WIRELESS CONNECTION AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND SERVER
First Claim
1. A wireless connection authentication method used in a server performing wireless connection authentication for establishing communication between a first wireless communications apparatus and a wireless access point, the wireless connection authentication method comprising:
- receiving a second message including first access point information (i) transmitted by a first wireless access point according to a first message transmitted from the first wireless communications apparatus, and (ii) indicating the first wireless access point;
receiving a fourth message including second access point information (i) transmitted by a second wireless access point according to a third message transmitted from a second wireless communications apparatus which has already established communication with the second wireless access point that is same as or different from the first wireless access point, and (ii) indicating the second wireless access point;
comparing the first wireless access point indicated in the first access point information with the second wireless access point indicated in the second access point information, and if the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point are a same wireless access point, determining the same wireless access point as a connection destination access point which is a wireless access point serving as a connection destination of the first wireless communications apparatus; and
executing processing for wireless connection authentication between the connection destination access point and the first wireless communications apparatus.
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Abstract
A wireless connection authentication method includes: receiving first information transmitted by a first access point according to a message transmitted from a first wireless communications apparatus; receiving second information transmitted by a second access point according to a message transmitted from a second wireless communications apparatus which has already established communication with a second access point; and, if the first access point indicated in the first information and the second access point indicated in the second information are the same access point, determining the same access point as a connection destination access point of the first wireless communications apparatus.
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11 Claims
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1. A wireless connection authentication method used in a server performing wireless connection authentication for establishing communication between a first wireless communications apparatus and a wireless access point, the wireless connection authentication method comprising:
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receiving a second message including first access point information (i) transmitted by a first wireless access point according to a first message transmitted from the first wireless communications apparatus, and (ii) indicating the first wireless access point; receiving a fourth message including second access point information (i) transmitted by a second wireless access point according to a third message transmitted from a second wireless communications apparatus which has already established communication with the second wireless access point that is same as or different from the first wireless access point, and (ii) indicating the second wireless access point; comparing the first wireless access point indicated in the first access point information with the second wireless access point indicated in the second access point information, and if the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point are a same wireless access point, determining the same wireless access point as a connection destination access point which is a wireless access point serving as a connection destination of the first wireless communications apparatus; and executing processing for wireless connection authentication between the connection destination access point and the first wireless communications apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 11)
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4. A wireless connection authentication method for performing wireless connection authentication between a first wireless communications apparatus and a wireless access point, the wireless connection authentication method comprising:
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transmitting a first message to a first wireless access point by the first wireless communications apparatus; transmitting a second message to a server by the first wireless access point that has received the first message, the second message including first access point information indicating the first wireless access point; transmitting a third message to a second wireless access point by a second wireless communications apparatus, the second wireless communications apparatus having already completed wireless connection authentication with the second wireless access point which is same as or different from the first wireless access point; transmitting a fourth message to the server by the second wireless access point that has received the third message, the fourth message including second access point information indicating the second wireless access point; comparing the first wireless access point indicated in the first access point information and the second wireless access point indicated in the second access point information, and if the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point are a same wireless access point, determining the same wireless access point as a connection destination access point which is a wireless access point serving as a connection destination of the first wireless communications apparatus, the comparing and the determining being performed by the server; and authenticating wireless connection by the connection destination access point and the first wireless communications apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A server which authenticates wireless connection for establishing communication between a first wireless communications apparatus and a wireless access point, the server comprising:
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a first receiving unit configured to receive a second message including first access point information (i) transmitted by a first wireless access point according to a first message transmitted from the first wireless communications apparatus, and (ii) indicating the first wireless access point; a second receiving unit configured to receive a fourth message including second access point information (i) transmitted by a second wireless access point according to a third message transmitted from a second wireless communications apparatus which has already established communication with the second wireless access point that is same as or different from the first wireless access point, and (ii) indicating the second wireless access point; a determining unit configured to compare the first wireless access point indicated in the first access point information with the second wireless access point indicated in the second access point information, and if the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point are a same wireless access point, determine the same wireless access point as a connection destination access point which is a wireless access point serving as a connection destination of the first wireless communications apparatus; and an authentication processing unit configured to execute processing for wireless connection authentication between the connection destination access point and the first wireless communications apparatus.
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