JP6640949B2 - Connection information transmitting device, method and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a connection information transmitting apparatus, method, and program for transmitting connection information for connecting a wireless communication terminal to a wireless communication master.

  A general method of assigning a wireless LAN terminal (smartphone or the like) to an access point of a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) is that a user operates the wireless LAN terminal, selects an access point, and connects connection information such as an encryption key. Is a method of inputting.

  A method for simplifying this procedure includes WPS (Wi-Fi (registered trademark) Protected Setup). In WPS, when a user presses a WPS button between an access point and a wireless LAN terminal, the access point sends connection information to the wireless LAN terminal.

  In the method described in Patent Document 1, a wireless LAN terminal receives connection information from a setting information distribution server.

  In the method described in Patent Document 2, a wireless LAN terminal connects to an access point by short-range wireless communication or the like, and receives wireless LAN connection information from the access point.

WO 2005/121981 JP-A-2015-216585

  However, in any of the above methods, the user needs to intervene, for example, by pressing the button or selecting an access point to be connected. Therefore, any of these methods is a hurdle for users who do not have high information literacy.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a connection information transmitting apparatus, a method, and a program that enable setting of connection information for connecting to a wireless communication master device to a wireless communication terminal without intervention of a user. .

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the connection information transmitting apparatus of the present invention receives, from the wireless communication master, terminal information that uniquely identifies a wireless communication terminal attempting to make a first wireless connection to the wireless communication master. Terminal information receiving unit, and when the first user information corresponding to the terminal information and the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication base unit are associated with each other, the wireless communication terminal sets the wireless communication base unit And a connection information transmitting unit that outputs connection information for performing a second wireless connection to the wireless communication terminal.

  In addition, the connection information transmitting method of the present invention is characterized in that terminal information for uniquely specifying a wireless communication terminal that intends to make a first wireless connection to a wireless communication master device is received from the wireless communication master device, and the terminal information corresponding to the terminal information is received. Connection information for the wireless communication terminal to make a second wireless connection to the wireless communication master when the first user information to be associated with the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication master Is output to the wireless communication terminal.

  Further, the connection information transmission program of the present invention further includes a terminal information receiving program for receiving, from the wireless communication master, terminal information uniquely identifying a wireless communication terminal that is to make a first wireless connection to the wireless communication master. When the function and the first user information corresponding to the terminal information and the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication master device are associated with each other, the wireless communication terminal transmits the second user information to the wireless communication master device. A connection information transmitting function of outputting connection information for performing wireless connection to the wireless communication terminal.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION By the connection information transmission apparatus, method, and program of this invention, it becomes possible to set the connection information for connecting to a wireless communication base unit to a wireless communication terminal without intervention of a user.

It is a figure showing the example of composition of the connection information transmitting device of a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the connection information transmitting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing the example of composition of the communications system of the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing the example of composition of the connection information transmitting device of a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing the example of the correspondence of the 1st user information and authentication information of a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a correspondence relationship between second user information and identification information of a wireless communication master device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing the example of the relation of the 1st user information and the 2nd user information of a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing the example of composition of the wireless communication parent machine of a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing the example of composition of the wireless communication terminal of a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing an example of operation of the connection information transmitting device of a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing the example of composition of the connection information transmitting device of a third embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing the example of the communication sequence of a 3rd embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a correspondence relationship between second user information and identification information of a wireless communication master device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing the example of the relation of the 1st user information and the 2nd user information of a 4th embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of each embodiment of the present invention.

[First embodiment]
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of a connection information transmitting apparatus 10 of the present embodiment. The connection information transmitting device 10 of the present embodiment includes a terminal information receiving unit 11 and a connection information transmitting unit 12.

  The terminal information receiving unit 11 is a part that receives, from the wireless communication master, terminal information that uniquely identifies a wireless communication terminal that is to make a first wireless connection to the wireless communication master. When the first user information corresponding to the terminal information and the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication master are associated with each other, the connection information transmitting unit 12 transmits the second wireless communication This is a part that outputs connection information for making a connection to the wireless communication terminal.

  By configuring the connection information transmitting apparatus 10 in this manner, the connection information transmitting apparatus 10 transmits terminal information for uniquely specifying a wireless communication terminal that intends to make a first wireless connection to the wireless communication master device. Receive from. Then, when the first user information corresponding to the terminal information and the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication master are associated with each other, the wireless communication terminal performs a second wireless connection to the wireless communication master. The connection information is output to the wireless communication terminal. Accordingly, when the user information of the wireless communication terminal and the user information of the wireless communication master device are associated with each other, the connection information transmitting device 10 can provide the connection information for performing the second wireless connection to the wireless communication master device without user intervention. Can be transmitted to the wireless communication terminal. Therefore, connection information for connecting to the wireless communication master device can be set in the wireless communication terminal without user intervention.

  Next, FIG. 2 shows an example of the operation of the connection information transmitting apparatus 10 of the present embodiment.

  First, the terminal information receiving unit 11 receives, from the wireless communication base unit, terminal information that uniquely specifies a wireless communication terminal that is to establish a first wireless connection with the wireless communication base unit (step S101). Then, when the first user information corresponding to the terminal information and the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication base unit are associated with each other (YES in step S102), the connection information transmitting unit 12 determines whether the wireless communication terminal is wireless. The connection information for making the second wireless connection to the communication master is output to the wireless communication terminal (step S103).

  By operating in this manner, the connection information transmitting apparatus 10 receives, from the wireless communication master, terminal information that uniquely identifies a wireless communication terminal that intends to make a first wireless connection to the wireless communication master. Then, when the first user information corresponding to the terminal information and the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication master are associated with each other, the wireless communication terminal performs a second wireless connection to the wireless communication master. The connection information is output to the wireless communication terminal. Accordingly, when the user information of the wireless communication terminal and the user information of the wireless communication master device are associated with each other, the connection information transmitting device 10 can provide the connection information for performing the second wireless connection to the wireless communication master device without user intervention. Can be transmitted to the wireless communication terminal. Therefore, connection information for connecting to the wireless communication master device can be set in the wireless communication terminal without user intervention.

  As described above, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the connection information transmitting apparatus transmits terminal information for uniquely identifying a wireless communication terminal that intends to perform the first wireless connection to the wireless communication base unit by wireless communication. Receive from master unit. Then, when the first user information corresponding to the terminal information and the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication master are associated with each other, the wireless communication terminal performs a second wireless connection to the wireless communication master. The connection information is output to the wireless communication terminal. Therefore, connection information for connecting to the wireless communication master device can be set in the wireless communication terminal without user intervention.

[Second embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, the connection information transmitting apparatus of the first embodiment will be described more specifically, taking as an example a case where the first wireless connection is a public wireless LAN and the second wireless connection is a home wireless LAN. .

  First, FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of a communication system using the connection information transmitting device 20 of the present embodiment. The connection information transmitting device 20 and the wireless communication master device 50 are connected via a network 80. The wireless communication master device 50 and the wireless communication terminal 70 can be connected via wireless communication.

  Wireless communication master device 50 is a wireless communication device for connecting wireless communication terminal 70 to network 80. In the present embodiment, the wireless communication master device 50 is a wireless LAN access point. The wireless communication master device 50 has both a function of performing a first wireless connection with the wireless communication terminal 70 (public wireless LAN function) and a function of performing a second wireless connection (home wireless LAN function).

  When a communication carrier provides a network connection service to a user, the communication carrier may provide a wireless LAN access point to the user. When this communication carrier also provides a connection service to a mobile network, the access point may have not only a home wireless LAN function but also a public wireless LAN function. Such an access point is used for the wireless communication master device 50 of the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the mobile communication carrier that provides a service for connecting the wireless communication terminal 70 to the network 80 via the public wireless LAN also provides a service for connecting the wireless communication master device 50 to the network 80. Is assumed.

  The wireless communication terminal 70 is a wireless communication terminal such as a smartphone. The wireless communication terminal 70 has a function of performing a first wireless connection with the wireless communication master device 50 (public wireless LAN function) and a function of performing a second wireless connection (home wireless LAN function).

  In general, a mobile communication carrier has previously installed an application for automatically connecting to a company's public wireless LAN in a wireless communication terminal 70 provided by the company. Therefore, the wireless communication terminal 70 can often automatically connect to the public wireless LAN. Such a wireless communication terminal 70 is used for the wireless communication terminal 70 of the present embodiment.

  The connection information transmitting device 20 is a device that transmits, to the wireless communication terminal 70, connection information for the wireless communication terminal 70 to make a second wireless connection (connection by a home wireless LAN) to the wireless communication master device 50. . Further, in the present embodiment, when the wireless communication terminal 70 performs the first wireless connection (connection through the public wireless LAN) to the wireless communication master device 50, the connection information transmitting device 20 authenticates the wireless communication terminal 70. It is also a device that performs. Therefore, the connection information transmitting device 20 is a facility of a mobile communication provider that provides a public wireless LAN.

  Next, FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of the connection information transmitting device 20 of the present embodiment. 4, a terminal information storage unit 23, a user information storage unit 24, and a connection information storage unit 25 are added to the configuration of FIG.

  The terminal information receiving unit 11 is a part that receives, from the wireless communication master device 50, terminal information that uniquely specifies the wireless communication terminal 70 that is to make a first wireless connection to the wireless communication master device 50. As the terminal information, any information may be used as long as the information uniquely identifies the wireless communication terminal 70. In the present embodiment, authentication information for the wireless communication terminal 70 to make a first wireless connection (connection by a public wireless LAN) to the wireless communication master device 50 is used as the terminal information.

  When the first user information corresponding to the terminal information and the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication master device 50 are associated with each other, the wireless communication terminal 70 This is a section for outputting connection information for performing the second wireless connection to the wireless communication terminal.

  The terminal information storage unit 23 is a part that stores the correspondence between the terminal information and the first user information. In the case of the present embodiment, the terminal information storage unit 23 stores the correspondence between the information of the user subscribed to the public wireless LAN service for the wireless communication terminal 70 and the authentication information of the wireless communication terminal 70.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of a correspondence relationship between the first user information and the terminal information (authentication information) of the wireless communication terminal 70, which is stored in the terminal information storage unit 23. As the user information, any information may be used as long as the information can uniquely identify the user. For example, it is conceivable to use a user ID (Identification) assigned to each user. Further, as the authentication information, information used by the wireless communication terminal 70 at the time of authentication and capable of uniquely specifying the wireless communication terminal 70 is used.

  The user information storage unit 24 is a part that stores the correspondence between the identification information of the wireless communication master device 50 and the second user information. In the case of the present embodiment, the user information storage unit 24 stores a correspondence relationship between information of a user who has contracted a service for connecting the wireless communication master device 50 to the network 80 and identification information of the wireless communication master device 50. . In the present embodiment, since it is assumed that the communication carrier provides the wireless communication master device 50, the identification information of the wireless communication master device 50 and the user who provided the wireless communication master device 50 It is possible to grasp the correspondence.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of a correspondence relationship between the second user information and the identification information of the wireless communication master device 50 stored in the user information storage unit 24. As the second user information, any information may be used as long as it can uniquely identify the user who uses the wireless communication master device 50. For example, it is conceivable to use a user ID assigned to each user. As the identification information, information that can uniquely identify the wireless communication master device 50 is used. In the example of FIG. 6, a MAC (Media Access Control) address is used.

  Further, the user information storage unit 24 also stores the association between the first user information and the second user information. In the case of the present embodiment, the association between the first user information subscribed to the public wireless LAN service and the second user information providing the wireless communication master device 50 is stored. More specifically, the second user information that may provide connection information of the second wireless connection (home wireless LAN) of the wireless communication master device 50 is contracted with the first connection (public wireless LAN). Is stored in association with the first user information. For example, when a telecommunications carrier provides a wireless communication base unit 50 to a certain user, if the user has already subscribed to the public wireless LAN service, the second user information and the first user information of the user are obtained. Are stored in the user information storage unit 24 in association with each other. The user information storage unit 24 can store the first user information and the second user information in association with not only one-to-one (same user) but also a plurality of users. For example, it is possible to associate all users who have contracted for a public wireless LAN service in the same household with a user who has been provided with the wireless communication master device 50.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the relationship between the first user information and the second user information stored in the user information storage unit 24. The first user information corresponds to the first user information in FIG. Further, the second user information corresponds to the second user information in FIG. This example shows that the user “user 2A” subscribed to the wireless communication master device 50 and the users “user 1A” and “user 1D” subscribed to the public wireless LAN connection are related. For example, when there is one wireless communication master device 50 contracted by the user 2A in the home, and the users 1A and 1D who are the family members of the user 2A have respectively contracted the public wireless LAN of the wireless communication terminal 70. The above information is stored in the user information storage unit 24.

  The connection information storage unit 25 is a part that stores identification information of the wireless communication master device 50 and connection information of the wireless communication master device 50 in association with each other. The connection information is connection information for performing a second wireless connection (connection by a home wireless LAN) to the wireless communication master device 50. For example, an SSID (Service Set Identifier) and an encryption key correspond to this.

  The connection information transmission unit 12 can acquire the first user information corresponding to the terminal information from the terminal information storage unit 23. Further, the second user information corresponding to the identification information of the wireless communication master device 50 and the association between the first user information and the second user information can be acquired from the user information storage unit 24. Then, the connection information of the second wireless connection of the wireless communication master device 50 can be acquired from the connection information storage unit 25.

  Next, FIG. 8 shows a configuration example of the wireless communication master device 50 of the present embodiment. The wireless communication master device 50 includes a first wireless connection unit 51 and a second wireless connection unit 52.

  The first wireless connection unit 51 is a part that connects the wireless communication terminal 70 to the network 80 by the first wireless connection. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the first wireless connection is a connection by a public wireless LAN, and the authentication method when the wireless communication terminal 70 is connected to the network 80 by the first wireless connection is an 802.1x method. The wireless communication terminal 70 connected to the public wireless LAN cannot access the home LAN, but can access only the upper access line (network 80). In order to connect to the public wireless LAN, the wireless communication terminal 70 needs to exchange authentication information with the authentication server (connection information transmitting device 20) via the wireless communication master device 50. Further, the authentication information needs to be set in advance in the wireless communication terminal 70 and the authentication server (connection information transmitting device 20).

  The second wireless connection unit 52 connects the wireless communication terminal 70 to the network 80 by a second wireless connection. In the present embodiment, the second wireless connection is a connection using a home wireless LAN, and the authentication method is a pre-shared key (PSK) method. The wireless communication terminal 70 connected to the home wireless LAN can access the access line (network 80) and the home LAN.

  Next, FIG. 9 shows a configuration example of the wireless communication terminal 70. The wireless communication terminal 70 includes a first wireless connection unit 71, a second wireless connection unit 72, a connection information receiving unit 73, and a connection information storage unit 74.

  The first wireless connection unit 71 is a part that connects to the network 80 via the wireless communication master device 50 in a first wireless connection (connection by a public wireless LAN).

  The second wireless connection unit 72 is a unit that connects to the network 80 via the wireless communication master device 50 in a second wireless connection (connection by a home wireless LAN). The second wireless connection unit 72 acquires connection information (SSID, encryption key, and the like of the wireless communication master device 50) for performing the second wireless connection from the connection information storage unit 74, and performs the second wireless connection. I do.

  The connection information receiving unit 73 is a unit that receives connection information via the first wireless connection unit 71 and stores the connection information in the connection information storage unit 74.

  Next, examples of information transmitted and received by the connection information transmitting device 20, the wireless communication master device 50, and the wireless communication terminal 70 will be described.

  When the wireless communication terminal 70 enters the area of the first wireless connection (public wireless LAN) of the wireless communication master device 50, the wireless communication master device 50 and the wireless communication terminal 70 perform 802.1x authentication. In the 802.1x authentication, the wireless communication master device 50 transmits and receives an authentication signal called a RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) packet to and from the connection information transmitting device 20, and authenticates the wireless communication terminal 70.

  In the 802.1x authentication, authentication is performed using authentication information held by the wireless communication terminal 70. The authentication information is user-specific information given in advance by a communication carrier. For example, the authentication information includes SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) information (EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) -SIM), certificate (EAP-TLS (Transport Layer Security)), certificate + user name / password (EAP-TTLS (Tunneled Transport Layer Security)).

  The RADIUS packet is provided with identification information (such as a MAC address) of the wireless communication master device 50 in addition to the authentication information. Therefore, when receiving the RADIUS packet, the connection information transmitting device 20 can specify the wireless communication master device 50 that has transmitted the RADIUS packet. Therefore, the connection information transmission unit 12 of the connection information transmission device 20 can acquire the first user information corresponding to the identification information of the wireless communication master device 50 that has transmitted the RADIUS packet from the user information storage unit 24. .

  Further, a unique attribute called Vendor Specific Attribute can be defined in the RADIUS packet. Therefore, the connection information transmitting device 20 can transmit any information in a RADIUS packet. Therefore, when the connection information transmitting unit 12 of the connection information transmitting device 20 transmits the connection information of the second wireless connection to the wireless communication terminal 70, the connection information can be transmitted in a RADIUS packet.

  As described above, by using the authentication signal (RADIUS packet) for transmitting and receiving the information of the present embodiment, the connection sequence for connecting the wireless communication terminal 70 to the wireless communication master device 50 can be simply extended, and the present embodiment can be easily implemented. Information can be transmitted and received.

  By configuring the connection information transmitting apparatus 20 in this way, the connection information transmitting apparatus 20 transmits terminal information that uniquely specifies the wireless communication terminal 70 that intends to perform the first wireless connection to the wireless communication master device 50 by wireless communication. Received from master device 50. Then, when the first user information corresponding to the terminal information and the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication master device 50 are associated with each other, the wireless communication terminal 70 establishes a second wireless connection with the wireless communication master device 50. The connection information to be performed is output to the wireless communication terminal 70. Thereby, when the user information of the wireless communication terminal 70 and the wireless communication master device 50 are associated with each other, the connection information transmitting device 20 performs the second wireless connection to the wireless communication master device 50 without user intervention. Can be transmitted to the wireless communication terminal 70. Therefore, connection information for connecting to the wireless communication master device 50 can be set in the wireless communication terminal 70 without the intervention of the user.

  Next, FIG. 10 shows an operation example of the connection information transmitting apparatus 20 of the present embodiment.

  First, when the wireless communication terminal 70 enters an area connectable to the wireless communication master device 50, the first wireless connection unit 71 of the wireless communication terminal 70 automatically performs the first wireless connection (public wireless LAN). I will try. Then, the first wireless connection unit 71 transmits the authentication information to the wireless communication master device 50, and starts the 802.1x authentication.

  When receiving the authentication information from the wireless communication terminal 70, the first wireless connection unit 51 of the wireless communication master device 50 transmits the authentication information to the connection information transmitting device 20 and starts the 802.1x authentication of the wireless communication terminal 70. I do.

  Upon receiving the authentication information (YES in step S201), terminal information receiving section 11 of connection information transmitting apparatus 20 authenticates wireless communication terminal 70. When the terminal information receiving unit 11 determines that the authentication information is correct (YES in step S202), the connection information transmitting unit 12 acquires the first user information corresponding to the authentication information from the terminal information storage unit 23 (step S203). ).

  When the terminal information receiving unit 11 receives the authentication information, the connection information transmitting unit 12 acquires the identification information of the wireless communication master device 50 from the received RADIUS packet. Then, the second user information corresponding to the identification information of the wireless communication master device 50 is obtained from the user information storage unit 24 (step S204).

  Next, the connection information transmitting unit 12 refers to the user information storage unit 24 and checks whether the first user information and the second user information are associated with each other. When the first user information and the second user information are associated with each other (YES in step S205), the connection information transmitting unit 12 acquires the connection information of the wireless communication master device 50 from the connection information storage unit 25 (step S205). S206). Then, the connection information transmitting unit 12 transmits a RADIUS packet (Radius Access Challenge) in which the connection information is included in the EAP message to the wireless communication master device 50 (step S207).

  Upon receiving the RADIUS packet from the connection information transmitting device 20, the first wireless connection unit 51 of the wireless communication master device 50 transfers an EAP message (EAP Request) to the wireless communication terminal 70.

  When the first wireless connection unit 71 of the wireless communication terminal 70 receives the EAP message, the connection information receiving unit 73 extracts the connection information from the received EAP message and stores the connection information in the connection information storage unit 74. Then, the second wireless connection unit 72 can perform the second wireless connection (connection by the home wireless LAN) to the wireless communication master device 50 using the connection information of the connection information storage unit 74.

  By operating in this manner, the connection information transmitting device 20 receives, from the wireless communication master device 50, terminal information that uniquely identifies the wireless communication terminal 70 that intends to make a first wireless connection to the wireless communication master device 50. . Then, when the first user information corresponding to the terminal information and the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication master device 50 are associated with each other, the wireless communication terminal 70 establishes a second wireless connection with the wireless communication master device 50. The connection information to be performed is output to the wireless communication terminal 70. Thereby, when the user information of the wireless communication terminal 70 and the wireless communication master device 50 are associated with each other, the connection information transmitting device 20 performs the second wireless connection to the wireless communication master device 50 without user intervention. Can be transmitted to the wireless communication terminal 70. Therefore, connection information for connecting to the wireless communication master device 50 can be set in the wireless communication terminal 70 without the intervention of the user.

  As described above, in the second embodiment of the present invention, similarly to the first embodiment, the connection information transmitting device transmits a wireless communication terminal that attempts to perform the first wireless connection to the wireless communication master device. The terminal information uniquely specified is received from the wireless communication base unit. Then, when the first user information corresponding to the terminal information and the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication master are associated with each other, the wireless communication terminal performs a second wireless connection to the wireless communication master. The connection information is output to the wireless communication terminal. Therefore, connection information for connecting to the wireless communication master device can be set in the wireless communication terminal without user intervention.

[Third embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the second embodiment, the connection information transmitting device transmits the connection information stored in the connection information storage unit to the wireless communication terminal. In the present embodiment, on the other hand, the connection information transmitting device obtains the connection information from the wireless communication master and transmits it to the wireless communication terminal.

  First, FIG. 11 shows a configuration example of the connection information transmitting device 30 of the present embodiment. 11, the connection information storage unit 25 is deleted from the configuration example of FIG. 4, and a connection information acquisition unit 36 is added.

  The connection information acquisition unit 36 is a part that acquires connection information (SSID and encryption key) of the second wireless connection of the wireless communication master device 50 from the wireless communication master device 50. As an acquisition method, for example, a RADIUS packet (Radius Access Challenge) requesting connection information is transmitted from the connection information transmitting device 30 to the wireless communication master device 50, and the connection information is transmitted from the wireless communication master device 50 to the connection information transmitting device 30. Is sent. As described above, by extending the authentication sequence, the connection information transmitting device 30 can acquire the connection information from the wireless communication master device 50 by an easy method.

  The connection information transmitting unit 12 transmits the connection information acquired by the connection information acquiring unit 36 when transmitting the connection information to the wireless communication terminal 70.

  The other parts are the same as in the description of the second embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  By configuring the connection information transmitting device 30 in this manner, the connection information transmitting device 30 transmits terminal information that uniquely specifies the wireless communication terminal 70 that intends to make the first wireless connection to the wireless communication master device 50 by wireless communication. Received from master device 50. Then, when the first user information corresponding to the terminal information and the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication master device 50 are associated with each other, the wireless communication terminal 70 establishes a second wireless connection with the wireless communication master device 50. The connection information to be performed is output to the wireless communication terminal 70. Thereby, when the user information of the wireless communication terminal 70 and the wireless communication master device 50 are associated with each other, the connection information transmitting device 30 performs the second wireless connection to the wireless communication master device 50 without user intervention. Can be transmitted to the wireless communication terminal 70. Therefore, connection information for connecting to the wireless communication master device 50 can be set in the wireless communication terminal 70 without the intervention of the user.

  In the present embodiment, the connection information transmitting device 30 outputs the connection information acquired from the wireless communication master device 50 to the wireless communication terminal 70. Therefore, the latest connection information can be transmitted to the wireless communication terminal 70.

  Further, when the connection information of the wireless communication master device 50 is changed while the wireless communication terminal 70 is performing the second connection with the wireless communication master device 50, the second wireless connection is temporarily disconnected. Then, when the wireless communication terminal 70 automatically starts the first wireless connection, the connection information transmitting device 30 acquires the latest connection information from the wireless communication master device 50 and transmits it to the wireless communication terminal 70. Therefore, even when the connection information of the wireless communication master device 50 is changed, the latest connection information can be transmitted to the wireless communication terminal 70 without user intervention.

  Next, an operation example of the connection information transmitting apparatus 30 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the connection information transmitting unit 12 acquires the connection information from the wireless communication master device 50 in step S206. For example, a RADIUS packet (Radius Access Challenge) requesting connection information is transmitted from the connection information transmitting device 30 to the wireless communication master device 50. Then, the wireless communication master device 50 transmits the connection information to the connection information transmitting device 30 with the connection information included in a RADIUS packet (Radius Access Request).

  Steps S201 to S205 and S207 are the same as those in the second embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  Next, FIG. 12 shows an example of a communication sequence between the connection information transmitting device 30, the wireless communication master device 50, and the wireless communication terminal 70 of the present embodiment.

  Step S301 is an example of a general authentication sequence. In the present embodiment, when the authentication is successful, the connection information acquisition unit 36 of the connection information transmitting device 30 requests the wireless communication master device 50 for the connection information of the second wireless connection (step S302). The wireless communication master device 50 that has received the request transmits the connection information of the second wireless connection to the connection information transmitting device 30 (Step S303). Then, the connection information transmitting unit 12 of the connection information transmitting device 30 transmits the connection information received from the wireless communication master device 50 to the wireless communication terminal 70 via the wireless communication master device 50 (step S304).

  By operating in this manner, the connection information transmitting device 30 receives, from the wireless communication master device 50, terminal information that uniquely specifies the wireless communication terminal 70 that intends to make a first wireless connection to the wireless communication master device 50. . Then, when the first user information corresponding to the terminal information and the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication master device 50 are associated with each other, the wireless communication terminal 70 establishes a second wireless connection with the wireless communication master device 50. The connection information to be performed is output to the wireless communication terminal 70. Therefore, connection information for connecting to the wireless communication master device 50 can be set in the wireless communication terminal 70 without the intervention of the user.

  In the present embodiment, the connection information transmitting device 30 acquires the connection information from the wireless communication master device 50 and transmits the connection information to the wireless communication terminal 70. On the other hand, the connection information transmitting apparatus 30 may transmit the connection information directly to the wireless communication terminal 70 without the connection information transmitting apparatus 30 acquiring the connection information.

In this case, instead of transmitting the connection information, the connection information transmitting unit 12 of the connection information transmitting apparatus 30 transmits a connection information transmission instruction to the wireless communication master device 50, and the wireless communication master device 50 that has received the transmission instruction transmits the connection information transmission instruction. The connection information is transmitted to the wireless communication terminal 70. (At this time, the connection information acquisition unit 36 for acquiring the connection information becomes unnecessary.)
As described above, in the third embodiment of the present invention, similarly to the first and second embodiments, the connection information transmitting device transmits the first wireless connection to the wireless communication master device. Terminal information for uniquely identifying a communication terminal is received from the wireless communication master. Then, when the first user information corresponding to the terminal information and the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication master are associated with each other, the wireless communication terminal performs a second wireless connection to the wireless communication master. The connection information is output to the wireless communication terminal. Therefore, connection information for connecting to the wireless communication master device can be set in the wireless communication terminal without user intervention.

  In this embodiment, the connection information transmitting device outputs the connection information acquired from the wireless communication master device to the wireless communication terminal. Therefore, the latest connection information can be transmitted to the wireless communication terminal.

  Further, even when the connection information of the wireless communication master device is changed, it is possible to transmit the latest connection information to the wireless communication terminal without user intervention.

[Fourth embodiment]
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the second and third embodiments, information for uniquely identifying a user is used for both the first user information and the second user information. In the present embodiment, on the other hand, the position information of the wireless communication master device 50 is used as the second user information.

  The configuration example of the connection information transmitting apparatus of the present embodiment is the same as that of the second or third embodiment (FIG. 4 or 11). The difference from the second or third embodiment is that in the connection information transmitting apparatus of the present embodiment, the position information of the wireless communication master device 50 is used as the second user information corresponding to the identification information of the wireless communication master device 50. The point is that the user information is stored in the user information storage unit 24. The other points are the same as those of the second or third embodiment, and the description is omitted.

  FIGS. 13 and 14 show examples of information stored in the user information storage unit 24 of the present embodiment. FIG. 13 shows an example of the correspondence between the second user information and the identification information of the wireless communication master device 50, and FIG. 14 shows an example of the relationship between the first user information and the second user information.

  13 and 14, the user information storage unit 24 stores the position information of the wireless communication master device 50 as the second user information. As the location information of the wireless communication master device 50, for example, an installation location registered by the user when contracting the wireless communication master device 50 can be used. In addition, both the user ID and the like and the position information that uniquely identify the user may be stored as the second user information.

  For example, the wireless communication terminal 70 corresponding to the first user information “user 1A” is connected to the wireless communication master device 50 corresponding to the second user information “position 2A” by a first wireless connection (connection by a public wireless LAN). Is performed. At this time, the connection information transmitting unit 12 of the connection information transmitting apparatus transmits the connection information to the wireless communication terminal 70 because “user 1A” and “position 2A” are associated with each other in FIG.

  By configuring the connection information transmitting apparatus in this manner, the connection information transmitting apparatus transmits terminal information that uniquely specifies the wireless communication terminal 70 that is to make the first wireless connection to the wireless communication master device 50. 50. Then, when the first user information corresponding to the terminal information and the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication master device 50 are associated with each other, the wireless communication terminal 70 establishes a second wireless connection with the wireless communication master device 50. The connection information to be performed is output to the wireless communication terminal 70. Therefore, connection information for connecting to the wireless communication master device 50 can be set in the wireless communication terminal 70 without the intervention of the user.

  In the present embodiment, information including position information is used as the second user information. Therefore, when the same user has contracted for a plurality of wireless communication master devices 50 in different places, transmission of connection information is permitted depending on the position of the wireless communication master device 50 (second wireless connection is allowed). The terminal 70 can be changed.

  For example, in FIG. 14, it is assumed that the same user has contracted the wireless communication master device 50 at “position 2A” and the wireless communication master device 50 at “position 2B”. At this time, the wireless communication terminals 70 of “user 1A” and “user 1D” communicate with the wireless communication master device 50 of “position 2A”, and the wireless communication master device 50 of “user 1B” communicates with the wireless communication master device 50 of “position 2B”. The second wireless connection of the terminal 70 can be permitted.

  An operation example of the connection information transmitting apparatus of the present embodiment is the same as that of the second or third embodiment, and thus the description is omitted.

  As described above, in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, similar to the first to third embodiments, the connection information transmitting apparatus transmits a wireless communication to the wireless communication master device for the first wireless connection. Terminal information for uniquely identifying a communication terminal is received from the wireless communication master. Then, when the first user information corresponding to the terminal information and the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication master are associated with each other, the wireless communication terminal performs a second wireless connection to the wireless communication master. The connection information is output to the wireless communication terminal. Therefore, connection information for connecting to the wireless communication master device can be set in the wireless communication terminal without user intervention.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the same user has subscribed to a plurality of wireless communication master devices 50 in different places, transmission of connection information is permitted depending on the position of the wireless communication master device 50 (the second wireless connection is established). The wireless communication terminal 70 (allowed) can be changed.

[Example of hardware configuration]
A configuration example of hardware resources that realizes the connection information transmitting device (10, 20, 30) in each embodiment of the present invention using one information processing device (computer) will be described. The connection information transmitting device may be realized physically or functionally using at least two information processing devices. Further, the connection information transmitting device may be realized as a dedicated device. Further, only some of the functions of the connection information transmitting device may be realized using the information processing device.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram schematically illustrating a hardware configuration example of an information processing device capable of realizing the connection information transmitting device of each embodiment of the present invention. The information processing device 90 includes a communication interface 91, an input / output interface 92, a computing device 93, a storage device 94, a non-volatile storage device 95, and a drive device 96.

  The communication interface 91 is a communication unit for the connection information transmitting device of each embodiment to communicate with an external device by wire or / and wirelessly. When the connection information transmitting apparatus is realized using at least two information processing apparatuses, the apparatuses may be connected so that they can communicate with each other via the communication interface 91.

  The input / output interface 92 is a man-machine interface such as a keyboard as an example of an input device and a display as an output device.

  The arithmetic unit 93 is an arithmetic processing unit such as a general-purpose CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a microprocessor. The arithmetic unit 93 can read various programs stored in the non-volatile storage device 95 into the storage device 94 and execute processing according to the read programs.

  The storage device 94 is a memory device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) that can be referred to by the arithmetic device 93, and stores programs, various data, and the like. The storage device 94 may be a volatile memory device.

  The non-volatile storage device 95 is a non-volatile storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, and the like, and can record various programs and data.

  The drive device 96 is, for example, a device that processes reading and writing of data from and to a recording medium 97 described later.

  The recording medium 97 is any recording medium that can record data, such as an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, and a semiconductor flash memory.

  In each embodiment of the present invention, for example, a connection information transmitting device is configured by the information processing device 90 illustrated in FIG. 15, and a program capable of realizing the functions described in each of the above embodiments is provided to the connection information transmitting device. May be realized by supplying

  In this case, the embodiment can be realized by the arithmetic device 93 executing the program supplied to the connection information transmitting device. In addition, not all of the connection information transmitting device but some of the functions can be configured by the information processing device 90.

  Further, the program may be recorded on a recording medium 97, and the program may be stored in the non-volatile storage device 95 as needed at the time of shipment or operation of the connection information transmitting apparatus. In this case, as a method for supplying the program, a method of installing the program in the connection information transmitting device using an appropriate jig at a manufacturing stage or an operation stage before shipment may be adopted. In addition, a general procedure such as a method of externally downloading the program via a communication line such as the Internet may be adopted as a method for supplying the program.

  Each of the above-described embodiments is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  Some or all of the above embodiments can be described as in the following supplementary notes, but are not limited to the following.

(Appendix 1)
A terminal information receiving unit that receives terminal information that uniquely specifies a wireless communication terminal that intends to perform a first wireless connection to the wireless communication master from the wireless communication master,
When the first user information corresponding to the terminal information and the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication master are associated, the wireless communication terminal establishes a second wireless connection to the wireless communication master. A connection information transmitting unit that outputs connection information to be performed to the wireless communication terminal.

(Appendix 2)
The connection information transmitting device according to claim 1, wherein the terminal information is authentication information for authenticating the wireless communication terminal that attempts to make the first wireless connection with the wireless communication master device.

(Appendix 3)
3. The connection information transmitting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the connection information transmitting unit places the connection information on an authentication signal for the authentication and transmits the connection information to the wireless communication master device.

(Appendix 4)
The connection information transmitting device according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 3, wherein the second user information includes position information of the wireless communication master device.

(Appendix 5)
The connection information transmitting device according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 4, further comprising a connection information acquisition unit configured to acquire the connection information from the wireless communication master device.

(Appendix 6)
The connection information transmitting unit identifies the wireless communication master device from identification information of the wireless communication master device included in an authentication signal with the wireless communication terminal received from the wireless communication master device. 6. The connection information transmitting device according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 5.

(Appendix 7)
7. The connection information transmitting apparatus according to any one of appendices 1 to 6, wherein the first wireless connection is a connection by a public wireless LAN (Local Area Network).

(Appendix 8)
The connection information transmitting device according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 7, wherein the second wireless connection is a connection using a home wireless LAN.

(Appendix 9)
Perform a second wireless connection with the wireless communication terminal, a second wireless connection unit to connect the wireless communication terminal to a network,
In response to a request from the connection information transmitting device, a connection information transmitting unit that transmits connection information for performing the second wireless connection to the connection information transmitting device or the wireless communication terminal,
A wireless communication master device comprising:

(Appendix 10)
A first wireless connection unit that performs a first wireless connection with the wireless communication terminal and connects the wireless communication terminal to the network.
The connection information transmitting unit performs the transmission of the connection information by putting the connection information on an authentication signal for authenticating the wireless communication terminal attempting to perform the first wireless connection. 10. The wireless communication master unit according to 9.

(Appendix 11)
A first wireless connection unit that performs a first wireless connection with the wireless communication base unit and transmits terminal information that uniquely identifies itself,
A second wireless connection unit that performs a second wireless connection with the wireless communication master according to the connection information in the connection information storage unit,
When receiving the connection information, a connection information receiving unit that stores the connection information in the connection information storage unit,
A wireless communication terminal comprising:

(Appendix 12)
12. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 11, wherein the terminal information is authentication information for authenticating the wireless communication terminal attempting to make the first wireless connection with the wireless communication master device.

(Appendix 13)
Terminal information that uniquely identifies a wireless communication terminal that intends to make a first wireless connection to the wireless communication master is received from the wireless communication master,
When the first user information corresponding to the terminal information and the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication master are associated, the wireless communication terminal establishes a second wireless connection to the wireless communication master. Connection information to be transmitted to the wireless communication terminal.

(Appendix 14)
14. The connection information transmission method according to claim 13, wherein the terminal information is authentication information for authenticating the wireless communication terminal attempting to make the first wireless connection with the wireless communication master.

(Appendix 15)
15. The connection information transmission method according to claim 14, wherein the connection information is transmitted on the authentication signal for the authentication while being transmitted to the wireless communication master device.

(Appendix 16)
The connection information transmission method according to any one of supplementary notes 13 to 15, wherein the second user information includes position information of the wireless communication master device.

(Appendix 17)
The connection information transmission method according to any one of supplementary notes 13 to 16, wherein the connection information is acquired from the wireless communication master device.

(Appendix 18)
The wireless communication master device is identified from the identification information of the wireless communication master device included in the authentication signal with the wireless communication terminal received from the wireless communication master device. The connection information transmission method according to any of the above.

(Appendix 19)
19. The connection information transmitting method according to claim 13, wherein the first wireless connection is a connection using a public wireless LAN (Local Area Network).

(Appendix 20)
20. The connection information transmitting method according to claim 13, wherein the second wireless connection is a connection using a home wireless LAN.

(Appendix 21)
On the computer,
A terminal information receiving function of receiving terminal information uniquely identifying a wireless communication terminal that intends to make a first wireless connection to the wireless communication master from the wireless communication master,
When the first user information corresponding to the terminal information and the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication master are associated, the wireless communication terminal establishes a second wireless connection to the wireless communication master. A connection information transmission function of outputting connection information to be performed to the wireless communication terminal.

(Appendix 22)
22. The connection information transmission program according to claim 21, wherein the terminal information is authentication information for authenticating the wireless communication terminal attempting to make the first wireless connection with the wireless communication master device.

(Appendix 23)
23. The connection information transmission program according to claim 22, wherein the connection information transmission function transmits the connection information on the authentication signal for the authentication to the wireless communication master device.

(Appendix 24)
The connection information transmission program according to any one of supplementary notes 21 to 23, wherein the second user information includes position information of the wireless communication master device.

(Appendix 25)
25. The connection information transmission program according to any one of supplementary notes 21 to 24, further causing a computer to realize a connection information acquisition function of acquiring the connection information from the wireless communication master device.

(Supplementary Note 26)
The connection information transmitting function specifies the wireless communication master device from the identification information of the wireless communication master device included in an authentication signal with the wireless communication terminal received from the wireless communication master device. 25. The connection information transmission program according to any one of supplementary notes 21 to 25.

(Appendix 27)
The connection information transmission program according to any one of supplementary notes 21 to 26, wherein the first wireless connection is a connection by a public wireless LAN (Local Area Network).

(Appendix 28)
28. The connection information transmission program according to any one of supplementary notes 21 to 27, wherein the second wireless connection is a connection using a home wireless LAN.

(Appendix 29)
A computer-readable recording medium recording the connection information transmission program according to any one of Supplementary Notes 21 to 28.

10, 20, 30 Connection information transmission device 11 Terminal information reception unit 12 Connection information transmission unit 23 Terminal information storage unit 24 User information storage unit 25 Connection information storage unit 50 Wireless communication master unit 51 First wireless connection unit 52 Second Wireless connection unit 70 wireless communication terminal 71 first wireless connection unit 72 second wireless connection unit 73 connection information receiving unit 74 connection information storage unit 80 network 90 information processing device 91 communication interface 92 input / output interface 93 arithmetic device 94 storage device 95 Non-volatile storage device 96 Drive device 97 Recording medium

Claims (10)

A terminal information receiving unit that receives terminal information that uniquely specifies a wireless communication terminal that intends to perform a first wireless connection to the wireless communication master from the wireless communication master,
A connection information acquisition unit for acquiring connection information for the wireless communication terminal to make a second wireless connection to the wireless communication master from the wireless communication master,
A connection information transmitting unit that outputs the connection information to the wireless communication terminal when first user information corresponding to the terminal information is associated with second user information corresponding to the wireless communication master device; A connection information transmitting device, comprising: The connection information transmitting device according to claim 1, wherein the first wireless connection is a connection by a public wireless LAN (Local Area Network). The connection information transmitting device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second wireless connection is a connection using a home wireless LAN. The terminal information is authentication information for authenticating the wireless communication terminal trying to make the first wireless connection to the wireless communication master,
The connection information transmission device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the connection information transmission unit transmits the connection information to the wireless communication master device by placing the connection information on an authentication signal for the authentication. apparatus. Terminal information that uniquely identifies a wireless communication terminal that intends to make a first wireless connection to the wireless communication master is received from the wireless communication master,
The wireless communication terminal obtains connection information for performing a second wireless connection to the wireless communication master from the wireless communication master,
When the first user information corresponding to the terminal information and the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication master device are associated with each other, outputting the connection information to the wireless communication terminal. Connection information transmission method to be used. The connection information transmission method according to claim 5, wherein the first wireless connection is a connection by a public wireless LAN (Local Area Network). The connection information transmitting method according to claim 5, wherein the second wireless connection is a connection using a home wireless LAN. On the computer,
A terminal information receiving function of receiving terminal information uniquely identifying a wireless communication terminal that intends to make a first wireless connection to the wireless communication master from the wireless communication master,
A connection information acquisition function for the wireless communication terminal to obtain connection information for performing a second wireless connection to the wireless communication master from the wireless communication master,
A connection information transmitting function of outputting the connection information to the wireless communication terminal when the first user information corresponding to the terminal information is associated with the second user information corresponding to the wireless communication master device; A connection information transmission program, which realizes and. The connection information transmission program according to claim 8, wherein the first wireless connection is a connection by a public wireless LAN (Local Area Network). The connection information transmission program according to claim 8, wherein the second wireless connection is a connection using a home wireless LAN.

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