Information processing device, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020007700-A1
Application number	US-201816144702-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 27, 2018
Priority date	Jun 28, 2018
Publication date	Jan 2, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

There is provided an information processing device comprising a memory and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to: write channel specifying information for specifying a channel used for radio connection, into the memory; and attempt to establish a radio connection during activation of a radio connection function, by using channel specifying information on a channel used for a last radio connection, out of the channel specifying information written into the memory, wherein the memory is a non-volatile memory, and the processor is further configured to write only channel specifying information on the currently employed channel into the non-volatile memory when the information processing device is instructed to disconnect a power supply.

First claim

1 . An information processing device comprising:
a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to:
write channel specifying information for specifying a channel used for a radio connection, into the memory; and
attempt to establish a radio connection during activation of a radio connection function, by using channel specifying information on a channel used for a last radio connection, out of the channel specifying information written into the memory,
wherein the memory is a non-volatile memory and the processor is further configured to write an SSID and a security key set by a user into the memory, and only channel specifying information on the currently employed channel into the non-volatile memory when the information processing device is instructed to disconnect a power supply.

2 . (canceled)

3 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising a scanner and the processor is further configured to transmit the image data read by the scanner to an external destination by using the radio connection established by the processor.

4 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
scan a plurality of channels, when the processor failed to establish a radio connection or after completion of an activation process of the radio connection function.

5 . The information processing device according to claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
scan a plurality of channels after completion of an activation process of the information processing device including the activation process of the radio connection function; select a channel to be employed based on a radio wave intensity; and write channel specifying information on the selected channel into the memory.

6 . An information processing method comprising the steps of:
writing channel specifying information for specifying a channel used for radio connection, into a non-volatile memory; and attempting a radio connection during activation of a radio connection function, by using channel specifying information on a channel used for a last radio connection, out of the channel specifying information written into the non-volatile memory,
wherein an SSID and a security key set by a user are written into the non-volatile and only channel specifying information on the currently employed channel is written into the non-volatile memory when the information processing device is instructed to disconnect a power supply.

7 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing thereon a computer program that causes a computer to perform a method comprising:
writing channel specifying information for specifying a channel used for radio connection, into a non-volatile memory; and attempting a radio connection during activation of a radio connection function, by using channel specifying information on a channel used for a last radio connection, out of
the channel specifying information written into the non-volatile memory,
wherein an SSID and a security key set by a user are written into the non-volatile and only channel specifying information on the currently employed channel is written into the non-volatile memory when the information processing device is instructed to disconnect a power supply.

Assignees

• Pfu Ltd
• Silex Technology Inc

Inventors

• Miyakawa Osamu
• Matsuo Hitoshi
• Ueda Yasuo

Classifications

• H04N1/00228 Primary

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• G06F3/1231

  Device related settings, e.g. IP address, Name, Identification · CPC title

• G06F3/1204

  resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data · CPC title

• H04W48/16

  Discovering, processing access restriction or access information · CPC title

• H04W8/005

  Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals · CPC title