Network identifier configuration method, communication method and wireless communication terminal

• US 20060067290A1
• Filed: 10/20/2005
• Published: 03/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Watanabe, Tetsuo, Komaki, Kenjiro, Miwa, Yasutaka
• Granted Patent: US 9,032,055 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/327 using wireless networks, e.g. Wi-Fi® or piconet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/48 Starting a game, e.g. activating a game device or waiting for other players to join a multiplayer session
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/77 involving data related to game devices or game servers, e.g. configuration data, software version or amount of memory
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/402 Communication between platforms, i.e. physical link to protocol
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/406 Transmission via wireless network, e.g. pager or GSM
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/408 Peer to peer connection
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/535 for monitoring, e.g. of user parameters, terminal parameters, application parameters, network parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5566 by matching opponents or finding partners to build a team, e.g. by skill level, geographical area, background, play style
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/572 Communication between players during game play of non game information, e.g. e-mail, chat, file transfer, streaming of audio and streaming of video
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00

Abstract

A game device is provided with an SSID setting unit and a channel setting unit. The SSID setting unit sets up an SSID to include an application ID uniquely defined for an application to be executed. For example, when an application A is executed, the SSID is set up to include “TITLE_A”. When an application B is executed, the SSID is set up to include “TITLE_B”. The channel setting unit sets up a communication channel based on the SSID such that the communication channel used in the BSSs do not overlap each other as much as possible.

Claims

1. A network identifier setting method wherein a network identifier is set up to include an application identifier uniquely defined for an application executed in a wireless communication terminal.

2. The network identifier setting method according to claim 1, wherein a network identifier is set up to include a status value indicating the status of execution of an application.

3. A communication method comprising:

generating a network identifier that includes an application identifier uniquely defined for an application executed in a wireless communication terminal; and

participating in a wireless network based on the network identifier generated.

4. The communication method according to claim 3, further comprising:

generating the network identifier that includes a status value indicating the status of execution of an application; and

participating in a wireless network based on the network identifier generated to include the status value.

5. The communication method according to claim 3, further comprising setting up a communication channel based on,the network identifier.

6. A wireless communication terminal comprising:

a network identifier setting unit which sets up a network identifier to include an application identifier uniquely defined for an application to be executed; and

a channel setting unit which sets up a communication channel based on the network identifier set up.

7. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 6, wherein the network identifier setting unit generates the network identifier that includes a status value indicating the status of execution of an application.

8. A program causing a computer capable of executing a wireless communication function to execute the functions of generating a network identifier that includes an application identifier uniquely defined for an application to be executed and participating in a wireless network based on the network identifier generated.