Information processing apparatus and information processing method
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus having a communication apparatus which performs network connection via a wireless relay apparatus, comprising:
- an information acquisition unit which acquires information of discovered wireless relay apparatuses by discovering the wireless relay apparatuses communicable with the communication apparatus;
a profile setting unit which sets communication profiles for the wireless relay apparatuses discovered by the information acquisition unit;
a priority condition setting unit which sets a priority condition for determining priorities of the communication profiles to be used by the communication apparatus; and
a profile determination unit which determines a communication profile to be used by the communication apparatus on the basis of the information of the wireless relay apparatuses that are acquired by the information acquisition unit, the communication profiles set by the profile setting unit, and the priority condition set by the priority condition setting unit.
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Abstract
When a personal computer which implements an information processing apparatus according to this invention discovers communicable access points, the personal computer acquires pieces of information of the discovered access points. These pieces of information include, for example, the network name, communication speed, security level, communication channel, and radio field strength. A communication profile to be used by the personal computer is determined on the basis of these pieces of information, communication profiles set for the access points, and the priority of a communication profile to be used by the personal computer. A connection process between the personal computer and a wireless relay apparatus is automatically performed using the determined communication profile.
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16 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus having a communication apparatus which performs network connection via a wireless relay apparatus, comprising:
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an information acquisition unit which acquires information of discovered wireless relay apparatuses by discovering the wireless relay apparatuses communicable with the communication apparatus;
a profile setting unit which sets communication profiles for the wireless relay apparatuses discovered by the information acquisition unit;
a priority condition setting unit which sets a priority condition for determining priorities of the communication profiles to be used by the communication apparatus; and
a profile determination unit which determines a communication profile to be used by the communication apparatus on the basis of the information of the wireless relay apparatuses that are acquired by the information acquisition unit, the communication profiles set by the profile setting unit, and the priority condition set by the priority condition setting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of connecting a network via a wireless relay apparatus by using a communication apparatus, comprising:
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discovering wireless relay apparatuses communicable with the communication apparatus to acquire information of the discovered wireless relay apparatuses;
setting communication profiles for the discovered wireless relay apparatuses;
setting a priority condition for determining priorities of the communication profiles to be used by the communication apparatus; and
determining a communication profile to be used by the communication apparatus on the basis of the acquired information of the wireless relay apparatuses, the set communication profiles, and the set priority condition. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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