IP Library Granted Patent US 12,160,732
Granted Patent B2
US 12,160,732 · App. 17/194,026 · Granted Dec 3, 2024

Communication apparatus, communication method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

Inventor: Fumihide Goto (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
H04W12/0431H04W12/041H04W12/06H04W12/55
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Patent No.
US 12,160,732
App. No.
17/194,026
Granted
Dec 3, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Based on an instruction for starting communication parameter sharing processing using a Wi-Fi Device Provisioning Protocol, a public key to be used in the communication parameter sharing processing is shared, and authentication processing with a providing apparatus that provides a communication parameter is executed using the shared public key. After the authentication processing, a Configuration Request packet indicating a request for a plurality of network identifiers is generated, and the generated Configuration Request packet is transmitted to the providing apparatus.

Claims (25)

1. A communication apparatus comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

execute processing of sharing a public key to be used in communication parameter sharing processing using a Device Provisioning Protocol (DPP);

execute authentication processing with an apparatus that performs the communication parameter sharing processing, using the shared public key;

receive a DPP Configuration Request packet from the apparatus, after the authentication processing; and

transmit, to the apparatus, a DPP Configuration Response packet which is transmitted in response to the received DPP Configuration Request packet, and includes a plurality of connection parameter sets at least including first parameter sets including a first Service Set Identifier (SSID) and a first authentication method corresponding to the first SSID, and second parameter sets including a second SSID and second authentication method corresponding to the second SSID, in one packet,

wherein the first SSID included in the one packet corresponds to a first network provided by a specific access point that forms a plurality of different networks at least including the first network and a second network and the second SSID included in the one packet corresponds to the second network provided by the specific access point.

2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing of sharing the public key to be used in the communication parameter sharing processing is processing of sharing a public key by capturing an image of a QR code.

3. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving the DPP Configuration Request packet includes receiving, from the apparatus, a DPP Configuration Request packet including information indicating that a plurality of connection parameter sets are requested.

4. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the DPP Configuration Response packet includes transmitting a DPP Configuration Response packet including a plurality of connection parameter sets including a SSID, authentication method corresponding to the SSID, and a key corresponding to the SSID.

5. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein execution of the instructions by the one or more processors further cause the communication apparatus to determining whether or not a plurality of the connection parameter sets are to be shared, and

wherein the transmitting the DPP Configuration Response packet includes transmitting a DPP Configuration Response packet including the plurality of connection parameter sets to the apparatus when it is determined that the plurality of connection parameter sets are to be shared and transmitting a DPP Configuration Response packet including single connection parameter sets to the apparatus when it is determined that the plurality of connection parameter sets are not to be shared.

6. A communication method comprising:

executing processing of sharing a public key to be used in communication parameter sharing processing using a Device Provisioning Protocol (DPP);

executing authentication processing with an apparatus that performs the communication parameter sharing processing, using the shared public key;

receiving a DPP Configuration Request packet from the apparatus, after the authentication processing; and

transmitting, to the apparatus, a DPP Configuration Response packet which is transmitted in response to the received DPP Configuration Request packet, and includes a plurality of connection parameter sets at least including first parameter sets including a first Service Set Identifier (SSID) and a first authentication method corresponding to the first SSID, and second parameter sets including a second SSID and second authentication method corresponding to the second SSID, in one packet,

wherein the first SSID included in the one packet corresponds to a first network provided by a specific access point that forms a plurality of different networks at least including the first network and a second network and the second SSID included in the one packet corresponds to the second network provided by the specific access point.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to execute a communication method, the communication method comprising:

executing processing of sharing a public key to be used in communication parameter sharing processing using a Device Provisioning Protocol (DPP);

executing authentication processing with an apparatus that performs the communication parameter sharing processing, using the shared public key;

receiving a DPP Configuration Request packet from the apparatus, after the authentication processing; and

transmitting, to the apparatus, a DPP Configuration Response packet which is transmitted in response to the received DPP Configuration Request packet, and includes a plurality of connection parameter sets at least including first parameter sets including a first Service Set Identifier (SSID) and a first authentication method corresponding to the first SSID, and second parameter sets including a second SSID and second authentication method corresponding to the second SSID, in one packet,

wherein the first SSID included in the one packet corresponds to a first network provided by a specific access point that forms a plurality of different networks at least including the first network and a second network and the second SSID included in the one packet corresponds to the second network provided by the specific access point.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2021
From: GOTO, FUMIHIDE
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 057140/0901 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-169661 · Sep 11, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2019033217 · Aug 26, 2019
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