JP2018117382A - Information terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a radio communication device which can suppress a user from being connected to an unintentional radio communication terminal, and a radio communication system.SOLUTION: The radio communication system 100 comprises: a radio communication terminal 20 including a display unit 25; and a radio communication device 10 including a communication unit 14 which communicates with the radio communication terminal 20, and a CPU 15. The CPU 15 of the radio communication device 10 is arranged to determine whether or not identification information of the radio communication terminal 20 from which the radio communication device has received a connection-request signal is particular identification information, and it is arranged to connect to the radio communication terminal 20 having the particular identification information and to provide connection setting screen information to the connected radio communication terminal 20 for performing at least the setting to reject connection with radio communication terminals 30 and 40 other than the connected radio communication terminal 20 when having determined that the connection-request signal is one from the radio communication terminal 20 having the particular identification information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to an information terminal.

  Conventionally, a wireless communication device that communicates with a wireless communication terminal in a network is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Patent Document 1 discloses, as an example of network construction, a communication terminal (wireless communication terminal) having a wireless LAN function and an access point (wireless communication device) that communicates with the communication terminal to form a network. Yes. The access point described in Patent Document 1 is configured to be connected to a communication terminal by a method corresponding to the WPS (registered trademark) (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) standard. That is, in the access point described in Patent Document 1, after the WPS compatible button of the communication terminal is pressed, the WPS compatible button of the access point is pressed within a predetermined time, so that the connection with the communication terminal is established. Configured to be done.

JP 2010-136100 A

  However, in the access point described in Patent Literature 1, after the WPS compatible button of the communication terminal is pressed, the WPS compatible button of the wireless communication device different from the access point to which the user intends to connect within a predetermined time. When is pressed, since the devices before being connected cannot be distinguished from each other, the user may be connected to a wireless communication device different from the wireless communication device (access point) that the user intends to connect to. There is a problem. In contrast to the procedure described in Patent Document 1, the access point and the communication terminal are connected by pressing the button of the communication terminal and then the button of the communication terminal. However, similarly to Patent Document 1, there is a problem in that a wireless communication terminal and a wireless communication device different from the wireless communication terminal that the user intends to connect to are connected.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and one object of the present invention is to enable wireless to suppress a user from being connected to a wireless communication terminal that is not intended for connection. It is to provide a communication device and a wireless communication system.

  An information terminal according to an aspect of the present invention includes a communication unit that communicates with a communication device, and a setting unit that performs connection setting between the communication device and another terminal. The setting unit receives the information, and the connection unit provides the connection information selected from the plurality of pieces of connection information other than the connection permission / prohibition information that the communication device can provide to other terminals as connection information to be provided to other terminals. Configured to set.

  The information terminal according to the above aspect preferably includes a display unit, and the display unit is configured to display information for selecting connection information based on information transmitted from the communication device.

  In this case, preferably, the display unit is configured to display a plurality of pieces of connection information so that connection information to be provided to other terminals can be selected.

  In the configuration including the display unit, preferably, the display unit is configured to display information for selecting permission / prohibition of connection between the communication device and another terminal together with information for selecting connection information. Yes.

  In this case, preferably, the communication unit is configured to transmit the selected connection information and information on whether or not the selected connection is permitted to the communication device.

  The information terminal according to the above aspect preferably has specific identification information for connecting to a communication device.

  In the information terminal according to the above aspect, the communication unit is preferably configured to receive specific information for specifying another terminal from the communication device.

  In the information terminal according to the above aspect, the connection information is preferably a predetermined service that can be provided by the communication device.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, as mentioned above, the radio | wireless communication apparatus and radio | wireless communications system which can suppress that a user connects with the radio | wireless communication terminal which is not intending a connection can be provided.

1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a wireless communication system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the radio | wireless communication apparatus and radio | wireless communication terminal of the radio | wireless communications system by 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the connection setting screen displayed on the radio | wireless communication terminal of the radio | wireless communications system by 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the connection permission / denial setting and service selection setting screen displayed on the radio | wireless communication terminal of the radio | wireless communications system by 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the service selection screen displayed on the radio | wireless communication terminal of the radio | wireless communications system by 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating the connection setting process of the radio | wireless communications system by 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating the service provision process of the radio | wireless communications system by 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the service selection screen displayed on a radio | wireless communication terminal, when there exists a service which cannot use the radio | wireless communications system by 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the service screen displayed on a radio | wireless communication terminal, when the service which can use the radio | wireless communications system by 2nd Embodiment of this invention is one. It is a figure which shows the notification screen displayed on a radio | wireless communication terminal, when there is no service which can use the radio | wireless communications system by 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the service selection screen production | generation process of the radio | wireless communication apparatus of the radio | wireless communications system by 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating the connection setting process of the radio | wireless communications system by 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
With reference to FIGS. 1-7, the structure of the radio | wireless communications system 100 by 1st Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the wireless communication system 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless communication device 10 as an access point having a wireless LAN function and a wireless communication terminal 20 as a tablet PC. As shown in FIG. 1, within the communicable range of the wireless communication device 10, in addition to the wireless communication terminal 20, a wireless communication terminal 30 as a television device and a wireless communication terminal 40 as a desktop PC are included. Has been placed.

  When receiving a connection request signal for connection, the wireless communication device 10 of the wireless communication system 100 determines whether or not the connection request signal is from the wireless communication terminal 20 having specific identification information. It is configured. When the wireless communication system 100 determines that the connection request information is from the wireless communication terminals 30 and 40 other than the wireless communication terminal 20 having specific identification information at the time of the first connection, the wireless communication terminal 30 and The connection request from 40 is rejected, and when it is determined that the connection request signal is from the wireless communication terminal 20 having specific identification information, the wireless communication terminal 20 is connected. In addition, the wireless communication device 10 of the wireless communication system 100 detects the wireless communication terminals 30 and 40 disposed within the communicable range of the wireless communication device 10 with respect to the connected wireless communication terminal 20 and detects It is configured to transmit (provide) connection setting screen information (see FIGS. 3 and 4) for performing connection permission / denial settings between the wireless communication terminals 30 and 40 and the wireless communication device 10.

  That is, the wireless communication system 100 is configured so that only the wireless communication device 10 constituting the wireless communication system 100 and the wireless communication terminal 20 having a specific identification signal can be connected at the first connection.

  Here, the specific identification information is a parameter defined by a wireless communication standard for identifying the wireless communication terminal 20 by the wireless communication device 10. As the specific identification information, for example, when connecting using WPS, a character string included in the Device Name in WPSIE (Information Element) can be used as the specific identification information. Also, the wireless communication device 10 can distinguish between the wireless communication terminal 20 and the wireless communication terminals 30 and 40 other than the wireless communication terminal 20 based on the specific identification information. The wireless communication terminal 20 may have this specific identification information in advance or may be installed by the user.

  In addition, when the connection permission setting is performed by the user according to the connection setting screen displayed on the wireless communication terminal 20, the wireless communication system 100 communicates with the wireless communication terminal 30 in which the connection permission setting is performed. The device 10 is configured to be connectable. When the wireless communication terminal 30 for which connection permission is set and the wireless communication device 10 are connected, the wireless communication system 100 uses the wireless communication device 10, the wireless communication terminal 20, and the wireless communication terminal 30. It is configured to build a local network (eg, a home network in the home).

  In addition, the wireless communication system 100, in accordance with the connection setting screen displayed on the wireless communication terminal 20, if the connection permission setting is not performed by the user (or the connection rejection setting is performed), The wireless communication terminal 40 and the wireless communication device 10 that are not set cannot be connected. Therefore, the wireless communication system 100 is configured such that only the wireless communication terminal 20 having specific identification information and the wireless communication terminal 30 for which connection permission is set are connected to the wireless communication device 10. . In the first embodiment, an example in which a terminal for which connection permission is set is a wireless communication terminal 30 and a terminal for which connection permission is not set is a wireless communication terminal 40 will be described.

  In addition, the wireless communication system 100 can provide a plurality of (five) predetermined services to be described later to the wireless communication terminal 20 connected from the wireless communication device 10 and the wireless communication terminal 30 for which connection permission has been set. It is configured. That is, the connection between the wireless communication device 10 and the wireless communication terminal 30 in the wireless communication system 100 means a state in which communication for providing a predetermined service from the wireless communication device 10 can be performed. In addition to the connection setting screen information, the wireless communication system 100 is configured to transmit (provide) selection setting screen information for selecting and setting a predetermined service to be provided to the wireless communication terminal 20. . Examples of the predetermined service include services such as a moving image content and music content reproduction service, and a setting change service related to the wireless communication device 10. Details of the connection permission / rejection setting and service selection setting will be described later.

  First, with reference to FIG. 2, each component of the radio | wireless communication apparatus 10 and the radio | wireless communication terminal 20 which comprise the radio | wireless communications system 100 is demonstrated.

  The wireless communication device 10 includes a ROM 11, a RAM 12, an input interface unit 13, a communication unit 14, and a CPU 15. The wireless communication device 10 is not provided with a display unit.

  The ROM 11 is a non-volatile memory including a rewritable flash ROM, and is configured to store various programs executed by the CPU 15. Specifically, the ROM 11 is configured to store programs for a connection setting process (see FIG. 6) and a service providing process (see FIG. 7) described later.

  The RAM 12 is a volatile memory, and is configured to be used as a work area when a program read from the ROM 11 is executed by the CPU 15.

  The input interface unit 13 is an input operation unit for performing various operations of the wireless communication device 10 such as a power button and a WPS compatible button.

  The communication unit 14 is configured to be able to wirelessly communicate with wireless communication terminals (20, 30 and 40) within a range where the wireless communication device 10 can communicate. The communication unit 14 is configured to be connectable to the Internet by wired or wireless communication.

  The CPU 15 is configured to be able to execute various controls related to the wireless communication device 10.

  The wireless communication terminal 20 includes a ROM 21, a RAM 22, an input interface unit 23, a communication unit 24, a display unit 25, and a CPU 26.

  The ROM 21 is a nonvolatile memory including a rewritable flash ROM, and is configured to store various programs executed by the CPU 26. The ROM 21 is configured to have specific identification information that can be identified by the wireless communication device 10.

  The RAM 22 is a volatile memory, and is configured to be used as a work area when a program read from the ROM 21 is executed by the CPU 26.

  The input interface unit 23 is an input operation unit for performing various operations of the wireless communication terminal 20 such as a power button, a WPS compatible button, and a touch panel.

  The communication unit 24 is configured to be able to wirelessly communicate with the wireless communication device (10) within the communicable range of the wireless communication terminal 20. The communication unit 24 is configured to be connectable to the Internet by wired or wireless communication.

  The display unit 25 is a liquid crystal display unit, and is configured to be able to display a screen corresponding to various programs. The display unit 25 is configured to be able to display a screen corresponding to various screen information when various screen information is transmitted from the wireless communication device 10.

  The CPU 26 is configured to be able to execute various controls related to the wireless communication terminal 20.

  The wireless communication terminals 30 and 40 have the same configuration as the wireless communication terminal 20 except that specific identification information that can be identified by the wireless communication device 10 is not stored in the ROM. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the wireless communication terminals 30 and 40 have a display unit 35 and a display unit 45, respectively, and ROM, RAM, and input interface units (not shown) such as a remote controller and a keyboard are partially shown. A communication unit and a CPU.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5, connection permission / denial settings and service selection settings will be described. Here, after the connection setting screen information is transmitted by the wireless communication device 10 to the wireless communication terminal 20 connected to the wireless communication device 10, the wireless communication terminal 30 is displayed according to the connection setting screen displayed on the display unit 25 of the wireless communication terminal 20. An example of setting connection permission and selecting and setting a predetermined service to be provided will be described.

  FIG. 3 shows a connection setting screen in a state in which the wireless communication terminals 20, 30, and 40 arranged within the communicable range of the wireless communication device 10 are detected by the wireless communication device 10. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the connection setting screen including the device names of the wireless communication terminals 20, 30 and 40 arranged within the communicable range of the wireless communication device 10 and a list of the current settings is wireless communication. It is displayed on the display unit 25 of the terminal 20. In FIG. 3, only the wireless communication terminal 20 is in a connection permission state, and the wireless communication terminals 30 and 40 are in a connection refusal state.

  When the device name in the list is selected by the user, the display is switched to a specific setting screen (see FIG. 4) of each wireless communication terminal. As a selection method by the user, for example, an instruction using a touch panel as the input interface unit 23, an operation using a mouse or a remote controller, or the like can be used.

  FIG. 4 shows a connection permission / prohibition setting and service selection setting screen when the device name of the wireless communication terminal 30 is selected by the user. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, check boxes (indicated by white circles) for “permitting” and “rejecting” for setting connection rejection, and services 1 to 1 for selectively setting a predetermined service to be provided A connection permission / inhibition setting and service selection setting screen including 5 check boxes (indicated by white squares) is displayed on the display unit 25 of the wireless communication terminal 20.

  Then, after each check box is checked by the user, a change in connection permission / inhibition setting and service selection setting is accepted by the wireless communication device 10 by pressing a “setting change” button on the screen. In FIG. 4, the connection permission setting of the wireless communication terminal 30 and the setting for providing the services 2, 3, and 5 are performed. Also, when the “cancel” button on the screen is pressed by the user, no setting change is made.

  When the “setting change” button is pressed by the user, the display is switched to the connection setting screen shown in FIG. In this case, in FIG. 4, since the connection permission of the wireless communication terminal 30 is set, the current setting of the wireless communication terminal 30 is switched to “connection permission”. When the “save setting” button on the screen is pressed by the user, the above settings are saved, and a local area network can be constructed by the wireless communication device 10, the wireless communication terminal 20, and the wireless communication terminal 30. become. On the other hand, when the “cancel” button on the screen is pressed by the user, no setting is saved.

  FIG. 5 shows a service selection screen displayed on the wireless communication terminal 30 when the above-described connection permission / rejection setting and service selection setting are performed. In FIG. 4, since settings for providing services 2, 3, and 5 have been made, the wireless communication terminal 30 displays a service selection screen that allows selection of services 2, 3, 5, and the end of the service selection screen.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 6, the specific content of the above connection setting process will be described based on a sequence diagram.

  First, in step S <b> 1, a connection operation by a user is accepted by the wireless communication device 10. Specifically, when the user presses a WPS compatible button of the input interface unit 13 of the wireless communication device 10, the wireless communication device 10 transitions to a connection standby state. In step S <b> 2, a connection operation by the user is accepted by the wireless communication terminal 20. That is, the user presses a WPS-compatible button on the input interface unit 23 of the wireless communication terminal 20. As a result, in step S <b> 3, a connection request signal including specific identification information is transmitted from the wireless communication terminal 20 to the wireless communication device 10.

  In step S4, the wireless communication device 10 (CPU 15) checks whether or not the connection request signal from the wireless communication terminal 20 includes a specific identification signal. In this case, since the wireless communication terminal 20 has specific identification information, a connection response signal is transmitted from the wireless communication device 10 to the wireless communication terminal 20 in step S5. As a result, in step S6, a connection process between the wireless communication device 10 and the wireless communication terminal 20 is executed.

  In step S4, when the connection request signal does not include a specific identification signal (a connection request signal from the wireless communication terminals 30 and 40), the wireless communication device 10 does not transmit a connection response signal. The connection process is not executed.

  In step S 7, connection setting screen information for performing connection permission / inhibition setting is transmitted from the wireless communication device 10 to the wireless communication terminal 20. In step S8, a connection setting screen is displayed on the display unit 25 of the wireless communication terminal 20. In the step S8, unlike the connection setting screen shown in FIG. 3, only the wireless communication terminal 20 is displayed in the device name list.

  In step S9, a device information request signal for acquiring unique information (such as a MAC address) of each device is transmitted from the wireless communication device 10 to the wireless communication terminals 20, 30, and 40 (Broadcast). . In step S <b> 10, device information response signals including unique information of each device are transmitted to the wireless communication device 10 by the wireless communication terminals 20, 30 and 40. As a result, the wireless communication device 10 acquires the unique information of each device and associates the acquired unique information with the connection permission or connection refusal setting to determine the connection permission / rejection setting of each device. Is possible.

  In step S <b> 11, the wireless communication device 10 transmits connection setting screen information including the acquired unique information of each device to the wireless communication terminal 20. In step S12, the connection setting screen of the display unit 25 of the wireless communication 20 as shown in FIG. 3 is updated and displayed. Thereby, the user can perform connection rejection setting of the wireless communication terminals 30 and 40 through the wireless communication terminal 20 having specific identification information.

  Then, after the connection permission / rejection setting and service selection setting by the user as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 are performed, in step S13, a connection setting / service selection setting signal including setting information set by the user is transmitted to the wireless communication terminal. 20 to the wireless communication device 10. In step S <b> 14, a setting operation by the user is accepted by the wireless communication device 10 based on the connection setting / service selection setting signal transmitted from the wireless communication terminal 20. As a result, a local area network can be constructed by the wireless communication device 10 and the wireless communication terminal 20 and the wireless communication terminal 30 in which the connection permission setting is performed.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 7, the specific contents of the service providing process described above will be described based on a sequence diagram. Here, a case where the wireless communication terminal 30 and the wireless communication device 10 are connected after the connection permission / prohibition setting and the service selection setting of the wireless communication 30 described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 will be described.

  First, in step S <b> 21, a connection operation by a user is accepted by the wireless communication terminal 30. In step S <b> 22, a connection request signal is transmitted from the wireless communication terminal 30 to the wireless communication device 10.

  In step S23, the wireless communication device 10 checks whether the received connection request signal is a connection request signal from the wireless communication terminal 30 that is permitted to connect in the connection permission / prohibition setting. Specifically, the wireless communication device 10 confirms whether or not the received connection request signal includes the unique information of the wireless communication terminal permitted to connect. In this case, since the wireless communication terminal 30 is permitted to connect in the connection permission / inhibition setting, a connection response signal is transmitted from the wireless communication device 10 to the wireless communication terminal 30 in step S24. As a result, in step S25, a connection process between the wireless communication device 10 and the wireless communication terminal 30 is executed.

  In step S23, if the received connection request signal is not a connection request signal from a wireless communication terminal permitted to be connected in the connection permission / inhibition setting (a connection request signal from the wireless communication terminal 40), the wireless communication device Since 10 does not transmit a connection response signal, the connection process is not executed.

  In step S26, service selection screen information for causing the wireless communication terminal 30 to select the services 2, 3, and 5 selected on the service selection setting screen of FIG. Sent by. In step S27, a service selection screen as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display unit 35 (see FIG. 1) of the wireless communication terminal 30 as the television device.

  In step S <b> 28, a service selection operation by the user is accepted by the wireless communication terminal 30. Thereafter, in step S29, a service start request signal is transmitted from the wireless communication terminal 30 to the wireless communication device 10, and in step S30, service information corresponding to a service selection operation by the user is transmitted from the wireless communication device 10 to the wireless communication terminal 30. Sent to. As a result, in step S31, the predetermined service selected by the user is displayed on the display unit 35 of the wireless communication terminal 30 as the television device.

  In the first embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

  In the first embodiment, as described above, when it is determined that the connection request signal is from the wireless communication terminal 20 having specific identification information, the wireless communication connected to the wireless communication terminal 20 having specific identification information is performed. By providing the device 10 (CPU 15), it is possible to connect only to the wireless communication terminal 20 having specific identification information before the connection permission / rejection setting by the user. Then, the wireless communication device 10 (CPU 15) provides the connection wireless communication terminal 20 with connection setting screen information for performing connection permission / denial settings with the connected wireless communication terminal 20 and the wireless communication terminals 30 and 40. By configuring the above, it is possible to allow the user to perform connection permission / denial settings between the wireless communication terminals 30 and 40 and the wireless communication device 10 via the connected wireless communication terminal 20. As a result, after the connection permission / rejection setting by the user, it is possible to connect only to the wireless communication terminal 20 having specific identification information and the wireless communication terminal 30 for which the user has set connection permission. Connection between the communication terminal 40 and the wireless communication device 10 can be suppressed.

  In the first embodiment, as described above, the wireless communication device 10 is configured without a display unit. Then, the wireless communication device 10 (so that the connection setting screen information for performing connection permission / rejection setting is provided to the connected wireless communication terminal 20 so as to be displayed as an image on the display unit 25 of the wireless communication terminal 20. CPU 15) is configured. Thereby, even if it is the radio | wireless communication apparatus 10 which does not have a display part, a radio | wireless communication terminal is easily displayed by displaying a connection setting screen (refer FIG. 3 and FIG. 4) on the display part 25 of the radio | wireless communication terminal 20. FIG. Connection permission / rejection setting with 30 and 40 can be performed.

  In the first embodiment, as described above, the wireless communication device 10 is configured to be able to provide a predetermined service. Then, in addition to setting screen information for performing connection permission / denial settings, selection setting screen information for performing selection setting of a predetermined service provided to the connected wireless communication terminal 20 and the wireless communication terminals 30 and 40 that are permitted to connect. Is configured so as to be displayed as an image on the display unit 25 of the wireless communication terminal 20 to the connected wireless communication terminal 20. As a result, a predetermined service selection setting screen (see FIG. 4) is displayed on the display unit 25 of the connected wireless communication terminal 20, thereby providing the connection to the connected wireless communication terminal 20 and the wireless communication terminal 30 permitted to connect. The user can easily select a predetermined service. After the user selects and sets a predetermined service, only the predetermined service (services 2, 3 and 5 in FIG. 4) intended to be provided by the selected user can be provided. It is possible to prevent the services not to be provided (services 1 and 4 in FIG. 4) from being provided.

  Further, in the first embodiment, as described above, when selection setting of a predetermined service to be provided to the wireless communication terminal 30 that is permitted to connect is performed via the connected wireless communication terminal 20, a predetermined service is provided. The wireless communication device 10 (CPU 15) provides the selection screen information for selecting a predetermined service to be used among the selected predetermined services to the wireless communication terminal 30 in which the service selection setting has been performed. ). With this configuration, the selection screen (see FIG. 5) can be displayed on the wireless communication terminal 30 in which the selection setting of the predetermined service has been performed. Therefore, the predetermined screen to be used is displayed via the displayed selection screen. The service can be easily selected by the user.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 8 to 11. In the second embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment, when the wireless communication device 110 provides a predetermined service to the wireless communication terminals 20, 30, and 40, the use of each wireless communication terminal is used. An example in which the screen information transmitted from the wireless communication device 110 is changed according to the number of predetermined services that can be performed will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the wireless communication system 200 includes a wireless communication device 110 including a CPU 115. In addition, about the structure same as the said 1st Embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the second embodiment, in the wireless communication system 200, the connection permission is set through the wireless communication terminal 20 connected from the wireless communication device 110 and the wireless communication terminal 20, as in the first embodiment. A plurality of (five) predetermined services can be provided to the wireless communication terminal. In addition, when the wireless communication system 200 provides a predetermined service from the wireless communication device 110 to each wireless communication terminal (wireless communication terminals 20, 30, and 40), the wireless communication terminal 200 can use a predetermined service that can be used by each wireless communication terminal. Depending on the service, the screen information transmitted from the wireless communication device 110 is different.

  Specifically, when there is a service that cannot be used in each wireless communication terminal among the predetermined services selected and set by the user, the wireless communication system 200 transmits the predetermined service that cannot be used from the wireless communication device 110 to each wireless communication device. The communication terminal is not provided. More specifically, when there is a service that cannot be used in each wireless communication terminal in a predetermined service selected and set by the user, the wireless communication system 200 adds a service that cannot be used to each wireless communication terminal. The excluded service selection screen information is transmitted by the wireless communication device 110.

  Further, when there is one service that can be used in each wireless communication terminal for the predetermined service selected and set by the user, the wireless communication system 200 can use one service without transmitting service selection screen information. A predetermined service is directly transmitted (provided) from the wireless communication device 110 to each wireless communication terminal.

  Further, the wireless communication system 200 displays notification screen information for notifying that there is no predetermined service that can be used when there is no service that can be used in each wireless communication terminal among the predetermined services selected and set by the user. The wireless communication device 110 is configured to transmit (provide) each wireless communication terminal.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 8 to FIG. 10, the screen information transmitted from the wireless communication device 110 is displayed on the wireless communication terminal according to a predetermined service that can be used by each wireless communication terminal. A specific screen will be described. Here, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a case where services 2, 3 and 5 are selected and set as predetermined services provided to the wireless communication terminal 30 will be described as an example.

  In FIG. 8, the services when the services 2, 3, and 5 are selected and set as the predetermined services provided to the wireless communication terminal 30 and the service 2 is a predetermined service that cannot be used by the wireless communication terminal 30. A selection screen is shown. In this case, unlike the service selection screen shown in FIG. 5, the service selection screen excluding the service 2 selection button is displayed on the display unit 35 (see FIG. 1) of the wireless communication terminal 30. In FIG. 8, for easy understanding, the selection button for the service 2 is virtually indicated by a broken line.

  In FIG. 9, the services 2, 3, and 5 are selected and set as predetermined services provided to the wireless communication terminal 30, and only the service 3 is a predetermined service that can be used by the wireless communication terminal 30. The service selection screen is shown. In this case, the service screen of the available service 3 is displayed on the display unit 35 of the wireless communication terminal 30. FIG. 9 shows a video selection screen when the service 3 is a video playback service, and a plurality of thumbnails corresponding to selectable videos are displayed on the display unit 35 of the wireless communication terminal 30. The moving image content displayed as a thumbnail may be content acquired by the wireless communication device 110 via the Internet or content acquired from a connected wireless communication terminal.

  In FIG. 10, as a predetermined service provided to the wireless communication terminal 30, a service selection screen when the services 2, 3, and 5 are selected and set and there is no predetermined service available on the wireless communication terminal 30 is shown. Show. In this case, a notification screen for notifying the user that there is no predetermined service that can be used is displayed on the display unit 35 of the wireless communication terminal 30.

  Next, referring to FIG. 11, service selection screen processing of wireless communication device 110 when screen information transmitted from wireless communication device 110 differs according to the predetermined service available to each wireless communication terminal described above. Is described based on a flowchart.

  First, in step S41, service information that can be used from each wireless communication terminal (wireless communication terminals 20, 30, and 40) is acquired by the wireless communication device 110 (CPU 115). In step S42, the wireless communication device 110 determines whether there is a service that can be used in each wireless communication terminal based on the service selection setting by the user and the acquired available service information. If there is no service available in the determined arbitrary wireless communication terminal (in the case of FIG. 10), in step S43, notification screen information notifying that there is no service available is sent to the arbitrary wireless communication terminal. Transmitted by the wireless communication device 110.

  If there is a service that can be used in any wireless communication terminal in step S42, the wireless communication device 110 determines whether or not there is one service that can be used in the arbitrary wireless communication terminal in step S44. Is done. When there are two or more services that can be used in an arbitrary wireless communication terminal, in step S45, the service selection screen information excluding services that cannot be used is transmitted to the arbitrary wireless communication terminal by the wireless communication device 110. The

  In step S44, if there is one service that can be used in any wireless communication terminal, in step S46, one service that can be used directly does not transmit the service selection screen information. It is transmitted by the wireless communication device 110 to the terminal.

  In addition, the other structure of 2nd Embodiment is the same as that of the said 1st Embodiment.

  In the second embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

  In the second embodiment, as described above, connection setting screen information for performing connection permission / denial settings for the connected wireless communication terminal 20 and the wireless communication terminals 30 and 40 is provided to the connected wireless communication terminal 20. By configuring the wireless communication device 110 (CPU 115) as described above, it is possible to suppress the connection between the wireless communication terminal 40 and the wireless communication device 110 that are not intended by the user, as in the first embodiment.

  Further, in the second embodiment, as described above, the selection and setting of a predetermined service to be provided to the wireless communication terminal 30 that is permitted to connect is performed via the connected wireless communication terminal 20 and is provided. If the predetermined service to be used is a predetermined service that cannot be used by the wireless communication terminal 30 (in the case of FIG. 8), the wireless communication device 110 (CPU 115) is set so that the predetermined service that cannot be used is not provided to the wireless communication terminal 30. Configure. As a result, an unnecessary predetermined service (service 2 in FIG. 8) that cannot be used by the wireless communication terminal 30 is not provided, so that an increase in the amount of wireless communication can be further suppressed. In addition, when a user uses a predetermined service in the wireless communication terminal 30, the predetermined service that cannot be used is not provided, and thus the user can be prevented from selecting a predetermined service that cannot be used by mistake. Can do. Thereby, the convenience at the time of selection of the predetermined service by the user can be improved.

  Further, in the second embodiment, as described above, the selection and setting of a predetermined service to be provided to the wireless communication terminal 30 that is permitted to connect is performed via the connected wireless communication terminal 20 and is provided. Among the predetermined services to be performed, when there is one predetermined service that can be used by the wireless communication terminal 30 (in the case of FIG. 9), one predetermined service (FIG. 9) that can be used without providing selection screen information. The wireless communication device 110 (CPU 115) is configured to directly provide the service 3) 9) to the wireless communication terminal 30. Thereby, since the selection by the selection screen can be omitted, it is possible to save the user from selecting a predetermined service. Thereby, the convenience at the time of utilization of the predetermined service by the user can be improved.

  In the second embodiment, as described above, the selection setting of a predetermined service to be provided to the wireless communication terminal 30 that is permitted to connect is performed via the connected wireless communication terminal 20, and the wireless communication terminal 30 is wireless. When there is no predetermined service available in the communication terminal 30 (in the case of FIG. 10), the wireless communication device is configured to provide the wireless communication terminal 30 with notification screen information for notifying that there is no predetermined service available. 110 (CPU 115). As a result, the user can easily know that there is no service that can be used among the predetermined services that have been selected and set.

  The remaining effects of the second embodiment are similar to those of the aforementioned first embodiment.

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Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 12. In the third embodiment, an example will be described in which the wireless communication device 210 enters a standby state upon completion of activation, unlike the first embodiment in which the wireless communication device 10 enters a standby state by pressing a WPS compatible button. .

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the wireless communication system 300 includes a wireless communication device 210 including a CPU 215. In addition, about the structure same as the said 1st and 2nd embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the third embodiment, the wireless communication device 210 of the wireless communication system 300 is configured such that activation is completed when a user presses a power button and a connection standby state is established. That is, in the third embodiment, the wireless communication device 210 is in a state of accepting a continuous connection after completion of activation.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 12, a connection setting process in the wireless communication system 300 of the third embodiment will be described based on a flowchart. In addition, about the process same as the said 1st Embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In step S1a, the wireless communication device 210 is activated. In step S2a, the connection operation by the user is accepted by the wireless communication terminal 20. In this case, the connection operation by the user may be an operation other than pressing a WPS compatible button. For example, a connection operation by a predetermined application may be used. The subsequent processing is the same as in the first embodiment.

  The remaining configuration of the third embodiment is similar to that of the aforementioned first embodiment.

  In the third embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

  In the third embodiment, the wireless communication device is configured to provide connection setting screen information for performing connection permission / denial settings for the connected wireless communication terminal 20 and the wireless communication terminals 30 and 40 to the connected wireless communication terminal 20. By configuring 210 (CPU 215), it is possible to prevent the wireless communication terminal 40 and the wireless communication device 210 not intended by the user from being connected, as in the first embodiment.

  In the third embodiment, as described above, the user presses the power button to complete the activation and configures the wireless communication device 210 to enter the connection standby state, thereby pressing the WPS compatible button. Thus, unlike the case of entering the standby state, it is not necessary to press the buttons of the wireless communication device 210 and the wireless communication terminal 20 at the same time. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the time and labor of connection between the user's wireless communication device 210 and the wireless communication terminal 20.

  The remaining effects of the third embodiment are similar to those of the aforementioned first embodiment.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description of the embodiments but by the scope of claims for patent, and further includes all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims for patent.

  For example, in the first to third embodiments, a tablet PC (wireless communication terminal 20), a television device (wireless communication terminal 30), and a desktop are used as wireless communication terminals that can communicate with the wireless communication device 10 (110, 210). Although an example in which a PC (wireless communication terminal 40) is used has been shown, the present invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, a wireless communication terminal such as a printer or a recorder that does not have a display unit may be used as a wireless communication terminal capable of communicating with a wireless communication device. In this case, without transmitting the service selection screen information from the wireless communication device, it can be used in a wireless communication terminal such as a printer or a recorder that does not have a display unit among predetermined services that can be provided by the wireless communication device. Such a predetermined service may be directly provided by the wireless communication device.

  Moreover, in the said 1st-3rd embodiment, although the radio | wireless communication apparatus 10 (110,210) showed the example which functions as an access point, this invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, a plurality of wireless communication devices are provided, the plurality of wireless communication devices are connected to each other by the P2P (Peer to Peer) method, and any one of the plurality of connected wireless communication devices functions as an access point. You may comprise as follows.

  Moreover, in the said 1st-3rd embodiment, although the radio | wireless communication apparatus 10 (110,210) showed the example which provided five predetermined services, this invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, the wireless communication device may provide a plurality of or a single predetermined service other than five.

  Moreover, although the said 1st-3rd embodiment showed the example to which the radio | wireless communication apparatus 10 (110,210) and the two radio | wireless communication terminals 20 and 30 were connected, this invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, a wireless communication device and a plurality or a single wireless communication terminal other than two may be connected.

  In the first embodiment, in the wireless communication system 100, an example in which a terminal for which connection permission is set is the wireless communication terminal 30 and a terminal for which connection permission is not set is the wireless communication terminal 40 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, the terminal for which connection permission is set may be the wireless communication terminal 40, and the terminal for which connection permission is not set may be the wireless communication terminal 30. Further, the terminals for which connection permission is set may be the wireless communication terminals 30 and 40, and the terminals for which connection permission is not set may be the wireless communication terminals 30 and 40.

  In the first embodiment, when the received connection request signal is not a connection request signal from a wireless communication terminal that is permitted to connect in the connection permission / inhibition setting (a connection request signal from the wireless communication terminal 40), Although the example in which the wireless communication device 10 is configured not to transmit the connection response signal has been shown, the present invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, a connection response signal for notifying connection rejection may be transmitted to a wireless communication terminal for which connection rejection is set.

  In the second embodiment, when there is a service that cannot be used in each wireless communication terminal (wireless communication terminals 20, 30 and 40) in the predetermined service selected and set by the user, the predetermined service that cannot be used is Although an example in which the wireless communication device 110 is configured not to provide each wireless communication terminal is shown, the present invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, even when there is an unusable service, selection screen information including the unusable service may be transmitted (provided) from the wireless communication device to each wireless communication terminal.

  In the second embodiment, when there is no service available in each wireless communication terminal among the predetermined services selected and set by the user, notification screen information for notifying that there is no predetermined service available Although an example in which the wireless communication device 110 is configured to transmit (provide) the wireless communication device 110 to each wireless communication terminal is shown, the present invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, when there is no predetermined service that can be used, the notification screen information does not need to be transmitted (provided) from the wireless communication device to each wireless communication terminal.

  Moreover, in the said 1st-3rd embodiment, the flow drive type flowchart and sequence diagram which process for the process of the radio | wireless communication apparatus 10 (110, 210) of this invention in order along a process flow are demonstrated for convenience of explanation. Although described using the present invention, the present invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, the processing operation of the wireless communication device 10 (110, 210) may be performed by event-driven (event-driven) processing that executes processing for each event. In this case, it may be performed by a complete event drive type or a combination of event drive and flow drive.

10, 110, 210 Wireless communication device 14 Communication unit 15, 115, 215 CPU
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 Wireless communication terminal 25 Display part of wireless communication terminal 30, 40 Wireless communication terminal 100, 200, 300 Wireless communication system

Claims (8)

A communication unit that communicates with a communication device;
A setting unit configured to perform connection setting between the communication device and another terminal,
The communication unit receives information of the other terminal from the communication device;
The setting unit provides the connection information, which is selected from a plurality of pieces of connection information other than connection permission information that the communication device can provide to the other terminal, to the other terminal. An information terminal that is configured to set up as With a display,
The information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is configured to display information for selecting the connection information based on information transmitted from the communication device.   The information terminal according to claim 2, wherein the display unit is configured to display the plurality of connection information so that the connection information to be provided to the other terminal can be selected.   The said display part is comprised so that the information for selecting the permission of the connection with the said communication apparatus and the said other terminal may be displayed with the information for selecting the said connection information. Information terminal described in 1.   The information terminal according to claim 4, wherein the communication unit is configured to transmit the selected connection information and information on whether the selected connection is permitted or not to the communication device.   The information terminal of any one of Claims 1-5 which has specific identification information for connecting with the said communication apparatus.   The information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit is configured to receive specific information for specifying the other terminal from the communication device.   The information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the connection information is a predetermined service that can be provided by the communication device.

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