Wireless base station and wireless communication terminal and wireless communication system

• US 9,357,441 B2
• Filed: 06/23/2015
• Issued: 05/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sovereign Peak Ventures, LLC (Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Mukai, Tsutomu, Takai, Hitoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Chou, Albert T
• Application Number:
  US14/747,164
• Publication Number:
  US 20150296419A1
• Time in Patent Office: 343 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/681 using addresses for wireless personal area networks or wireless sensor networks, e.g. Zigbee addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 Multiple levels of security
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/088 using filters or firewalls
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0016 Hand-off preparation specially adapted for end-to-end data sessions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/244 using a network of reference devices, e.g. beaconing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

Provided is a wireless communication system transmitting information to a communication terminal moving through a spot wireless area. In an integrated base station, an external information communication section controls communication with a server. A contents memory section stores contents received from the server. A wireless LAN communication section communicates with the communication terminal. A control section establishes connection with the communication terminal using a first connection not requiring an authentication procedure for connection with the communication terminal, or using a second connection requiring the authentication procedure for connection with the communication terminal. An access control (restriction) section permits access from the communication terminal to the contents memory section and prohibits access to the server when a type of connection with the communication terminal is the first connection, and permits access from the communication terminal to the contents memory section and to the server in the case of the second connection.

Claims

1. A wireless communication terminal comprising:

wireless communication circuitry operative to communicate with a wireless base station by using (i) a non-authentication connection which does not require an authentication procedure for connection with the wireless base station, or (ii) an authentication connection which requires the authentication procedure for connection with the wireless base station; and

control circuitry operative to receive, by using the wireless communication circuitry, communication channel information from the wireless base station with a first communication method prior to the authentication connection starting with a second communication method, the communication channel information being necessary for the second communication method to select a communication channel for communicating with the wireless base station.

2. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control circuitry is further operative to receive, by using the wireless communication circuitry, identification information from the wireless base station with the first communication method prior to the authentication connection starting with the second communication method, the identification information being necessary for the second communication method to communicate with the wireless base station.

3. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 2, wherein the first communication method is different from the second communication method.

4. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 2, wherein the control circuitry is further operative to receive the communication channel information and the identification information by using the non-authentication connection.

5. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 4, wherein the second communication method is wireless LAN.

6. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the wireless base station is connected to a server.

7. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a chip that includes the wireless communication circuitry and the control circuitry.

8. A communication circuitry comprising:

wireless communication circuitry operative to communicate with a wireless base station by using (i) a non-authentication connection which does not require an authentication procedure for connection with the wireless base station, or (ii) an authentication connection which requires the authentication procedure for connection with the wireless base station; and

control circuitry operative to receive, by using the wireless communication circuitry, communication channel information from the wireless base station with a first communication method prior to the authentication connection starting with a second communication method, the communication channel information being necessary for the second communication method to select a communication channel for communicating with the wireless base station.

9. The communication circuitry according to claim 8, wherein the control circuitry is further operative to receive, by using the wireless communication circuitry, identification information from the wireless base station with the first communication method prior to the authentication connection starting with the second communication method, the identification information being necessary for the second communication method to communicate with the wireless base station.

10. The communication circuitry according to claim 9, wherein the first communication method is different from the second communication method.

11. The communication circuitry according to claim 9, wherein the control circuitry is further operative to receive the communication channel information and the identification information by using the non-authentication connection.

12. The communication circuitry according to claim 11, wherein the second communication method is wireless LAN.

13. The communication circuitry according to claim 8, wherein the wireless base station is connected to a server.

14. A wireless base station comprising:

wireless communication circuitry operative to communicate with a wireless communication terminal by using (i) a non-authentication connection which does not require an authentication procedure for connection with the wireless communication terminal, or (ii) an authentication connection which requires the authentication procedure for connection with the wireless communication terminal; and

control circuitry operative to transmit, by using the wireless communication circuitry, communication channel information to the wireless communication terminal with a first communication method prior to the authentication connection starting with a second communication method, the communication channel information being necessary for the second communication method to select a communication channel for communicating with the wireless communication terminal.

15. The wireless base station according to claim 14, wherein the control circuitry is further operative to transmit, by using the wireless communication circuitry, identification information to the wireless communication terminal with the first communication method prior to the authentication connection starting with the second communication method, the identification information being necessary for the second communication method to communicate with the wireless communication terminal.

16. The wireless base station according to claim 15, wherein the first communication method is different from the second communication method.

17. The wireless base station according to claim 15, wherein the control circuitry is further operative to transmit the communication channel information and the identification information by using the non-authentication connection.

18. The wireless base station according to claim 17, wherein the second communication method is wireless LAN.

19. The wireless base station according to claim 14, further comprising an external information communication circuitry operative to be connected to a server.

20. The wireless base station according to claim 14, further comprising a chip that includes the wireless communication circuitry and the control circuitry.

21. A communication circuitry for a wireless base station, the communication circuitry comprising:

wireless communication circuitry operative to communicate with a wireless communication terminal by using (i) a non-authentication connection which does not require an authentication procedure for connection with the wireless communication terminal, or (ii) an authentication connection which requires the authentication procedure for connection with the wireless communication terminal; and

control circuitry operative to transmit, by using the wireless communication circuitry, communication channel information to the wireless communication terminal with a first communication method prior to the authentication connection starting with a second communication method, the communication channel information being necessary for the second communication method to select a communication channel for communicating with the wireless communication terminal.

22. The communication circuitry according to claim 21, wherein the control circuitry is further operative to transmit, by using the wireless communication circuitry, identification information to the wireless communication terminal with the first communication method prior to the authentication connection starting with the second communication method, the identification information being necessary for the second communication method to communicate with the wireless communication terminal.

23. The communication circuitry according to claim 22, wherein the first communication method is different from the second communication method.

24. The communication circuitry according to claim 22, wherein the control circuitry is further operative to transmit the communication channel information and the identification information by using the non-authentication connection.

25. The communication circuitry according to claim 24, wherein the second communication method is wireless LAN.

26. The communication circuitry according to claim 21, further comprising an external information communication circuitry operative to be connected to a server.