Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11291062-B2
Application number	US-202017032730-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 25, 2020
Priority date	Feb 12, 2020
Publication date	Mar 29, 2022
Grant date	Mar 29, 2022

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to measure a distance to a terminal apparatus around the information processing apparatus plural times during a first period before receipt of an operation of a user and during a second period after the receipt of the operation, and establish connection for wireless communication with the terminal apparatus in a case where the measured distances indicate that the terminal apparatus has approached the information processing apparatus during the first period and is within a close range from the information processing apparatus during the second period.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing apparatus comprising
a processor configured to
measure a distance to a terminal apparatus around the information processing apparatus plural times during a first period before receipt of an operation of a user and during a second period after the receipt of the operation, and
establish connection for wireless communication with the terminal apparatus in a case where the measured distances indicate that the terminal apparatus has approached the information processing apparatus during the first period and is within a close range from the information processing apparatus during the second period.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
in a case where the distance measured during the second period is equal to or smaller than a threshold value continuously for a predetermined period, it is determined that the terminal apparatus is within the close range during the second period.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the processor is configured to
acquire a history of the measured distances of the terminal apparatus with which the connection has been established, and
change a standard used to determine whether or not the terminal apparatus has approached the information processing apparatus during the first period or whether or not the terminal apparatus is within the close range during the second period by using the history of the measured distances.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the processor is configured to
change a standard used to determine whether or not the terminal apparatus has approached the information processing apparatus during the first period or whether or not the terminal apparatus is within the close range during the second period in a case where the distances measured during the first period indicate a specific situation.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is configured to
measure distances to a plurality of terminal apparatuses around the information processing apparatus, and
establish the connection with any of the plurality of terminal apparatuses in a case where the distances indicate that the plurality of terminal apparatuses have approached the information processing apparatus during the first period and the plurality of terminal apparatuses are within the close range during the second period.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the processor is configured to
measure distances to a plurality of terminal apparatuses around the information processing apparatus, and
establish the connection with any of the plurality of terminal apparatuses in a case where the distances indicate that the plurality of terminal apparatuses have approached the information processing apparatus during the first period and the plurality of terminal apparatuses are within the close range during the second period.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the processor is configured to
measure distances to a plurality of terminal apparatuses around the information processing apparatus, and
establish the connection with any of the plurality of terminal apparatuses in a case where the distances indicate that the plurality of terminal apparatuses have approached the information processing apparatus during the first period and the plurality of terminal apparatuses are within the close range during the second period.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein
the processor is configured to
measure distances to a plurality of terminal apparatuses around the information processing apparatus, and
establish the connection with any of the plurality of terminal apparatuses in a case where the distances indicate that the plurality of terminal apparatuses have approached the information processing apparatus during the first period and the plurality of terminal apparatuses are within the close range during the second period.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the processor is configured to establish the connection with a terminal apparatus whose measured distance is smallest among the plurality of terminal apparatuses.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein
the processor is configured to establish the connection with a terminal apparatus whose measured distance is smallest among the plurality of terminal apparatuses.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein
the processor is configured to
establish the connection with a terminal apparatus whose measured distance is smallest among the plurality of terminal apparatuses.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein
the processor is configured to
establish the connection with a terminal apparatus whose measured distance is smallest among the plurality of terminal apparatuses.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the processor is configured to
acquire histories of the connection of the plurality of terminal apparatuses, and
establish the connection with a terminal apparatus that is largest in the number of times of the connection among the plurality of terminal apparatuses.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein
the processor is configured to
acquire histories of the connection of the plurality of terminal apparatuses, and
establish the connection with a terminal apparatus that is largest in the number of times of the connection among the plurality of terminal apparatuses.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the processor is configured to
display a screen for selecting any of the plurality of terminal apparatuses on the display unit, and
establish the connection with a terminal apparatus selected on the screen among the plurality of terminal apparatuses.

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is configured to
cut off the connection when a distance to the terminal apparatus measured after the connection is established becomes equal to or larger than a threshold value.

17. The information processing apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein
in a case where the connection has been cut off, the first period and the second period are set on a basis of an operation received first after the distance to the terminal apparatus becomes equal to or larger than the threshold value.

18. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is configured to
acquire a history of the connection of the terminal apparatus, and
measure a distance to the terminal apparatus in a case where the history of the connection indicates that the information processing apparatus has been connected to the terminal apparatus before.

19. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is configured to
acquire a history of the connection of the terminal apparatus, and
omit measurement of a distance to the terminal apparatus in a case where the history of the connection indicates that the information processing apparatus has not been connected to the terminal apparatus before.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for information processing, the p

Assignees

• Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp

Inventors

• Mitsuhashi Hiroyuki
• MAKINO Yohei
• Ishii Akihiro
• Taguchi Yusuke
• Toda Shuhei

Classifications

• H04W76/38

  triggered by timers · CPC title

• H04W12/50

  Secure pairing of devices · CPC title

• G06F21/35

  communicating wirelessly · CPC title

• H04W76/14 Primary

  Direct-mode setup · CPC title

• G01S11/02

  using radio waves (G01S19/00 takes precedence) · CPC title