IP Library Granted Patent US 12,185,394
Granted Patent B2
US 12,185,394 · App. 17/593,096 · Granted Dec 31, 2024

Communication apparatus and communication method

Inventor: Kenzoh Nishikawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
H04W76/12H04W84/12H04W88/04
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,185,394
App. No.
17/593,096
Filed
Sep 9, 2021
Granted
Dec 31, 2024
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2642
USPC
370/329
Abstract

A communication apparatus for connecting to the Internet without using an input/output apparatus is provided. The communication apparatus includes: a first connecting unit configured to connect to a first device; an acquiring unit configured to acquire, via the first device, setup information for connecting to a second device that operates as a router; and a second connecting unit configured to connect to the second device based on the setup information. A code sequence is generated using a code generator that is in common with the first device from an initial value that is shared with the first device. In addition, network identification information extracted from a signal received from the first device is searched for in the code sequence, and network authentication information is segmented from a predetermined offset position using a matching location as a reference.

Claims (65)

1. A communication apparatus, comprising:

a processor configured to:

acquire an initial value;

generate a code sequence based on the initial value;

receive a signal from a first device;

extract network identification information from the signal;

determine an offset position associated with the code sequence based on a position where the network identification information matches with the code sequence;

segment, based on the offset position, network authentication information from the code sequence;

connect to the first device based on each of the network identification information and the network authentication information;

acquire, via the first device, setup information associated with a second device, wherein the second device operates as a router; and

connect to the second device based on the setup information.

2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the first device temporarily operates as an access point, and

the processor is further configured to:

output a connection request to the access point; and

connect to the first device based on the outputted connection request.

3. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor corresponds to a code sequence generator,

the code sequence generator is in common with the first device,

the communication apparatus and the first device share the initial value, and

the code sequence generator is configured to generate the code sequence based on the shared initial value.

4. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is further configured to execute a disconnection process based on at least one of:

the acquisition of the setup information, or

establishment of a connection to the second device, and

the disconnection process is executed to disconnect a connection to the first device.

5. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the first device is subjected to Wi-Fi tethering,

the second device corresponds to a Wi-Fi router, and

the processor is further configured to:

acquire, via Internet, the setup information associated with the Wi-Fi router; and

connect to the Wi-Fi router based on the setup information.

6. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive, via a network, an operation from a third device, wherein the first device is connected to the network; and

acquire the setup information based on the received operation.

7. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is further configured to output a request for the setup information associated with a determined service,

the first device is connected to a network, and

the determined service is on the network.

8. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

detect that a plurality of devices transmits a network identification signal, wherein

the plurality of devices includes the first device, and

the network identification signal partially matches with the generated code sequence; and

select a third device of the plurality of devices based on each of:

the detection that the plurality of devices transmits the network identification signal, and

reception signal power associated with the network identification signal.

9. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the communication apparatus is associated with a plurality of product types, and

the processor is further configured to generate the code sequence based on the initial value of each product type of the plurality of product types.

10. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the communication apparatus is associated with a plurality of products, and

the initial value is unique to each product of the plurality of products.

11. The communication apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein

each product of the plurality of products has a product serial number, and

the initial value corresponds to the product serial number of each product of the plurality of products.

12. A communication method, comprising:

acquiring an initial value;

generating a code sequence based on the initial value;

receiving a signal from a first device;

extracting network identification information from the signal;

determining an offset position associated with the code sequence based on a position where the network identification information matches with the code sequence;

segmenting, based on the offset position, network authentication information from the code sequence;

connecting to the first device based on each of the network identification information and the network authentication information;

acquiring, via the first device, setup information associated with a second device, wherein the second device operates as a router; and

connecting to the second device based on the setup information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2021
From: NISHIKAWA, KENZOH
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057426/0019 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-058419 · Mar 26, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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