Wireless communication system allowing group identification information to be publicly available and to be hidden, wireless access point device, and communication method and program for wireless access point device
First Claim
1. A wireless communication system, comprising:
- a wireless access point device; and
a host device, the wireless access point device comprising;
a first notification device for notifying the host device of a connection request upon reception of the connection request from a wireless communication device;
a publicizing device for making publicly available group identification information according to an instruction to start an entry processing issued from the host device; and
a hiding device for hiding the group identification information according to an instruction to end the entry processing issued from the host device, the host device comprising;
a judgment device for judging whether or not to grant a connection permission to the wireless communication device that has issued the connection request upon reception of the connection request from the wireless access point device;
a start instructing device for instructing the wireless access point device to start the entry processing according to the judgment by the judgment device; and
an end instructing device for instructing the wireless access point device to end the entry processing according to an entry completion notification of the wireless communication device issued from the wireless access point device.
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Abstract
According to the present invention, the host device judges whether or not to grant a connection permission to the wireless communication device. Having been instructed to start the entry processing, the wireless access point device sends a beacon with group identification information made publicly available. Upon reception of the beacon, the wireless communication device performs an authentication processing and an association processing with the wireless access point device and further performs the authentication processing. Having been instructed to end the entry processing, the wireless access point device switches into the sending of the beacon with the group identification information hidden, thereby hiding the group identification information from other wireless access point devices.
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22 Claims
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1. A wireless communication system, comprising:
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a wireless access point device; and
a host device, the wireless access point device comprising;
a first notification device for notifying the host device of a connection request upon reception of the connection request from a wireless communication device;
a publicizing device for making publicly available group identification information according to an instruction to start an entry processing issued from the host device; and
a hiding device for hiding the group identification information according to an instruction to end the entry processing issued from the host device, the host device comprising;
a judgment device for judging whether or not to grant a connection permission to the wireless communication device that has issued the connection request upon reception of the connection request from the wireless access point device;
a start instructing device for instructing the wireless access point device to start the entry processing according to the judgment by the judgment device; and
an end instructing device for instructing the wireless access point device to end the entry processing according to an entry completion notification of the wireless communication device issued from the wireless access point device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wireless access point device, comprising:
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a first notification device for notifying a host device of a connection request upon reception of the connection request from a wireless communication device;
a publicizing device for making publicly available group identification information according to an instruction to start an entry processing issued from the host device; and
a hiding device for hiding the group identification information according to an instruction to end the entry processing issued from the host device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless access point device, comprising:
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a judgment device for judging whether or not to grant a connection permission to a wireless communication device upon reception of a connection request from the wireless communication device;
a publicizing device for making publicly available group identification information according to the judgment by the judgment device; and
a hiding device for hiding the group identification information according to a predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A communication method for a wireless access point device, comprising:
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a first notification step of notifying a host device of a connection request upon reception of the connection request from a wireless communication device;
a publicizing step of making publicly available group identification information according to an instruction to start an entry processing issued from the host device; and
a hiding step of hiding the group identification information according to an instruction to end the entry processing issued from the host device.
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17. A communication method for a wireless access point device, comprising:
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a judgment step of judging whether or not to grant a connection permission to a wireless communication device upon reception of a connection request from the wireless communication device;
a publicizing step of making publicly available group identification information according to the judgment of the judgment step; and
a hiding step of hiding the group identification information according to a predetermined condition.
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18. A method of sending beacon information, comprising:
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a judgment step of judging whether or not a wireless communication device that has sent a connection request to a network is a predetermined wireless communication device; and
a switching step of switching between sending of the beacon information whose group identification is made publicly available, and sending of the beacon information whose group identification is not made publicly available, according to the judgment of the judgment step. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A program for controlling a wireless access point device to execute:
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a first notification step of notifying a host device of a connection request upon reception of the connection request from a wireless communication device;
a publicizing step of making publicly available group identification information according to an instruction to start an entry processing issued from the host device; and
a hiding step of hiding the group identification information according to an instruction to end the entry processing issued from the host device.
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21. A program for controlling a wireless access point device to execute:
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a judgment step of judging whether or not to grant a connection permission to a wireless communication device upon reception of a connection request from the wireless communication device;
a publicizing step of making publicly available group identification information according to the judgment of the judgment step; and
a hiding step of hiding the group identification information according to a predetermined condition.
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22. A program for sending beacon information, controlling a wireless access point device to execute:
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a judgment step of judging whether or not wireless communication device that has sent a connection request to a network is a predetermined wireless communication device; and
a switching step of switching between sending of the beacon information whose group identification is made publicly available, and sending of the beacon information whose group identification is not made publicly available, according to the judgment of the judgment step.
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