in a first data frame to the first communication apparatus by using the antenna.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a display configured to display an image based on second data, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive the second data included in a second data frame from the first communication apparatus by using the antenna.

10. A communication method performed at least partially by electronic circuitry, comprising:

transmitting a probe request frame comprising a first SSID (Service Set Identifier) field to a first communication apparatus, wherein the first SSID field comprises first characters indicating a wireless communication function, the first SSID field of the probe request frame is defined in IEEE802.11 specification, and the wireless communication function is defined in a first specification different from the IEEE802.11 specification; and

receiving a probe response frame comprising a second SSID field from the first communication apparatus after a transmission of the probe request frame, wherein the second SSID field comprises the first characters, and the second SSID field of the probe response frame is defined in the IEEE802.11 specification, the first SSID field and the second SSID field are defined as a field comprising an identifier of a service set in the IEEE802.11 specification.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein

the first SSID field comprises both the first characters and second characters, wherein the second characters do not indicate any specific wireless communication function, a value of the first SSID begins with the first character, and the second characters follows the first characters.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the probe request frame is transmitted by a broadcast.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the wireless communication function is used in a communication between a communication apparatus and the first communication apparatus.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the wireless communication function is used in a communication between a communication apparatus and the first communication apparatus after an association successful with the first communication apparatus.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the wireless communication function is a function of a direct wireless communication between a communication apparatus and the first communication apparatus.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the electronic circuitry is electrically connected with an antenna, the probe request frame is transmitted by using the antenna, and the probe response frame is received by using the antenna.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the electronic circuitry is electrically connected with a hardware processor, the method further comprises generating, by the hardware processor, first data based on an user operation, and transmitting the first data included in a first data frame to the first communication apparatus by using the antenna.

18. The transmitting method of claim 16, further comprising transmitting the second data included in a second data frame from the first communication apparatus by the antenna.

19. A communication method performed at least partially by electronic circuitry, comprising:

receiving a probe request frame comprising a first SSID (Service Set Identifier) field from a first communication apparatus, wherein the first SSID field comprises first characters indicating a wireless communication function, the first SSID field of the probe request frame is defined in IEEE802.11 specification, and the wireless communication function is defined in a first specification different from the IEEE802.11 specification; and

transmitting a probe response frame comprising a second SSID field to the first communication apparatus after a reception of the probe request frame, wherein the second SSID field comprises the first characters, and the second SSID field of the probe response frame is defined in the IEEE802.11 specification, the first SSID field and the second SSID field are defined as a field comprising an identifier of a service set in the IEEE802.11 specification.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein

the first SSID field comprises both the first characters and second characters, wherein the second characters do not indicate any specific wireless communication function, a value of the first SSID begins with the first character, and the second characters follows the first characters.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the probe request frame is received by a broadcast.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein the wireless communication function is used in a communication between a communication apparatus and the first communication apparatus.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein the wireless communication function is used in a communication between a communication apparatus and the first communication apparatus after an association successful with the first communication apparatus.

24. The method of claim 19, wherein the wireless communication function is a function of a direct wireless communication between a communication apparatus and the first communication apparatus.

25. The method of claim 19, wherein the electronic circuitry is electrically connected with an antenna, the probe request frame is received by using the antenna, and the probe response frame is transmitted by using the antenna.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the communication apparatus comprises a hardware processor, the method further comprises generating, by the hardware processor, first data based on a user operation, and transmitting the first data included in a first data frame to the first communication apparatus by using the antenna.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein the electronic circuitry is electrically connected with a display, and the method further comprises receiving second data included in a second data frame from the first communication apparatus by using the antenna, and displaying, by the display, an image based on the second data.

28. A communication apparatus, comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit a probe request frame comprising a first SSID (Service Set Identifier) field to a first communication apparatus, wherein the first SSID field comprises first characters indicating a wireless communication function, the first SSID field of the probe request frame is defined in IEEE802.11 specification, and the wireless communication function is defined in a first specification different from the IEEE802.11 specification; and

a receiver configured to receive a probe response frame comprising a second SSID field from the first communication apparatus after a transmission of the probe request frame, wherein the second SSID field comprises the first characters, and the second SSID field of the probe response frame is defined in the IEEE802.11 specification, the first SSID field and the second SSID field are defined as a field comprising an identifier of a service set in the IEEE802.11 specification.

29. The communication apparatus of claim 28, wherein

the first SSID field comprises both the first characters and second characters, wherein the second characters do not indicate any specific wireless communication function, a value of the first SSID begins with the first character, and the second characters follow the first characters.

30. The communication apparatus of claim 28, wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit the probe request frame by a broadcast.

31. The communication apparatus of claim 28, wherein the wireless communication function is used in a communication between the communication apparatus and the first communication apparatus.

32. The communication apparatus of claim 28, wherein the wireless communication function is used in a communication between the communication apparatus and the first communication apparatus after an association successful with the first communication apparatus.

33. The communication apparatus of claim 28, wherein the wireless communication function is a function of a direct wireless communication between the communication apparatus and the first communication apparatus.

34. The communication apparatus of claim 28, further comprising an antenna, wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit the probe request frame by using the antenna, and the receiver is further configured to receive the probe response frame by using the antenna.

35. The communication apparatus of claim 34, further comprising a hardware processor configured to generate first data based on a user operation, wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit the first data included in a first data frame to the first communication apparatus by using the antenna.

36. The communication apparatus of claim 34, further comprising a display configured to display an image based on second data, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive the second data included in a second data frame from the first communication apparatus by using the antenna.