# US 12,193,084 B2 · Communication connection method, information processing device, and communication connection system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,193,084 B2 - Document ID: US12193084B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/704,916 - Filed: 2022-03-25 - Published: 2022-09-29 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2021-03-26 - Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation - Applicants: Seiko Epson Corporation - Inventors: Hiroyuki Ichieda; Kota Takeuchi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12193084B2 ## CPC - H04W 76/10: Connection setup - H04W 76/14: Direct-mode setup - G06K 19/06037: {multi-dimensional coding} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS ## Abstract A communication connection method includes acquiring, by an information processing device, a first image displayed by a first display device, the first image representing first connection information for connection via a first communication path, acquiring, by the information processing device, a second image displayed by a second display device, the second image representing second connection information for connection via a second communication path, and executing communication connection between the information processing device, the first display device, and the second display device based on the first image and the second image. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A communication connection method comprising: acquiring, by an information processing device, a first image displayed by a first display device, the first image representing first connection information for connection via a first communication path; acquiring, by the information processing device, a second image displayed by a second display device, the second image representing second connection information for connection via a second communication path; executing communication connection between the information processing device, the first display device, and the second display device based on the first image and the second image; generating, by the information processing device, the first connection information based on the first image; connecting, by the information processing device, to the first display device via the first communication path based on the first connection information; generating, by the information processing device, the second connection information based on the second image; connecting, by the information processing device, to the second display device via the second communication path based on the second connection information; transmitting, by the information processing device, third connection information to the first display device while the information processing device is connected to the first display device via the first communication path; connecting, by the first display device, to the information processing device via a third communication path by using the third connection information; transmitting, by the information processing device, the third connection information to the second display device while the information processing device is connected to the second display device via the second communication path; and connecting, by the second display device, to the information processing device via the third communication path by using the third connection information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The communication connection method according to claim 1, further comprising: when the first communication path is selected as a communication path used for connection of the information processing device, the first display device, and the second display device, generating, by the information processing device, the first connection information based on the first image; connecting, by the information processing device, to the first display device via the first communication path based on the first connection information; generating, by the information processing device, the second connection information based on the second image; connecting, by the information processing device, to the second display device via the second communication path based on the second connection information; transmitting, by the information processing device, the first connection information to the second display device while the information processing device is connected to the second display device via the second communication path; and connecting, by the second display device, to the information processing device via the first communication path by using the first connection information. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The communication connection method according to claim 1, further comprising selecting, according to order of the acquisition of the first image and the second image, a communication path used for connection of the information processing device, the first display device, and the second display device from either the first communication path or the second communication path. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The communication connection method according to claim 1, further comprising selecting, according to order of the extraction of the first connection information and the second connection information from the first image and the second image, a communication path used for connection of the information processing device, the first display device, and the second display device from either the first communication path or the second communication path. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The communication connection method according to claim 1, further comprising selecting, according to operation from user for the information processing device, a communication path used for connection of the information processing device, the first display device, and the second display device from either the first communication path or the second communication path. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The communication connection method according to claim 1, further comprising: acquiring, by the information processing device, model information of the first display device and the second display device; and selecting, according to the model information, a communication path used for connection of the information processing device, the first display device, and the second display device from either the first communication path or the second communication path. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The communication connection method according to claim 1, further comprising selecting, based on the first image and the second image, a communication path used for connection of the information processing device, the first display device, and the second display device from either the first communication path or the second communication path. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The communication connection method according to claim 1, wherein the third communication path is a communication path passing through an access point included in an external wireless LAN router. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The communication connection method according to claim 1, wherein the third communication path is a communication path passing through an access point connected to the information processing device. ### Claim 10 An information processing device comprising: at least one processor that executes: acquiring a first image displayed by a first display device, the first image representing first connection information for connection via a first communication path; acquiring a second image displayed by a second display device, the second image representing second connection information for connection via a second communication path; executing communication connection between the information processing device, the first display device and the second display device based on the first image and the second image; generating, by the information processing device, the first connection information based on the first image; connecting, by the information processing device, to the first display device via the first communication path based on the first connection information; generating, by the information processing device, the second connection information based on the second image; connecting, by the information processing device, to the second display device via the second communication path based on the second connection information; transmitting, by the information processing device, third connection information to the first display device while the information processing device is connected to the first display device via the first communication path; connecting, by the first display device, to the information processing device via a third communication path by using the third connection information; transmitting, by the information processing device, the third connection information to the second display device while the information processing device is connected to the second display device via the second communication path; and connecting, by the second display device, to the information processing device via the third communication path by using the third connection information. ### Claim 11 A communication connection system comprising: a first display device configured to display a first image representing first connection information for connection via a first communication path; a second display device configured to display a second image representing second connection information for connection via a second communication path; and an information processing device configured to acquire the first image and the second image, wherein the information processing device, the first display device, and the second display device execute communication connection based on the first image and the second image by performing: generating, by the information processing device, the first connection information based on the first image; connecting, by the information processing device, to the first display device via the first communication path based on the first connection information; generating, by the information processing device, the second connection information based on the second image; connecting, by the information processing device, to the second display device via the second communication path based on the second connection information; transmitting, by the information processing device, third connection information to the first display device while the information processing device is connected to the first display device via the first communication path; connecting, by the first display device, to the information processing device via a third communication path by using the third connection information; transmitting, by the information processing device, the third connection information to the second display device while the information processing device is connected to the second display device via the second communication path; and connecting, by the second display device, to the information processing device via the third communication path by using the third connection information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The communication connection system according to claim 11, wherein the first display device includes a first access point, the second display device includes a second access point, the first communication path is a communication path passing through the first access point; and the second communication path is a communication path passing through the second access point. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The communication connection system according to claim 11, wherein a first access point is connected to the first display device; a second access point is connected to the second display device; the first communication path is a communication path passing through the first access point; and the second communication path is a communication path passing through the second access point.