Information processing apparatus control method for device having both first and second interface settings enabling the information processing apparatus to communicate with the device via both first and second interface

• US 7,523,224 B2
• Filed: 01/11/2007
• Issued: 04/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Nakamura, Atsushi, Fukunaga, Koji
• Primary Examiner(s): PEYTON, TAMMARA R
• Application Number:
  US11/622,288
• Publication Number:
  US 20070112980A1
• Time in Patent Office: 831 Days
• Field of Search: 710 8- 10, 710/62, 710/72, 358/1.15, 340/2.1, 340/310.16
• US Class Current: 710/8
• 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 device or apparatus having a first interface and a second interface, comprising:

a first communication setting-executing device that executes a first communication setting for enabling the information processing apparatus to communicate with the device or apparatus via the first interface;

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

a prompting device that prompts, after execution of the second communication setting, a user to confirm whether the information set by the first communicating setting is to be deleted; and

a deletion device that deletes information set by the first communication setting, in response to confirmation by the user that the information set by the first communication setting is to be deleted.

2. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a display device that displays a display screen for prompting the user to confirm whether the second communication setting is to be executed after execution of the first communication setting by said first communication setting-executing device.

3. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said deletion device deletes an icon corresponding to the first communication setting.

4. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus communicable with at least one device or apparatus having a first interface and a second interface, comprising:

an installation step of installing a device driver as software for enabling the device or apparatus to be controlled via the first interface, in the information processing apparatus;

a setting processing step of communicating with the device or apparatus via the first interface after installation of the device driver, to execute setting processing for enabling the device or apparatus and the information processing apparatus to communicate with each other via the second interface;

a prompting step of prompting, after executing the setting processing step, a user to confirm whether the information associated with the device driver is to be deleted, and

a deletion step of deleting the information associated with the device driver in response to confirmation by the user that the information associated with the device driver is to be deleted.