Communication system, information processing device, connection device, and connection device designation method for designating connection device for communication device to connect to
First Claim
1. A communication system, comprising:
- multiple connection devices;
storing means in each of the multiple connection devices for storing information pertaining to communication devices to which each connection device permits a connection;
determining means for determining, by means of a first connection device making an inquiry to another connection device about permission for a communication device to make a connection, a connection device to which the communication device should connect, based on information stored in the storing means, wherein the first connection device further comprises registering means for registering the connection device to which the inquiry is performed and the determining means performs the inquiry to a connection device other than the connection device registered in the registering means in a case where the determining means could not determine the connection device to which the communication device should connect after an inquiry made based on the registration in the registering means ; and
notifying means for notifying to the communication device information for connecting to the connection device determined by the determining means.
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Abstract
When connecting a wireless LAN terminal to a specific wireless access point, an inquiry is made to a server about the specific wireless access point, via the wireless access point which the wireless LAN terminal is connecting to, and then connection information for connecting to the specific wireless access point is automatically received, whereby wireless communication are established between the wireless LAN terminal and the specific wireless access point. Furthermore, in a case where wireless LAN terminals which are permitted to connect are registered into each wireless access point, when a wireless access point receives a connection request from a wireless LAN terminal that is not permitted to connect, an inquiry is made to another wireless access point regarding whether there is a wireless access point which that wireless LAN terminal is permitted to connect to. Then, if a wireless access point which that wireless LAN terminal is permitted to connect to is found as a result of the inquiry, then connection information for connecting to that wireless access point is notified to the wireless LAN terminal.
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15 Claims
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1. A communication system, comprising:
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multiple connection devices; storing means in each of the multiple connection devices for storing information pertaining to communication devices to which each connection device permits a connection; determining means for determining, by means of a first connection device making an inquiry to another connection device about permission for a communication device to make a connection, a connection device to which the communication device should connect, based on information stored in the storing means, wherein the first connection device further comprises registering means for registering the connection device to which the inquiry is performed and the determining means performs the inquiry to a connection device other than the connection device registered in the registering means in a case where the determining means could not determine the connection device to which the communication device should connect after an inquiry made based on the registration in the registering means ; and notifying means for notifying to the communication device information for connecting to the connection device determined by the determining means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A connection device, comprising:
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storing means for storing information pertaining to a communication device to which the connection device permits a connection; determining means for determining, by means of the connection device inquiring about permission for the communication device to make a connection, a connection device other than said connection device performing the inquiry to which the communication device should connect, in accordance with the information stored in the storing means; registering means for registering the connection device to which the inquiry is performed, wherein the determining means performs the inquiry to a connection device other than the connection device registered in the registering means in a case where the determining means could not determine the connection device which the communication device should connect to after an inquiry made based on the registration in the registering means; and notifying means for notifying to the communication device information for connecting to the connection device determined by the determining means. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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