Terminal apparatus, device, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsKazuki Yanagisawa, Junpei Koizumi, Kenji Sakuda
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Abstract
When a terminal apparatus establishes second wireless communication with an access point in compliance with a second wireless communication scheme, a terminal control unit transmits a first network identifier of the access point, the second wireless communication with which is established by the terminal apparatus, to a device. When a first network identifier is included in a list of network identifiers that are acquired by the device by searching a wireless communication network in compliance with a second wireless communication scheme, the terminal control unit causes a first password input screen to be displayed.
Claims8
A terminal apparatus that establishes first wireless communication with a device using a first wireless communication scheme, by a first wireless communication unit, the terminal apparatus comprising:
- a second wireless communication unit that performs processing which establishes a second wireless communication with an access point on a wireless communication network using a second wireless communication scheme;
- a display unit on which a screen is displayed;
- an operation unit that receives input from the screen;
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- a terminal control unit, wherein;
- the terminal control unit performs first determination processing which determines whether or not the second wireless communication unit establishes the second wireless communication with the access point,
- when it is determined that a result of the first determination processing is that the second wireless communication unit establishes the second wireless communication with the access point, the terminal control unit transmits a first network identifier of the access point, the second wireless communication with which is established by the second wireless communication unit, to the device through the first wireless communication,
- the terminal control unit causes a first screen for receiving an instruction for wirelessly connecting the device to the access point to which the terminal apparatus is connected, to be displayed on the display unit,
- the first network identifier of the access point contained in the first wireless communication causes the device to determine whether the first network identifier is included in a list of network identifiers that is acquired by searching the wireless communication network and stored in the device,
- when the first network identifier is included in the list of network identifiers, the device is caused to send a success notification to the terminal apparatus via the first wireless communication,
- when the success notification is received from the device through the first wireless communication,
- the terminal control unit causes a first password input screen to be displayed on the display unit when the instruction is received from the first screen, and
- the terminal control unit transmits the first network identifier and a first password to the device through the first wireless communication when the first password is input from the first password input screen,
- when the first network identifier is not included in the list of network identifiers, the device is caused to send a failure notification to the terminal apparatus via the first wireless communication,
- in response to receiving the failure notification, the terminal control unit sends a request for the list of network identifiers to the device, and when the list of network identifiers is received, the terminal control unit causes the list of the network identifiers to be displayed on the display unit, and
- the terminal control unit causes any second network identifier to be selected from the list of network identifiers when the list of network identifiers is received from the device through the first wireless communication, causes a second password input screen to be displayed on the display unit when the second network identifier is selected, and transmits the second network identifier and a second password to the device through the first wireless communication when the second password is input from the second password input screen.
A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium in which a program is recorded, the program that causes a computer to perform:
- causing a first wireless communication unit to establish first wireless communication with a device using a first wireless communication scheme;
- determining whether or not a second wireless communication unit establishes second wireless communication with an access point on a wireless communication network using a second wireless communication scheme;
- causing the first wireless communication unit to transmit a first network identifier of the access point to the device through the first wireless communication when it is determined that a result of the determination is the second wireless communication unit establishes second wireless communication with the access point;
- causing a first screen for receiving an instruction for wirelessly connecting the device to the access point to be displayed on a display unit, wherein the first network identifier of the access point contained in the first wireless communication causes the device to determine whether the first network identifier is included in a list of network identifiers that is acquired by searching the wireless communication network and stored in the device, when the first network identifier is included in the list of network identifiers, the device is caused to send a success notification to the computer via the first wireless communication, otherwise, the device is caused to send a failure notification via the first wireless communication;
- when the first wireless communication receives a success notification,
- causing a first password input screen to be displayed on the display unit when the first screen receives the instruction;
- causing the first wireless communication unit to transmit the first network identifier and a first password to the device through the first wireless communication,
- when the first password is input into the first password input screen;
- when the first network identifier is not included in the list of network identifiers,
- sending a failure notification via the first wireless communication, in response to receiving the failure notification,
- sending a request for the list of network identifiers to the device,
- when the list of network identifiers is received, causing the list of the network identifiers to be displayed on the display unit;
- causing any second network identifier to be selected from the list of network identifiers when the list of network identifiers is received from the device through the first wireless communication;
- causing a second password input screen to be displayed on the display unit when the second network identifier is selected;
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- transmitting the second network identifier and a second password to the device through the first wireless communication when the second password is input from the second password input screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.