COMMUNICATING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMMUNICATING SYSTEM
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1. A communicating apparatus that communicates with at least one terminal device, the communicating apparatus comprising:
- circuitry configured tocapture an image,authenticate a person in the image that has been captured,determine a direction of the person based on a result of authenticating the person, and control transmission of a radio wave in the determined direction to connect the terminal device to a network, andcommunicate with the terminal device connected to the network by using access information included in the transmitted radio wave.
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Abstract
A communicating apparatus, method, and system that capture an image, authenticate a person in the image that has been captured, determine a direction of the person based on a result of authenticating the person, and control transmission of a radio wave in the determined direction to connect a terminal device to a network, and communicate with the terminal device connected to the network by using access information included in the transmitted radio wave.
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1. A communicating apparatus that communicates with at least one terminal device, the communicating apparatus comprising:
circuitry configured to capture an image, authenticate a person in the image that has been captured, determine a direction of the person based on a result of authenticating the person, and control transmission of a radio wave in the determined direction to connect the terminal device to a network, and communicate with the terminal device connected to the network by using access information included in the transmitted radio wave. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for an apparatus that communicates with at least one terminal device, the method comprising:
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capturing an image; authenticating a person in the image that has been captured; determining a direction of the person based on a result of authenticating the person, and controlling transmission of a radio wave in the determined direction to connect the terminal device to a network; and communicating with the terminal device connected to the network by using access information included in the transmitted radio wave. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A communicating system comprising:
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an imaging apparatus; and a communicating apparatus communicating with at least one terminal device, wherein the imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the terminal device, and the communicating apparatus includes an authenticating unit configured to authenticate a person based on the image captured by the imaging unit, a communication controlling unit configured to determine a direction of the person based on a result of authenticating the person by the authenticating unit, and control transmission in the determined direction of a radio wave to connect the terminal device to a network, and a communicating unit configured to communicate with the terminal device connected to the network by using access information included in the transmitted radio wave. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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