Communication device and its control parameter setting method

• US 6,999,722 B2
• Filed: 09/03/2002
• Issued: 02/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Iwasaki, Junichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Lee
• Application Number:
  US10/232,673
• Publication Number:
  US 20030083012A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,260 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41, 455/566, 455/41.2, 455/41.1, 455/410, 455/434, 455/515, 455/161.2, 455/343, 455/66.1, 455/41.3, 455/418, 455/411
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/246 Connectivity information discovery

Abstract

A memory stores at least one item of parameter setting information corresponding to respective available environments which are initially set by the user. When the wireless communication function of a portable wireless communication device is made active by powering on, etc., a control section controls a wireless section to allow a search of any wirelessly accessible terminal present within reach of a radio signal. Then the control section infers available environments by comparing the result of the search with surrounding terminal information stored in the memory. Also, the control section reads out control parameter setting information stored in the memory in accordance with the result of the inference and sets the read-out control parameter setting information to the wireless section.

Claims

1. A communication device comprising:

a searching unit configured to search for any other accessible communication device;

a setting unit configured to set a control parameter relating to communication;

a memory unit which stores information in association with a result of search by the searching unit and the control parameter set by the setting unit; and

a control unit configured to compare the result of search by the searching unit and the information stored in the memory unit, and to set the control parameter relating to the communication on a basis of a comparison decision.

2. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit makes the comparison decision between a number of communication devices contained in the information and a number of communication devices searched by the searching unit.

3. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit updates the information based on a result of the comparison decision between the result of search at the time of starting the communication and the information.

4. A communication device according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit which displays a result of setting the control parameter by the control unit.

5. A communication device having a control parameter relating to a communication, comprising:

a searching unit configured to search for any other accessible communication device;

a control unit configured to compare the result of search by the searching unit and information in association with the result of search and the control parameter, and to set the control parameter as a control parameter for use in the communication on a basis of a comparison decision,

wherein the control unit updates the information based on a result of the comparison decision between the result of search at the time of starting the communication and the information, and

wherein the control unit calculates an appearance frequency of respective communication devices from the communication devices contained in the information and the communication devices searched by the searching unit, and updates the information based on a result of the calculation.

6. A method for setting a control parameter of a communication device having a searching unit configured to search any other accessible communication device, a setting unit configured to set the control parameter relating to communication and a memory unit which stores information in association with a result of search by the searching unit and the control parameter set by the setting unit, the method comprising:

searching for any other accessible communication device by the searching unit;

comparing the result of search and the information stored in the memory unit; and

setting the control parameter relating to the communication on a basis of a comparison decision.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the comparison decision is made between a number of communication devices contained in the information and a number of communication devices searched by the searching.

8. The method according to claim 6, further comprising updating the information based on a result of the comparison decision between the result of the search at a time of starting the communication and the information.

9. The method according to claim 6, further comprising displaying a result of setting the control parameter.

10. A method for setting a control parameter of a communication device having a control parameter relating to a communication, the method comprising:

searching for any other accessible communication device;

comparing a result of search and information in association with the result of search and the control parameter, and setting the control parameter as a control parameter for use in the communication on the basis of a comparison decision; and

updating the information based on a result of the comparison decision between the result of the search at a time of starting the communication and the information,

wherein the updating the information is based on an appearance frequency of respective communication devices which are calculated from the communication devices contained in the information and the communication devices searched by the searching.

11. A wireless communication device for carrying out wireless communication based on the Bluetooth standard comprising:

a searching unit configured to search for any other wireless accessible communication devices capable of making wireless communication based on the Bluetooth standard;

a setting unit configured to set various kinds of control parameters for the wireless communication based on the Bluetooth standard including a connectable mode, a security mode, a presence/absence of a dial-up network service, a presence/absence of a LAN access service, a presence/absence of an object push service and a presence/absence of a file transfer service;

a memory unit which stores information in association with a result of search by the searching unit and the control parameter set by the setting unit; and

a control unit configured to compare the result of search and the information stored in the memory unit, and to set the various kinds of control parameters on a basis of a comparison decision.

12. A method for setting control parameters of a wireless communication device for carrying out wireless communication based on the Bluetooth standard, having a searching unit configured to search for any other wireless accessible communication device capable of making the wireless communication based on the Bluetooth standard, a setting unit configured to set various kinds of control parameters for the wireless communication based on the Bluetooth standard including a connectable mode, a security mode, a presence/absence of a dial-up network service, a presence/absence of a LAN access service, a presence/absence of an object push service and a presence/absence of a file transfer service, and a memory unit which stores information in association with a result of search by the searching unit and the control parameter set by the setting unit, the method comprising:

searching for any other wireless communication devices by the searching unit;

comparing the result of search and the information stored in the memory unit; and

setting the various kinds of control parameters on a basis of a comparison decision.