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Granted Patent B2
US 11,461,061 · App. 17/122,617 · Granted Oct 4, 2022

Communication system, communication apparatus, and control method using wireless communication

Inventors: Manabu Hada (Tokyo, JP); Tsunahito Nakashita (Chiba, JP); Motoki Koshigaya (Saitama, JP); Koichi Ito (Tokyo, JP); Tatsuya Ogawa (Ibaraki, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
G06F3/1236G06F3/1209H04N1/00395H04N1/32765H04W4/80H04W76/14G06F3/1292
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Patent No.
US 11,461,061
App. No.
17/122,617
Granted
Oct 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a communication system including a communication apparatus and a communication terminal which are able to perform wireless communication with each other, the communication apparatus includes a first wireless communication interface conforming to a Bluetooth standard and including a plurality of antennas, and the communication terminal includes a second wireless communication interface conforming to the Bluetooth standard and one or more controllers configured to acquire angle information and radio field intensity information based on a result of a plurality of radio waves respectively emitted from the plurality of antennas having been received by the second wireless communication interface, and, in response to the angle information and the radio field intensity information having satisfied a predetermined condition, transmit a request for establishment of wireless communication conforming to the Bluetooth standard to the first wireless communication interface via the second wireless communication interface.

Claims (43)

1. A communication system including a communication apparatus and a communication terminal which are able to perform wireless communication with each other,

the communication apparatus comprising:

a first wireless communication interface conforming to a Bluetooth standard and including a substrate having a plurality of antennas on one surface side, and

the communication terminal comprising:

a second wireless communication interface conforming to the Bluetooth standard; and

one or more controllers configured to:

acquire angle information and radio field intensity information based on a result of a plurality of radio waves respectively emitted from the plurality of antennas having been received by the second wireless communication interface; and

in response to the angle information and the radio field intensity information having satisfied a predetermined condition, transmit a request for establishment of wireless communication conforming to the Bluetooth standard to the first wireless communication interface via the second wireless communication interface,

wherein the substrate is positioned so that the one surface side faces forward of the communication apparatus and another surface side faces a shield member for blocking a radio wave.

2. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one radio wave which the first wireless communication interface emits includes information about any one of an address and a universally unique identifier (UUID) for discriminating the communication apparatus.

3. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more controllers included in the communication terminal are further configured to acquire distance information based on the radio field intensity information.

4. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one radio wave which the first wireless communication interface emits includes information indicating the predetermined condition.

5. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein information indicating the predetermined condition is information indicating an area based on which to start establishment of connection.

6. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one radio wave which the first wireless communication interface emits includes position information concerning positions of the plurality of antennas and a position serving as a reference for an area based on which to start establishment of connection.

7. The communication system according to claim 6 , wherein the one or more controllers included in the communication terminal are further configured to acquire, based on the radio field intensity information, the angle information, and the position information, distance information and angle information that are based on the position serving as the reference.

8. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of antennas is arranged side by side.

9. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the other surface side is a surface side opposite to the position serving as the reference.

10. The communication system according to claim 6 , wherein a member including a target mark is mounted near the position serving as the reference.

11. The communication system according to claim 10 ,

wherein the communication apparatus further comprises a near field communication (NFC) unit configured to perform NFC communication, and

wherein the NFC unit is mounted near the member including the target mark.

12. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the communication terminal transmits user authentication information to the communication apparatus via the established wireless communication.

13. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of antennas includes four antennas.

14. The communication system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the communication apparatus further comprises a third wireless communication interface conforming to a Wi-Fi standard,

wherein the communication terminal further comprises a fourth wireless communication interface conforming to the Wi-Fi standard, and

wherein the communication terminal transmits information used for connecting the third wireless communication interface and the fourth wireless communication interface to each other to the communication apparatus via the established wireless communication.

15. The communication system according to claim 14 , wherein the communication terminal transmits print data to the communication apparatus after connection between the third wireless communication interface and the fourth wireless communication interface is established.

16. The communication system according to claim 14 ,

wherein the communication apparatus further comprises a reading device configured to read an image on an original, and

wherein the communication apparatus transmits the image read by the reading device to the communication terminal after connection between the third wireless communication interface and the fourth wireless communication interface is established.

17. The communication system according to claim 14 , wherein the communication terminal retains calibration information.

18. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the shield member is configured to block the communication terminal positioned in a rear side area of the communication apparatus from communicating with the communication apparatus.

19. A communication terminal capable of performing wireless communication with a communication apparatus including a first wireless communication interface conforming to a Bluetooth standard and including a substrate having a plurality of antennas on one surface side, the communication terminal comprising:

a second wireless communication interface conforming to the Bluetooth standard; and

one or more controllers configured to:

acquire angle information and radio field intensity information based on a result of a plurality of radio waves respectively emitted from the plurality of antennas having been received by the second wireless communication interface; and

in response to the angle information and the radio field intensity information having satisfied a predetermined condition, transmit a request for establishment of wireless communication conforming to the Bluetooth standard to the first wireless communication interface via the second wireless communication interface,

wherein the substrate is positioned so that the one surface side faces forward of the communication apparatus and another surface side faces a shield member for blocking a radio wave.

20. A control method for a communication terminal capable of performing wireless communication with a communication apparatus including a first wireless communication interface conforming to a Bluetooth standard and including a substrate having a plurality of antennas on one surface side, the communication terminal including a second wireless communication interface conforming to the Bluetooth standard, the control method comprising:

acquiring angle information and radio field intensity information based on a result of a plurality of radio waves respectively emitted from the plurality of antennas having been received by the second wireless communication interface; and

in response to the angle information and the radio field intensity information having satisfied a predetermined condition, transmitting a request for establishment of wireless communication conforming to the Bluetooth standard to the first wireless communication interface via the second wireless communication interface,

wherein the substrate is positioned so that the one surface side faces forward of the communication apparatus and another surface side faces a shield member for blocking a radio wave.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2021
From: HADA, MANABU; NAKASHITA, TSUNAHITO; KOSHIGAYA, MOTOKI; ITO, KOICHI; OGAWA, TATSUYA
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (3)
JP JP2019-232163 · Dec 23, 2019 · national
JP JP2019-236838 · Dec 26, 2019 · national
JP JP2020-168733 · Oct 5, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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