Radiation imaging system and control method of radiation imaging system

A control method for controlling a radiation imaging system in which a control apparatus and a radiation imaging apparatus controlled by the control apparatus are wirelessly connected via any one of a plurality of access points, wherein

• first information uniquely indicating the radiation imaging apparatus, is stored in a first storage unit included within the radiation imaging apparatus,
• second information uniquely indicating the access point is stored in a second storage unit included within at least one of an access point of the plurality of access points and the control apparatus connected to the access point, and
• third information uniquely indicating a radiation imaging apparatus which can be wirelessly connected to the access point, is stored in a third storage unit of at least one of the access point and the control apparatus connected to the access point,
• the control method comprising the steps of:
• establishing a first wireless connection between the radiation imaging apparatus and the first access point of the plurality of the access points, by using the first information stored in the first storage unit by the radiation imaging unit as an identifier, and by using third information corresponding to a selected radiation imaging apparatus among the third information stored in the third storage unit as an identifier;
• and
• establishing a second wireless connection between the radiation imaging apparatus and the first access point by receiving fourth information corresponding to the second information through the first wireless connection so as to use the fourth information as an identifier, and by using the fourth information as an identifier by the first access point.

A radiation imaging system for wirelessly connecting a control apparatus and a radiation imaging apparatus controlled by the control apparatus via any one of a plurality of access points, comprising:

• a first storage unit included within the radiation imaging apparatus, and configured to store first information uniquely indicating the radiation imaging apparatus;
• a second storage unit included within at least one of an access point of the plurality of the access points and the control apparatus connected to the access point, and configured to store second information uniquely indicating the access point;
• a first control unit included within the radiation imaging apparatus, and configured to establish a first wireless connection that does not specify a communication partner, transmit the first information through the first wireless connection, receive third information corresponding to the second information through the first wireless connection, and establish a second wireless connection with an access point of the plurality of access points by using the third information as an identifier;
• and
• a second control unit included within the access point, and configured to establish the first wireless connection that does not specify a communication partner, receive the first information through the first wireless connection, transmit the third information to establish the second wireless connection with the radiation imaging apparatus using the third information as an identifier.

A control method for controlling a radiation imaging system in which a control apparatus and a radiation imaging apparatus controlled by the control apparatus are wirelessly connected via any one of a plurality of access points,

• the control method comprising the steps of:
• establishing a first wireless connection that does not specify a communication partner, so that the radiation imaging apparatus transmits a first information uniquely indicating the radiation imaging apparatus through the first wireless connection;
• causing the access point to receive the first information through the first wireless communication and to transmit to the radiation imaging apparatus a third information corresponding to the first information and a second information uniquely indicating the access point;
• and
• establishing a second wireless connection between the radiation imaging apparatus and the access point of the plurality of access points by using the third information as an identifier.