Communication apparatus, wireless communication system, and method of setting association information
US8739263B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication apparatus includes a first communication unit that performs a wireless communication with two storage media that store therein association information for establishing a wireless connection and user identification information for identifying a user, respectively, and receives the association information and the user identification from the two storage media; a determination unit that performs user authentication based on the user identification information, determines whether or not to validate the association information based on the user authentication, and if the association information is determined to be valid, sets the association information; and a second communication unit that establishes a wireless connection based on the association information set by the determination unit.
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