Communication system, information processing device, connection device, and connection device designation method for designating connection device for communication device to connect to

• US 9,161,220 B2
• Filed: 04/04/2013
• Issued: 10/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Igarashi, Kai, Umemura, Naoki
• Primary Examiner(s): MATTIS, JASON E
• Application Number:
  US13/856,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20130242967A1
• Time in Patent Office: 922 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/068 using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/14 using user query or user detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/20 Selecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/20 between access points

Abstract

A communication apparatus is provided that includes: a receiving unit that receives communication parameter for connecting to a first base station via a second base station; a connecting unit that connects to the first base station based on the received communication parameter; and an authentication unit that performs authenticated process with the first base station based on the received communication parameter.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an obtaining unit that obtains account information and password information from a communication apparatus;

an authentication unit that performs an authentication process based on the account information and password information obtained by the obtaining unit;

a selection unit that selects a base station to be connected to the communication apparatus based on the account information obtained by the obtaining unit; and

a sending unit that sends a communication parameter set to the communication apparatus if authenticated by the authentication process, wherein the communication parameter set comprises wireless LAN channel and encipher key information for wireless connecting to the base station selected by the selection unit.

2. The information processing apparatus, according to claim 1, wherein the sending unit sends the communication parameter set to the communication apparatus through another base station different from the base station selected by the selection unit.

3. The information processing apparatus, according to claim 1, further comprising a storing unit that stores database in which the account information of user is associated with the password information, and

wherein the authentication unit performs the authentication process based on whether or not there is a combination of the account information and the password information obtained by the obtaining unit in the database.

4. The information processing apparatus, according to claim 1, wherein, if authenticated by the authentication unit, the selection unit selects the base station to be connected to the communication apparatus.

5. An information processing method comprising:

obtaining account information and password information from a communication apparatus;

performing an authentication process based on the account information and password information obtained in the obtaining;

selecting a base station to be connected to the communication apparatus based on the account information obtained in the obtaining; and

sending a communication parameter set to the communication apparatus if authenticated by the authentication process, wherein the communication parameter set comprises wireless LAN channel and encipher key information for wireless connecting to the base station selected in the selecting.