WIRELESS NETWORK SELECTION APPARATUS

• US 20110058536A1
• Filed: 08/27/2010
• Published: 03/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Inventors: Sakamoto, Akihiko, Shibuya, Kazuyuki, Tsuchiya, Hitoshi
• Granted Patent: US 8,510,452 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A wireless network selection apparatus comprises a storage unit, a transmitting unit, a first receiving unit, and a second receiving unit. The storage unit stores first connection setting information to join a first wireless network and second connection setting information to join a second wireless network which is different from the first wireless network. The transmitting unit transmits the first connection setting information or the second connection setting information to an external communication terminal. The first receiving unit receives a request to transmit the first connection setting information transmitted from the transmitting unit. The second receiving unit is provided in the same housing as that in which the first receiving unit is provided and receives a request to transmit the second connection setting information transmitted from the transmitting unit.

Claims

1. A wireless network selection apparatus comprising:

a storage unit which stores first connection setting information to join a first wireless network and second connection setting information to join a second wireless network which is different from the first wireless network;

a transmitting unit which transmits the first connection setting information or the second connection setting information to an external communication terminal;

a first receiving unit which receives a request to transmit the first connection setting information transmitted from the transmitting unit; and

a second receiving unit which is provided in the same housing as that in which the first receiving unit is provided and receives a request to transmit the second connection setting information transmitted from the transmitting unit.

2. The wireless network selection apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a first display unit which displays first additional information corresponding to the first wireless network; and

a second display unit which is provided in the same housing as that in which the first display unit is provided and displays second additional information corresponding to the second wireless network,

wherein the storage unit stores the first additional information and the second additional information, and

the first receiving unit and the second receiving unit receive the transmission request by detecting an operation of the user.

3. The wireless network selection apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a wireless network detecting unit which detects a peripheral wireless network; and

a setting unit which, when the wireless network detecting unit detects a wireless network, sets connection setting information corresponding to the wireless network in the connection setting information stored in the storage unit such that the connection setting information can be selected.

4. The wireless network selection apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a first display unit which displays a first unique code corresponding to the first wireless network; and

a second display unit which is provided in the same housing as that in which the first display unit is provided and displays a second unique code corresponding to the second wireless network,

wherein the storage unit stores the first unique code and the second unique code,

the first receiving unit and the second receiving unit receive a transmission request and a code from the external communication terminal,

the transmitting unit, when the code received by the first receiving unit is identical to the first unique code, transmits the first connection setting information to the external communication terminal, and

the transmitting unit, when the code received by the second receiving unit is identical to the second unique code, transmits the second connection setting information to the external communication terminal.

5. The wireless network selection apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the first display unit displays the first additional information corresponding to the first wireless network, and the second display unit displays the second additional information corresponding to the second wireless network.

6. The wireless network selection apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a connection setting request unit which requests the external communication terminal forming a wireless network to transmit connection setting information of the wireless network and acquires the connection setting information,

wherein the storage unit stores the connection setting information acquired by the connection setting request unit as the first connection setting information or the second connection setting information.