Wireless communication system, and wireless communication device and control method
First Claim
1. A wireless communication device comprising:
- a network detection unit adapted to detect a plurality of wireless networks;
a network connection unit adapted to connect to one or more of the wireless networks detected by the network detection unit;
a printer searching unit adapted to search for one or more printers having a predetermined print function within each wireless network connected to by the network connection unit;
a network changing unit adapted to, when the printer searching unit completes searching for the one or more printers having the predetermined print function within a wireless network connected to by the network connection unit, change the wireless network connected to by the network connection unit to another wireless network detected by the network detection unit, to search for the one or more printers having the predetermined print function within the other wireless network connected to by the network connection unit;
a display unit adapted to selectably display printer information associated with one or more printers detected by the printer search unit, every time the printer search unit detects one of the one or more printers having the predetermined print function;
an aborting unit adapted to abort the searching by the printer searching unit, when an operator selects a printer associated with information displayed by the display unit; and
a printer connection unit adapted to, when the operator selects the printer associated with the information displayed by the display unit, connect to one of the plurality of wireless networks including the selected printer and connect to the selected printer.
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Abstract
This invention has as its object to establish a wireless communication between wireless communication devices and to provide a desired service without any troublesome setup operations. To this end, a digital camera and printer of this invention have wireless communication functions. When it is determined that a wireless communication instruction is issued by a console of the digital camera, a beacon from a network is detected. Upon detection of the beacon, search request information used to confirm the presence of a wireless communication processing device on a network identified by network identification information included in the beacon is transmitted in accordance with that network identification information. If response information to this transmitted request information is detected, identification information of a partner wireless communication device included in the response information is stored, and is displayed to allow the user to select a connection target device.
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8 Claims
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1. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a network detection unit adapted to detect a plurality of wireless networks; a network connection unit adapted to connect to one or more of the wireless networks detected by the network detection unit; a printer searching unit adapted to search for one or more printers having a predetermined print function within each wireless network connected to by the network connection unit; a network changing unit adapted to, when the printer searching unit completes searching for the one or more printers having the predetermined print function within a wireless network connected to by the network connection unit, change the wireless network connected to by the network connection unit to another wireless network detected by the network detection unit, to search for the one or more printers having the predetermined print function within the other wireless network connected to by the network connection unit; a display unit adapted to selectably display printer information associated with one or more printers detected by the printer search unit, every time the printer search unit detects one of the one or more printers having the predetermined print function; an aborting unit adapted to abort the searching by the printer searching unit, when an operator selects a printer associated with information displayed by the display unit; and a printer connection unit adapted to, when the operator selects the printer associated with the information displayed by the display unit, connect to one of the plurality of wireless networks including the selected printer and connect to the selected printer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method performed by a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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detecting a plurality of wireless networks; connecting to one or more of the wireless networks detected by the network detection unit; searching for one or more printers having a predetermined print function within each wireless network connected to; when the searching for the one or more printers having the predetermined print function within a wireless network completes, connecting to another wireless network detected by the detecting, to search for the one or more printers having the predetermined print function within the other wireless network connected to by the network connection unit; displaying printer information associated with the one or more printers detected by the searching, every time one of the one or more printers having the predetermined print function is detected by the searching; when an operator selects a printer associated with information displayed by the displaying, aborting the searching; and when the printer associated with the information displayed by the displaying is selected, connecting to one of the plurality of wireless networks including the selected printer and connecting to the selected printer.
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