Wireless network system, communication method, communication apparatus, wireless terminal, communication control program, and terminal control program
First Claim
1. A wireless network system with a plurality of wireless terminals and at least one communication apparatus, the system being adapted for indirect communication where the wireless terminals communicate with each other via a network or direct communication where the wireless terminals directly communicate with each other, wherein the communication apparatus comprises a function of preparing setting information necessary for the direct communication, and transmitting the setting information to the individual wireless terminals via the network, and wherein the individual wireless terminal comprises a function of, on receiving the setting information, starting the direct communication, based on the setting information.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a wireless network system with a plurality of wireless terminals and at least one communication apparatus. The system is adapted for indirect communication of the wireless terminals via a network or direct communication among the wireless terminals themselves. In the system, the communication apparatus prepares setting information necessary for the direct communication, and transmits it to the individual wireless terminals via the network. The individual wireless terminal, on receiving the setting information, starts the direct communication based on the setting information.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless network system with a plurality of wireless terminals and at least one communication apparatus, the system being adapted for indirect communication where the wireless terminals communicate with each other via a network or direct communication where the wireless terminals directly communicate with each other, wherein the communication apparatus comprises
a function of preparing setting information necessary for the direct communication, and transmitting the setting information to the individual wireless terminals via the network, and wherein the individual wireless terminal comprises a function of, on receiving the setting information, starting the direct communication, based on the setting information.
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3. A communication method of a wireless network system with a plurality of wireless terminals and at least one communication apparatus, the system being adapted for indirect communication where the wireless terminals communicate with each other via a network or direct communication where the wireless terminals directly communicate with each other, the method comprising:
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a step wherein the communication apparatus prepares setting information on the direct communication, and transmits the setting information to the individual wireless terminals via the network;
a step wherein the individual wireless terminals, on receiving and referring to the setting information, choose between the direct communication and the indirect communication depending on whether the direct communication is available or not. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A communication apparatus served for the access from a plurality of wireless terminals via a network, comprising:
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a storage unit that stores information about a wireless terminal in response to a registration request from the wireless terminal;
a monitoring unit that monitors communication of the wireless terminal registered in the storage unit, and detects indirect communication where the wireless terminals communicate with each other via a network;
a preparation unit that prepares setting information for direct communication where the wireless terminals directly communicate with each other as soon as the indirect communication is detected by the monitoring unit; and
a transmitting and receiving control unit that transmits the setting information to the wireless terminals in the indirect communication and to prompts the terminals to transfer to the direct communication. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A wireless terminal for indirect communication where the wireless terminals communicate with each other via a network or direct communication where the wireless terminals directly communicate with each other, comprising:
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a receiving unit that receives setting information on the direct communication, the setting information being transmitted from a communication apparatus via the network; and
a communication unit that performs the direct communication based on the received setting information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A signal with a communication control program served for controlling a communication apparatus being accessed from a plurality of wireless terminals via a network, wherein the program allows the communication apparatus to realize:
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a function of monitoring communication of the wireless terminal in connection and detecting the start of indirect communication where the wireless terminals communicate with each other via a network; and
a function of, on detecting the indirect communication, preparing setting information for direct communication where the wireless terminals directly communicate with each other, and transmitting the setting information to the wireless terminals. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A signal with a terminal control program served for controlling a wireless terminal, wherein the program allows the wireless terminal to realize:
a function of receiving setting information for direct communication where the wireless terminals directly communicate with each other from a communication apparatus, and performing the direct communication based on the received setting information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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