IP Library Granted Patent US 11,337,216
Granted Patent B2
US 11,337,216 · App. 16/908,013 · Granted May 17, 2022

Wireless communication apparatus, method of controlling the apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

Inventor: Makoto Umehara (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
H04W72/0453H04W4/50H04W4/80H04W84/12
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,337,216
App. No.
16/908,013
Filed
Jun 22, 2020
Granted
May 17, 2022
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2647
USPC
370/329
Abstract

There is provided a wireless communication apparatus that is able to perform a first wireless communication and a second wireless communication, the second wireless communication having power consumption lower than that of the first wireless communication. The wireless communication apparatus receives, from another wireless communication apparatus through the second wireless communication, information indicating a channel which the another wireless communication apparatus is able to use in the first wireless communication, selects a communication parameter to be provided to the another wireless communication apparatus based on the received information, the communication parameter being required by the another wireless communication apparatus to connect to an apparatus that forms a network in which the first wireless communication occurs; and transmits the selected communication parameter the another wireless communication apparatus through the first wireless communication.

Claims (38)

1. A wireless communication apparatus that is able to perform a first wireless communication and a second wireless communication, the second wireless communication having power consumption lower than that of the first wireless communication, the wireless communication apparatus comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless communication apparatus to:

receive, from another wireless communication apparatus through the second wireless communication, information indicating a channel which said another wireless communication apparatus is able to use in the first wireless communication;

select a communication parameter to be provided to said another wireless communication apparatus based on the received information, the communication parameter being required by said another wireless communication apparatus to connect to an apparatus that forms a network in which the first wireless communication occurs; and

transmit the selected communication parameter to said another wireless communication apparatus through the first wireless communication.

2. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more memories further store instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless communication apparatus to:

deactivate an operation of a wireless communication apparatus that performs the second wireless communication after transmitting the required information.

3. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein a scanning process to detect an access point is not performed in the first wireless communication.

4. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the wireless communication apparatus is a battery-powered apparatus.

5. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the wireless communication apparatus operates as an enrollee defined in Device Provisioning Protocol.

6. A wireless communication apparatus comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless communication apparatus to:

acquire information indicating a channel which another wireless communication apparatus is able to use in a wireless communication and an encryption key used in providing a communication parameter to said another wireless communication apparatus;

select a communication parameter to be provided to said another wireless communication apparatus based on the acquired information; and

provide the selected communication parameter to said another wireless communication apparatus using the acquired encryption key.

7. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 6 ,

wherein the wireless communication apparatus operates as an enrollee defined in Device Provisioning Protocol.

8. A method of controlling a wireless communication apparatus that is able to perform a first wireless communication and a second wireless communication, the second wireless communication having power consumption lower than that of the first wireless communication, the control method comprising:

receiving, from another wireless communication apparatus through the second wireless communication, information indicating a channel which the another wireless communication apparatus is able to use in the first wireless communication;

selecting a communication parameter to be provided to the another wireless communication apparatus based on the received information, the communication parameter being required by the another wireless communication apparatus to connect to an apparatus that forms a network in which the first wireless communication occurs; and

transmitting the selected communication parameter to the another wireless communication apparatus through the first wireless communication.

9. A method of controlling a wireless communication apparatus comprising:

acquiring information indicating a channel which another wireless communication apparatus is able to use in a wireless communication and an encryption key used in providing a communication parameter to said another wireless communication apparatus;

selecting a communication parameter to be provided to the another wireless communication apparatus based on the acquired information; and

providing the selected communication parameter to the another wireless communication apparatus using the acquired encryption key.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for causing a wireless communication apparatus, that is able to perform a first wireless communication and a second wireless communication, the second wireless communication having power consumption lower than that of the first wireless communication, to execute a method of:

receiving, from another wireless communication apparatus through the second wireless communication, information indicating a channel which said another wireless communication apparatus is able to use in the first wireless communication;

selecting a communication parameter to be provided to the another wireless communication apparatus based on the received information, the communication parameter being required by the other wireless communication apparatus to connect to an apparatus that forms a network in which the first wireless communication occurs; and

transmitting the selected communication parameter to the another wireless communication apparatus through the first wireless communication.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for causing a wireless communication apparatus to execute a method of:

acquiring information indicating a channel which another wireless communication apparatus is able to use in a wireless communication and an encryption key used in providing a communication parameter to said another wireless communication apparatus;

selecting a communication parameter to be provided to the another wireless communication apparatus based on the acquired information; and

providing the selected communication parameter to the another wireless communication apparatus using the acquired encryption key.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2020
From: UMEHARA, MAKOTO
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 053691/0996 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-119944 · Jun 27, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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