INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD

• US 20070260786A1
• Filed: 07/11/2007
• Published: 11/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: NAKAMURA, Atsushi, FUKUNAGA, Koji
• Granted Patent: US 7,500,026 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/62
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/385 for adaptation of a particular data processing system to different peripheral devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2213/3814 Wireless link with a computer system port
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4411 Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4413 Plug-and-play [PnP]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files

Abstract

An information processing apparatus which makes it easier to carry out setting of a wireless interface necessary for enabling a device or apparatus to be used via the wireless interface, using a wire interface. An information processing apparatus carries out first communication setting so as to enable an apparatus or device to be controlled via a wire interface, communicates with the apparatus or device via the wire interface after the first communication setting to carry out second communication setting for enabling communication with the apparatus or device via a wireless interface. This simplifies the communication setting for enabling communication with the apparatus or device via the wireless interface.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus communicable with at least one external device or external apparatus having a wire interface and a wireless interface, comprising:

a first setting-executing device that executes first setting for enabling the information processing apparatus to control the external device or external apparatus via the wire interface; and

a second setting-executing device that communicates with the external device or external apparatus via the wire interface after execution of the first setting, to execute second setting for enabling the information processing apparatus to communicate with the external device or external apparatus via the wireless interface.

2. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second setting-executing device comprises a connection checking device that checks, via the wireless interface, whether or not connection of the information processing apparatus to the external device or external apparatus has been established during execution of the second setting.

3. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second setting-executing device acquires setting information required to execute the second setting, via the wire interface.

4. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second setting-executing device transmits a command for setting information required to execute the second setting, via the wire interface.

5. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a generation device that is responsive to an instruction from a user, for generating one or both of an icon corresponding to the first setting and an icon corresponding to the second setting.

6. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a deletion device that deletes information set by the first setting.

7. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first setting-executing device installs a device driver as a software for enabling the information processing apparatus to control the external device or external apparatus via the wire interface.

8. A control program for executing a method of controlling an information processing apparatus communicable with at least one external device or external apparatus having a wire interface and a wireless interface, comprising:

a first setting-executing module for executing first setting for enabling the information processing apparatus to control the external device or external apparatus via the wire interface; and

a second setting-executing module for communicating with the external device or external apparatus via the wire interface after execution of the first setting, to execute second setting for enabling the information processing apparatus to communicate with the external device or external apparatus via the wireless interface.

9. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus communicable with at least one external device or external apparatus having a wire interface and a wireless interface, comprising the steps of:

executing first setting for enabling the information processing apparatus to control the external device or external apparatus via the wire interface; and

communicating with the external device or external apparatus via the wire interface after execution of the first setting, to execute second setting for enabling the information processing apparatus to communicate with the external device or external apparatus via the wireless interface.

10. A method as claimed in claim 9, wherein a device driver as software for enabling the information processing apparatus to control the external device or external apparatus via the wire interface is installed in the step of executing the first setting.