JP2017011407A - Wireless communication terminal, control method, and program of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wireless communication terminal capable of reducing the number of displays of a network identifier, a control method, and a program of the same.SOLUTION: The wireless communication terminal includes a control unit that makes a network identifier of a base station to be not displayed that has never be connected among network identifiers received from base stations.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to display control of a network identifier for identifying a base station.

  Wireless communication terminals such as smartphones, tablet terminals, and personal computers that are widely used at present are equipped with wireless LAN (Local Area Network) communication interfaces.

  Such a wireless communication terminal detects a network identifier broadcast by an access point installed in the vicinity, and identifies the access point. When connecting to an access point from a wireless communication terminal, authentication information is registered in the terminal and connected to the access point using the authentication information. The authentication information is connected to the access point from the authentication device of the service provider that provides the access point connection service or the authentication device of the access point manager. The wireless communication terminal can automatically connect an access point having a connection history to the access point in combination with authentication information.

  Patent Document 1 uses a connection history with an access point to distinguish between a method of generating a simple access point and connecting to an external device from a method of connecting to an external device via an external access point. It is described to do.

JP 2014-131103 A

  In the wireless communication terminal described above, the number of network identifiers to be notified increases according to the number of base stations. For example, in a wireless LAN, one wireless LAN access point in each home and multiple wireless LAN access points in the office report the SSID that is the network identifier, and the SSID displayed on the wireless communication terminal always exceeds the display limit. , SSID by scroll display is indispensable.

  Thus, since the network identifier is displayed according to the number of base stations around the wireless communication terminal, it has been desired to provide a technique for reducing the number of network identifiers displayed.

  The objective of this invention is providing the technique for solving the said subject.

  The wireless communication terminal according to the present invention includes a control unit that hides the network identifier of the base station that has not been connected among the network identifiers received from the base station.

  The control method of the present invention receives a network identifier of a base station, and hides the network identifier of the base station that has not been connected among the received network identifiers of the base station.

  The program of the present invention receives a network identifier of a base station and causes a computer to hide the network identifier of the base station that has not been connected among the received network identifiers of the base station. .

  The present invention can reduce the number of displayed network identifiers.

1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system including a wireless communication terminal according to a first embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the radio | wireless communication terminal of 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the radio | wireless communication terminal of 1st Embodiment. It is a data sheet which shows an example of a connection history. It is a data sheet which shows other examples of connection history. It is a schematic diagram which shows the difference in the display by the presence or absence of display control of a wireless communication terminal. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the radio | wireless communication terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the display control in the control part of a radio | wireless communication terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement accompanying ON / OFF of display control in the control part of a radio | wireless communication terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the registration operation | movement of the network identifier in the control part of a wireless communication terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions which implement | achieved the control part of the radio | wireless communication terminal of 1st Embodiment with the computer apparatus.

  A wireless communication system including a wireless communication terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Configuration of wireless communication system]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system including a wireless communication terminal according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the wireless communication system 30 includes a wireless communication terminal 10 and a base station 20. The wireless communication terminal 10 and the base station 20 have the same wireless standard communication interface, and the base station 20 (1), base station 20 (2),..., Base station 20 (n) (n is 1 Each of the above integers) can be connected to the wireless communication terminal 10.

  The base station 20 connects a plurality of wireless communication terminals 10 to each other or enables connection between the wireless communication terminal 10 and an external network via communication interfaces of different networks. In the following description, when it is described as an individual base station, it is expressed as a base station 20 (n), and when it is described as a base station 20 in general, it is expressed as a base station 20.

  Each of the base stations 20 (1) to 20 (n) broadcasts a network identifier for identifying the base station to the surroundings. The wireless communication terminal 10 receives the network identifier notified by the base stations 20 (1) to 20 (n), thereby confirming the existence of the base stations 20 (1) to 20 (n) connectable to the wireless communication terminal 10. Detect.

  In FIG. 1, the wireless communication terminal 10 is located in an area where the network identifier broadcasted by the base stations 20 (1) to 20 (n) can be received. That is, the wireless communication terminal 10 is in a position where it can be connected to any one of the base stations 20 (1) to 20 (n).

  The wireless communication terminal 10 notifies the connection request to the desired base station 20 (n) among the detected base stations 20 (1) to 20 (n). For example, the base station 20 (1) that has received the connection request determines the presence / absence of communication resources (bandwidth) allocated for wireless communication with the wireless communication terminal 10 and notifies the wireless communication terminal 10 of the result.

  If the notification from the base station 20 (1) is not connection permission, the wireless communication terminal 10 notifies the connection request to the other base station 20 (2) that has received the network identifier. After notifying connection permission from the base station 20 (2), the wireless communication terminal 10 connects to the base station 20 and starts data communication with the base station 20 (2).

  An example of the wireless communication system 30 is a wireless LAN system. In this case, the base station 20 corresponds to a wireless LAN access point (parent device), and the wireless communication terminal 10 corresponds to a wireless LAN client terminal (child device). The network identifier corresponds to, for example, an SSID (Service Set Identifier).

[Configuration of wireless communication terminal]
Next, the configuration of the wireless communication terminal according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the wireless communication terminal according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the wireless communication terminal 10 includes a control unit 11. The wireless communication terminal 10 also includes a communication interface (not shown) for wireless communication with the base station 20 and a display unit (not shown) for displaying the network identifier received from the base station 20.

  When the wireless communication terminal 10 receives the network identifier from the surrounding base station 20, the control unit 11 of the wireless communication terminal 10 among the network identifiers received from the base station 20, the network identifier of the base station 20 that has not been connected. Hide.

  For example, when the wireless communication terminal 10 has never been connected to anything other than the base station 20 (2), the control unit 11 of the wireless communication terminal 10 receives the network identifier from the base stations 20 (1) to 20 (n). Among them, control is performed so that network identifiers other than the base station 20 (2) are not displayed. Then, the control unit 11 displays and outputs the network identifier of the base station 20 (2) that has been connected to the display unit.

  For example, the control unit 11 can determine whether the network identifier of the base station 20 is displayed or not by referring to the connection history between the wireless communication terminal 10 and the base station 20. FIG. 3 shows a configuration of the wireless communication terminal 10 according to the first embodiment to which a storage unit is added. The storage unit 12 illustrated in FIG. 3 is connected to the control unit 11 and stores a connection history between the wireless communication terminal 10 and the base station 20.

  FIG. 4 is data showing an example of a connection history between the wireless communication terminal 10 and the base station 20. FIG. 4 shows an example of a wireless LAN system in which the wireless communication system 30 is an SSID for each access point registered as a network identifier of the base station 20.

  In the connection history shown in FIG. 4, the network identifier of the base station 20 that has been connected is registered, and the network identifier of the base station 20 that has not been connected is not registered. The control unit 11 compares the received network identifier with the network identifier registered in the connection history, and identifies the presence / absence of connection between the wireless communication terminal 10 and the base station 20 based on the presence / absence of the network identifier in the connection history. The control unit 11 controls display / non-display of the received network identifier of the base station 20 based on the identification result.

  FIG. 5 is data showing an example of another connection history. The example of FIG. 5 is also an example of a wireless LAN system. In the connection history shown in FIG. 5, the received network identifier is registered regardless of whether or not the base station 20 is connected. Furthermore, data “0” and “1” indicating the presence / absence of connection results are registered corresponding to the network identifier of each registered base station 20. In the example of FIG. 5, “0” is assigned to the SSIDs of the access points AP1 to AP4, 6, and 7 that have not been connected, and “1” is assigned to the SSIDs of the AP5 and AP8 of the access points that have been connected. Has been granted. In the example of FIG. 5, one SSID is assigned to one of the access points, but a plurality of SSIDs may be assigned.

  The control unit 11 refers to the received network identifier and the connection history data of the network identifier registered in the connection history, and based on the connection history data of the network identifier in the connection history, the connection between the wireless communication terminal 10 and the base station 20 Identifies the presence or absence of The control unit 11 controls display / non-display of the received network identifier of the base station 20 based on the identification result.

  In addition, the control unit 11 has a control ON / OFF function for displaying or hiding the network identifier of the base station 20 that has never been connected. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a change in display due to display control ON or display control OFF of the control unit 11. FIG. 6 shows an example in which a wireless LAN system is used as a wireless communication system.

  FIG. 6A shows the display of the SSID when the display control is OFF. In FIG. 6A, the SSID of the received access point is displayed for the SSID received from the access point by the control unit 11 regardless of whether or not the access point is connected.

  On the other hand, FIG. 6B shows the display of the SSID when the display control is ON. In FIG. 6B, the SSID that has not been connected to the access point is hidden with respect to the SSID received from the access point by the control unit 11, and the SSID that has been connected is displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, it is easy to distinguish access points that have been connected.

  The control unit 11 of the wireless communication terminal 10 can be configured by an electronic circuit, or can be configured to cause a CPU provided in the wireless communication terminal to execute a program in which the processing of the control unit 11 is described. The storage unit 12 can use a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a nonvolatile memory. The display control ON / OFF function may be constituted by a circuit switch, or the display control ON / OFF may be switched by a program.

[Operation of wireless communication terminal]
Next, the operation of the wireless communication terminal according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, about the same operation | movement with the flowchart of FIGS. 7-10, the same step number is attached | subjected to drawing and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the wireless communication terminal according to the first embodiment. First, a receiving unit (not shown) of the wireless communication terminal 10 receives a network identifier of a neighboring base station 20 (S12). The control unit 11 of the wireless communication terminal 10 controls display / non-display of the network identifier received from the base station 20 (S14).

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the display control operation in the control unit of the wireless communication terminal. The control unit 11 identifies whether there is a network identifier of a base station that has been connected among the received network identifiers of the base station 20 (S22). The control unit 11 controls to hide the network identifier of the base station 20 that has not been connected and to display the network identifier of the base station 20 that has been connected.

  Specifically, when there is an identifier of the base station 20 that has been connected (Y in S22), the control unit 11 extracts the network identifier of the base station 20 that has been connected (S24), and extracts the extracted network The identifier is output (S26). The display unit outputs the output network identification information.

  On the other hand, when there is no base station 20 that has been connected (N in S22), the control unit 11 extracts the network identifier of the received base station 20 (S28). The control unit 11 outputs the network identifier extracted in step S28 (S26). When step S22 is N, the received network identifier is displayed regardless of the connection history.

  The example of the display control operation illustrated in FIG. 8 illustrates an example in which display control ON / OFF of the control unit 11 is switched according to the presence / absence of a connected base station in the received network identifier. On the other hand, regardless of the presence or absence of a base station that has been connected, it is possible to fix to either one by selecting ON / OFF of the display control of the network identifier.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation involving ON / OFF of display control in the control unit of the wireless communication terminal.

  The wireless communication terminal 10 acquires ON / OFF selection information for display control of the control unit 11 via an input unit (not shown). The control unit 11 confirms whether the acquired selection information is display control ON or display control OFF (S30).

  When the display control is ON (S30 is ON), the control unit 11 proceeds to step S24, extracts the network identifier of the base station 20 that has been connected (S24), and outputs the extracted network identifier (S26). The display unit outputs the output network identification information.

  If there is no network identifier of the base station 20 that has been connected among the network identifiers of the base station 20 received in step S24, display control may be performed so that the display of the network identifier is “0”. .

  When the display control is OFF (S30 is OFF), the control unit 11 proceeds to step 28 and extracts the received network identifier of the base station 20 (S28). The control unit 11 outputs the network identifier extracted in step S28 (S26).

  Next, FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a network identifier registration operation in the control unit of the wireless communication terminal.

  The receiving unit (not shown) of the wireless communication terminal 10 receives the network identifier of the base station (S12). Next, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the received network identifier is connected to the base station (S44). In response, the network identifier is registered. When connected to the base station of the received network identifier (Y in S44), the control unit 11 registers the network identifier of the base station connected to the storage unit 12. On the other hand, when it is not connected to the base station of the received network identifier (N in S44), the process ends without registering in the storage unit 12.

[Effect of the first embodiment]
According to the present invention, the number of displayed network identifiers can be reduced. This is because the control unit hides the network identifiers of the base stations that have not been connected among the received network identifiers of the base stations.

[Other variations]
The wireless communication terminal 10 described above can be applied to a wireless client terminal of a wireless LAN system. For example, even if the wireless client terminal detects an access point without a connection history, a mode in which notification to the user is not performed (denoted as user non-notification mode) can be added. In addition, it is possible to provide a wireless client terminal of a wireless LAN system that can be switched between a notification mode and a user non-notification mode.

  By turning on the user non-notification mode, the wireless client terminal does not output a user notification even when an access point having no connection history is detected. For this reason, the operation of closing the user notification that has been output each time it is detected is reduced. If there is an access point to be newly connected, connection authentication can be set by turning off the user non-notification mode.

  In the specific example of the above embodiment, the wireless LAN has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, other communication standards are applicable as long as the base station broadcasts the network identifier and the wireless communication terminal receives and displays the network identifier.

(Hardware configuration)
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration in which the control unit of the wireless communication terminal 10 according to the first embodiment is realized by a computer device.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the control unit of the wireless communication terminal 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 91, a network connection communication I / F (communication interface) 92, a memory 93, and a hard disk that stores programs. A storage device 94 is included. The control unit of the wireless communication terminal 10 is connected to the input device 95 and the output device 96 via the system bus 97.

  The CPU 91 operates the operating system to control the wireless communication terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Further, the CPU 91 reads out programs and data from the recording medium mounted on the drive device to the memory 93, for example.

  Further, the CPU 91 has a function of processing an information signal input to the wireless communication terminal, for example, and executes various functions based on a program.

  The storage device 94 is, for example, an optical disk, a flexible disk, a magnetic optical disk, an external hard disk, or a semiconductor memory. A part of the storage medium of the storage device 94 is a nonvolatile storage device, and stores a program therein. The program may be downloaded from an external computer (not shown) connected to the communication network.

  The input device 95 is realized by, for example, a mouse, a keyboard, a key button, or a touch panel, and is used for an input operation.

  The output device 96 is realized by a display, for example, and is used for outputting and confirming information processed by the CPU 91.

  As described above, each embodiment of the present invention is realized by the hardware configuration shown in FIG. However, the means for realizing each unit included in the wireless communication terminal is not particularly limited. That is, the function of the control unit constituting the wireless communication terminal may be realized by one physically coupled device, or two or more physically separated devices are connected by wire or wirelessly. You may implement | achieve by the apparatus of.

  While the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments (and examples), the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments (and examples). Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention.

  Part or all of the above-described embodiments can be described as in the following supplementary notes, but is not limited thereto.

(Appendix 1)
Of the network identifier received from the base station, a control unit that hides the network identifier of the base station that has not been connected,
A wireless communication terminal.

(Appendix 2)
The wireless communication terminal according to appendix 1, wherein the control unit displays the network identifier of the base station that has been connected.

(Appendix 3)
A storage unit for storing a connection history with the base station,
The control unit refers to the connection history and hides the network identifier of the base station that has not been connected.
The wireless communication terminal according to attachment 1 or 2.

(Appendix 4)
The control unit registers the network identifier of the connected base station in the connection history, and based on the presence or absence of the network identifier of the base station that has been connected in the connection history, the received network identifier of the base station The wireless communication terminal according to appendix 3, wherein is displayed or hidden.

(Appendix 5)
The control unit registers the received network identifier and the connection history with the base station in the connection history, and displays the network identifier of the received base station based on the presence or absence of the connection history in the connection history or The wireless communication terminal according to Supplementary Note 3 to be displayed.

(Appendix 6)
The wireless communication terminal according to any one of appendices 1 to 5, wherein the control unit includes an ON / OFF function of control to display or hide the network identifier of the base station that has not been connected.

(Appendix 7)
The network identifier of the base station is an SSID (Service Set Identifier) of an access point in a wireless LAN (Local Area Network).
The wireless communication terminal according to any one of appendices 1 to 6.

(Appendix 8)
The wireless communication terminal according to appendix 7, wherein a plurality of SSIDs are assigned to one of the access points.

(Appendix 9)
Receiving the network identifier of the base station,
A control method for hiding the network identifier of the base station that has not been connected among the received network identifiers of the base station.

(Appendix 10)
Receiving the network identifier of the base station,
A program that causes a computer to execute non-display of the network identifier of the base station that has not been connected among the received network identifiers of the base station.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Wireless communication terminal 11 Control part 12 Storage part 20, 20 (1), 20 (2), 20 (n) Base station 30 Wireless communication system 91 CPU
92 Communication I / F (communication interface)
93 Memory 94 Storage Device 95 Input Device 96 Output Device 97 System Bus

Claims (10)

Of the network identifier received from the base station, a control unit that hides the network identifier of the base station that has not been connected,
A wireless communication terminal.   The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control unit displays the network identifier of the base station that has been connected. A storage unit for storing a connection history with the base station,
The control unit refers to the connection history and hides the network identifier of the base station that has not been connected.
The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1 or 2. The control unit registers the network identifier of the connected base station in the connection history, and based on the presence or absence of the network identifier of the base station that has been connected in the connection history, the received network identifier of the base station The wireless communication terminal according to claim 3, wherein the wireless communication terminal is displayed or hidden. The control unit registers the received network identifier and the connection history with the base station in the connection history, and displays the network identifier of the received base station based on the presence or absence of the connection history in the connection history or The wireless communication terminal according to claim 3, wherein the wireless communication terminal is displayed. 6. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control unit includes a control ON / OFF function for displaying or hiding the network identifier of the base station that has not been connected. 7. The network identifier of the base station is an SSID (Service Set Identifier) of an access point in a wireless LAN (Local Area Network).
The wireless communication terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 7, wherein a plurality of SSIDs are assigned to one of the access points. Receiving the network identifier of the base station,
A control method for hiding the network identifier of the base station that has not been connected among the received network identifiers of the base station. Receiving the network identifier of the base station,
A program for causing a computer to hide the network identifier of the base station that has not been connected among the received network identifiers of the base station.

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