Information processing apparatus, and method and program for controlling information processing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016269384-A1
Application number	US-201615065540-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 9, 2016
Priority date	Mar 13, 2015
Publication date	Sep 15, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An information processing apparatus individually sets a login distance, as a condition to be satisfied when a login request is transmitted, for a plurality of devices. Further, the information processing apparatus determines whether a login distance condition having been set is satisfied based on receipt of a packet. The information processing apparatus transmits the login request to the transmission source device if it is determined that the login distance condition is satisfied.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An information processing apparatus that can transmit a login request to a device, comprising:
a setting unit configured to individually set a login distance for a plurality of devices, the set login distance being a condition to be satisfied when the login request is transmitted; a reception unit configured to receive a packet transmitted from the device; a determination unit configured to determine, based on the packet received by the reception unit, whether the set login distance condition associated with the device is satisfied; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the login request to the device if the determination unit determines that the login distance condition is satisfied.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an identification unit configured to identify a distance between the device and the information processing apparatus based on the packet received by the reception unit, wherein the determination unit is configured to determine whether the distance identified by the identification unit satisfies the login distance condition.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the identification unit is configured to identify the distance between the device and the information processing apparatus based on field intensity information of the packet.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a display unit configured to display a setting screen that enables a user to individually designate the login distance for the plurality of devices, wherein the setting unit is configured to set the login distance based on a user designation input via the setting screen.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the setting screen can display a peripheral device positioned around the information processing apparatus that has transmitted the packet.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission unit is configured to transmit user information, as the login request, to the device.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the transmission unit is configured to transmit the user information having been set beforehand for the information processing apparatus to the device.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the packet is a Bluetooth advertizing packet.

9 . A control method for an information processing apparatus that can transmit a login request to a device, comprising:
individually setting a login distance, as a condition to be satisfied when the login request is transmitted, for a plurality of devices; referring to a packet transmitted from the device to the information processing apparatus and determining whether a login distance condition having been set for the device that has transmitted the packet is satisfied; and transmitting the login request to the device if the determining determines that the login distance condition is satisfied.

10 . The control method for the information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising:
identifying a distance between the device and the information processing apparatus based on the packet received by the information processing apparatus, wherein the determining includes determining whether that the identified distance satisfies the login distance condition.

11 . The control method for the information processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the identifying includes identifying the distance between the device and the information processing apparatus based on field intensity information of the packet.

12 . The control method for the information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising:
displaying a setting screen that enables a user to individually designate the login distance for the plurality of devices, wherein the setting includes setting the login distance based on a user designation input via the setting screen.

13 . The control method for the information processing apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the setting screen can display a peripheral device positioned around the information processing apparatus that has transmitted the packet.

14 . The control method for the information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the transmitting includes transmitting user information, as the login request, to the device.

15 . The control method for the information processing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein
the transmitting includes transmitting the user information having been set beforehand for the information processing apparatus to the device.

16 . The control method for the information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the packet is a Bluetooth advertizing packet.

17 . A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer, executes a control method to control an information processing apparatus that can transmit a login request to a device, the control method comprising:
individually setting a login distance, as a condition to be satisfied when the login request is transmitted, for a plurality of devices; referring to a packet transmitted from the device to the information processing apparatus and determining whether a login distance condition having been set for the device that has transmitted the packet is satisfied; and transmitting the login request to the device if it is determined that the login distance condition is satisfied.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Suga Daisuke

Classifications

• H04N2201/0039

  Connection via a network · CPC title

• H04N1/4413

  involving the use of passwords, ID codes or the like, e.g. PIN · CPC title

• H04L63/107

  wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals · CPC title

• H04N2201/006

  Using near field communication, e.g. an inductive loop · CPC title

• H04L63/08 Primary

  for authentication of entities (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32) · CPC title