JP2005322999A - Wireless communication connecting apparatus and wireless communication connection method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wireless communication connecting apparatus and a wireless communication connection method, whereby a connection setting job with a communication relay apparatus can be carried out simply. <P>SOLUTION: A vehicle 1 is mounted with a wireless LAN connection apparatus 7 for communicating various information items with an external access point 12 through wireless LAN communication. A communication control section 8 grasps its own vehicle position, on the basis of vehicle positional information received from a GPS unit 4 of a car navigation apparatus 2 and sequentially monitors, which of access points 12 its own vehicle enters by referencing the positional information of a connection setting database 10. When the communication control section 8 discriminates that own vehicle has entered into a communication area covered by the access point 12, the communication control section 8 reads a communication form in matching, with that of the access point 12 from the connection setting database 10 and registers the communication form to an EEPROM 11. Thus, the connection setting of the wireless LAN connection apparatus 7 is set to the communication form, in matching with that of the access point 12 into which the own vehicle 1 enters. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a wireless communication connection apparatus and a wireless communication connection method capable of communicating via wireless communication with communication relay apparatuses installed at one or more points.

Currently, there are increasing places where wireless LAN hotspots are provided by attaching wireless LAN access points to each building so that wireless Internet communication is possible outdoors in restaurants and public facilities. In the future, with the aim of further improving convenience, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, etc., a wireless LAN connection device capable of wireless LAN communication will be attached to a vehicle so that the vehicle can be used as a wireless LAN hotspot. Therefore, it is thought that the technology that enables automobiles to connect to the Internet will be widely developed.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-187526 (pages 3, 4 and 1)

  By the way, the wireless LAN connection device needs to match the communication standard according to the wireless LAN access point, that is, the connection setting to the wireless LAN access point. Since wireless LAN access points have different models for each manufacturer, the wireless LAN connection device must establish connection settings for each manufacturer's access point in order to establish communication with the wireless LAN access point. There is a present situation.

  However, when traveling long distances with an automobile, the automobile passes through many wireless LAN access points. However, since the connection setting of the wireless LAN connection device is performed by manually operating the operation buttons of the device, When traveling, it is necessary to manually change connection settings many times, and there is a problem that the work is troublesome. In particular, there may be a case where the setting contents of the connection setting become a huge amount of data depending on the case, and some countermeasure is required to prevent this connection setting from being a burden on the user.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication connection device and a wireless communication connection method capable of easily performing connection setting work with a communication relay device.

  In order to solve the above problems, in the invention according to claim 1, in the wireless communication connection device capable of communicating via wireless communication with the communication relay device installed at one or more points, A storage unit that stores at least one set of the position information of the communication relay device and a communication format corresponding to the communication relay device, a position detection unit that detects the position of itself, and the position determined by the position detection unit Based on the current position of the storage unit and the position information of the storage unit, a determination unit that determines whether or not communication with the communication relay device is likely to be established, a determination result of the determination unit, and a determination result of the storage unit And a setting means for setting a connection setting with the communication relay device based on the communication format to a communication format suitable for the communication relay device capable of establishing communication.

  According to the present invention, the position detecting means sequentially measures the position of the wireless communication connection device, and whether or not the wireless communication connection device has entered an area where communication with the communication relay device can be established is stored in the position information of the storage means. Based on the determination means. When the wireless communication connection device enters an area where communication can be established, the setting means performs connection setting based on the communication format of the storage means, and thereby the connection setting of the wireless communication connection device is changed to a communication format that matches the communication relay device. Set. Therefore, since the connection setting of the wireless communication connection apparatus is automatically performed, the user does not have to perform the setting manually, and the setting is not troublesome.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a second storage unit capable of repeatedly writing data, a communication unit capable of performing the wireless communication with the communication relay device, Communication control means for performing the wireless communication with the communication relay device via a communication means, the setting means can establish a connection setting between itself and the communication relay device When setting the communication format suitable for the communication relay device, the communication format is written in the second storage unit, and the communication control unit performs the communication when performing the wireless communication with the communication relay device. The gist is to read the format from the second storage means and perform the wireless communication.

  According to the present invention, in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 1, when setting the connection of the wireless communication connection device, the communication format suitable for the communication relay device with which communication can be established is written in the second storage means. When the wireless communication connection device communicates with the communication relay device, the communication control means reads the communication format from the second storage means and performs communication. By the way, for example, if the communication format after setting is read directly from the storage means, if the communication format is written later in the address of the storage means, it takes time to read, and the wireless communication connection device The communication speed becomes slow. However, since the communication format is written in the second storage means, and the communication format is read from the second storage means during communication, the communication format can be read immediately during communication, and the communication speed of the wireless communication connection device can be increased. It becomes.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, a second communication means capable of performing the wireless communication with an information provider that is a provider of the communication format, and the information provision The gist is provided with a registration unit that downloads the position information and the communication format to the storage unit from the engine via the wireless communication and the second communication unit.

  According to the present invention, in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the registration of the communication format in the storage means is performed by downloading from the information providing organization. For example, the communication format is manually registered in the storage means. Compared to the case, the registration work is simple.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, when the connection setting by the setting unit is completed, a notification control unit that notifies the notification unit to that effect is provided. This is the summary.

  According to the present invention, in addition to the operation of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, when the connection setting by the setting unit is completed, the notification unit is notified to that effect. Whether or not the connection has been normally completed is notified to the user, so that it is not necessary for the user to know whether or not the connection setting has been normally performed.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the wireless communication connection method used for a wireless communication connection device capable of communicating via wireless communication with a communication relay device installed at one or more points, the communication Based on the current position of the relay device and the position information of the storage means, the position detection means stores at least one set of the position information of the relay device and a communication format according to the communication relay device. , The communication means with which the communication relay apparatus is likely to establish or has been established by the determination means, and based on the determination result of the determination means and the communication format of the storage means, The gist is that the setting means sets the connection setting between them in a format that matches the communication relay device capable of establishing communication. According to the present invention, an effect similar to that of the first aspect can be obtained.

  According to the present invention, since the connection setting with the communication relay apparatus is automatically set, the connection setting work can be easily performed.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a wireless communication connection device and a wireless communication connection method embodying the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a wireless communication configuration of the vehicle 1. The vehicle 1 is equipped with a car navigation device 2 that guides the driver to a destination so as not to make a mistake in the road by measuring the position of the vehicle by GPS (Global Positioning System). GPS is a system that receives a plurality of (for example, three) radio waves transmitted from GPS satellites and measures its own position based on the principle of triangulation.

  The car navigation device 2 is a unitized device, the control unit 3 that controls the main control of the device, the GPS unit 4 that measures the position of itself (that is, the vehicle 1) using GPS, and power on the device A switch-type operation unit 5 that is operated when inputting data or inputting data, and a monitor 6 on which various screens are displayed when used. Note that the monitor 6 corresponds to a notification unit.

  The GPS unit 4 receives radio waves from a plurality of GPS satellites via its own GPS antenna 4a, and measures the current position of the GPS unit 4 (that is, the vehicle 1) based on the received radio waves. Then, the GPS unit 4 outputs the measured vehicle position information to the control unit 3. The control unit 3 displays the position of the host vehicle on the digital map of the monitor 6 based on the vehicle position information, and guides the driver to the destination so as not to get lost. The GPS unit 4 and the GPS antenna 4a correspond to position detecting means.

  The vehicle 1 is equipped with a wireless LAN connection device 7 capable of wireless LAN communication (narrow area communication) with a communication terminal outside the vehicle. For example, IEEE802.11b is used as the wireless LAN communication, and the communication area is set to several tens of meters, for example. The wireless LAN communication may use IEEE802.11a, IEEE802.11g, or the like instead of IEEE802.11b. Moreover, HomeRF (R), Bluetooth (R), or infrared communication may be used for wireless communication instead of wireless LAN communication.

  The wireless LAN connection device 7 includes a communication control unit 8 that performs main control of the device, a wireless LAN communication circuit 9 that can transmit and receive a signal in accordance with a wireless LAN standard, and a connection setting database 10 that stores information related to connection settings. And an EEPROM 11 capable of repeatedly writing data. The communication control unit 8 is connected to the wireless LAN communication circuit 9, the connection setting database 10 and the EEPROM 11, and exchanges various information with a communication terminal outside the vehicle by wireless LAN communication via the wireless LAN communication circuit 9 and its antenna 9a. Do. The communication control unit 8 constitutes determination means, setting means, communication control means, notification control means, and registration means, the wireless LAN communication circuit 9 and the antenna 9a constitute communication means, and the connection setting database 10 is stored in the storage means. The EEPROM 11 corresponds to the second storage means.

  The wireless LAN connection device 7 can perform wireless communication with a plurality of wireless LAN access points (hereinafter simply referred to as access points) 12 as communication terminals outside the vehicle. The access point 12 is a radio wave relay that connects terminals with a wireless LAN without using a communication cable or the like, and is installed in a convenience store, a gas station, a parking lot, or the like as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, each access point 12 is connected to a system management company 13 that exchanges various types of information with the vehicle 1 via an Internet communication network 14. The access point 12 corresponds to a communication relay device.

  By the way, since the model of the access point 12 is different for each manufacturer, there is a current situation in which the communication format (communication protocol, etc.) differs among the products of each manufacturer. Therefore, in order to make the wireless LAN connection device 7 compatible among a plurality of manufacturers, it is necessary to set the connection setting of the wireless LAN connection device 7 to a communication format that matches the model of each access point 12 each time. Therefore, the wireless LAN connection device 7 sequentially measures the position of the vehicle, determines which access point 12 is nearby, and switches the communication format to the connection setting according to the access point 12.

  The connection setting switching will be described below. The connection setting database 10 stores location information and a communication format as information related to connection settings. The position information and the communication format are in a set, and at least one set is stored in the connection setting database 10. The position information is information indicating where each access point 12 is, and is, for example, the model, latitude, and longitude of each access point 12.

  In order to establish communication between the wireless LAN connection device 7 and the access point 12, the wireless LAN connection device 7 sends a password to the access point 12, and communication is established on the condition that the password is correct. Take the form. Therefore, the communication format is password information that permits communication between the wireless LAN connection device 7 and the access point 12. In addition, when the wireless LAN connection device 7 transmits data to the access points 12, since the data is encrypted and transmitted according to each access point 12, the communication format includes key information for encrypting the data. .

  The wireless LAN connection device 7 is connected to the car navigation device 2 via a cable (not shown) so that various data can be exchanged with the car navigation device 2. Among these, the communication control unit 8 is connected to the GPS unit 4 of the car navigation device 2 and sequentially inputs vehicle position information from the GPS unit 4. Therefore, the communication control unit 8 sequentially recognizes the own vehicle position based on the vehicle position information, and by referring to the position information of the connection setting database 10 accordingly, the vehicle 1 is located in the communication area of the access point 12 where. I'm watching you enter.

  Here, the position information is the latitude and longitude values of the access point 12, but the connectable range of the wireless LAN connection device 7 (that is, the vehicle 1) with the access point 12 is determined according to each antenna sensitivity. Therefore, if this is taken into consideration, the communication area of each access point 12 is naturally determined. Therefore, in order to see where the communication area of the access point 12 has entered the vehicle 1, the communication area is derived from each access point 12 from the position information, and the determination is made based on that. This communication area may be registered in the connection setting database 10 in advance.

  When the communication control unit 8 recognizes that the vehicle 1 has entered the communication area of a certain predetermined access point 12, the communication type corresponding to the access point 12 (that is, communication paired with the position information of the access point 12). Format) is read from the connection setting database 10 and written into the EEPROM 11. As a result, the connection setting of the wireless LAN connection device 7 is set to the communication format of the access point 12 in the communication area where the host vehicle has entered, and the wireless LAN connection device 7 and the access point 12 can communicate with each other. .

  When the setting of the communication format is completed, the communication control unit 8 outputs a signal indicating the completion of the connection setting to the car navigation device 2 and displays the connection setting completion on the monitor 6 of the car navigation device 2. As the display of the connection setting completion, for example, a character display “Wireless LAN connection setting completed” is used on the monitor 6. Alternatively, as notification of the completion of connection setting, voice notification by the speaker 15 of the car navigation device 2 may be used instead of character display by the monitor 6, or notification by both the monitor 6 and the speaker 15 may be used. .

  After the setting of the communication format is completed, for example, when the wireless LAN connection device 7 starts wireless LAN communication with the access point 12 in this state, the communication control unit 8 reads the communication format written in the EEPROM 11, and based on this, the access point Communication with 12 is performed. At this time, for wireless LAN communication from the vehicle 1 to the access point 12, for example, service information (store information near the access point 12, local weather information, corporate commercial, etc.) is provided to the vehicle 1 from the system management company 13. There is communication. The communication from the access point 12 to the vehicle 1 includes communication for providing the vehicle information (the remaining amount of gasoline, the vehicle position, the travel distance, the tire pressure, etc.) of the vehicle 1 from the vehicle 1 to the system management company 13.

  As a process when the wireless LAN connection device 7 transmits vehicle information to the access point 12, the communication control unit 8 first generates a wireless LAN signal wave according to the communication format read from the EEPROM 11, and wirelessly transmits it. Output to the LAN communication circuit 9. The wireless LAN communication circuit 9 modulates and amplifies this signal wave, and transmits it as a wireless LAN signal carrying vehicle information from its own antenna 9a. Here, the modulation / amplification processing performed by the wireless LAN communication circuit 9 includes, for example, processing in which a signal wave is subjected to spread spectrum and FM modulation, and the power is amplified and transmitted from the antenna 9a.

  On the other hand, as processing when the wireless LAN connection device 7 receives various information from the access point 12, when the wireless LAN communication circuit 9 receives the wireless LAN signal carrying the service information by the antenna 9a, it filters the wireless LAN signal. Then, the wireless LAN signal wave is extracted by demodulating it. The wireless LAN communication circuit 9 amplifies the wireless LAN signal wave, which has become a weak signal, at low frequency, and outputs the amplified signal wave to the communication control unit 8. The communication control unit 8 outputs the amplified wireless LAN signal wave to the car navigation device 2, and various service information (restaurants, weather forecasts, company commercials, etc.) is displayed on the monitor 6.

  The wireless LAN connection device 7 has a function of downloading location information and a communication format to the connection setting database 10 from the information service company 16 shown in FIG. 1 using Internet communication (wide area communication). The download function will be described. First, the wireless LAN connection device 7 is provided with a wide area communication circuit 17 capable of wireless communication via the Internet communication network 14. The wide-area communication circuit 17 is connected to the communication control unit 8 and has an antenna 17 a that can transmit and receive data via the Internet communication network 14. The wide area communication circuit 17 and the antenna 17a constitute a second communication means, and the information service company 16 corresponds to an information providing organization.

  In order to download the position information and the communication format to the connection setting database 10, the operation unit 5 of the car navigation device 2 is operated to display the download screen 18 shown in FIG. When the download execution button 19 is selected and executed by further operating the operation unit 5, the communication control unit 8 transmits a download request message to the information service company 16 via the Internet communication network 14 based on the operation. In response to the request, the information service company 16 transmits the location information and data in the communication format to the wireless LAN connection device 7 via the Internet communication network 14 and the access point 12.

  When the wireless LAN connection device 7 receives position information and communication format data by the antenna 17 a and the wide area communication circuit 17, the communication control unit 8 writes the data in the connection setting database 10. The location information and communication format connection setting database 10 may be downloaded using either a method of overwriting the location information and the communication format, or a method of writing data other than pre-registered data. May be. Further, this download function may not be provided, and a method of manual input using the operation unit 5 of the car navigation device 2 may be used.

  The wireless LAN connection device 7 of the vehicle 1 is connected to the GPS unit 4 of the car navigation device 2 so that vehicle position information can be input from the GPS unit 4. For this reason, the communication control unit 8 of the wireless LAN connection device 7 grasps the position of the own vehicle based on the vehicle position information input from the GPS unit 4 and refers to the position information of the connection setting database 10 together with the position information of the vehicle in progress. It is sequentially determined which access point 12 the communication area of the vehicle 1 has entered.

  When the communication control unit 8 determines that the traveling vehicle 1 has entered the communication area of a predetermined access point 12 (for example, the access point 12a shown in FIG. 1), the communication control unit 8 performs communication according to the access point 12a. The format is read from the connection setting database 10 and the communication format is registered in the EEPROM 11. As a result, the communication format of the wireless LAN connection device is set to a communication format corresponding to the access point 12a (that is, the access point 12a in the communication area where the vehicle 1 enters), and between the wireless LAN connection device 7 and the access point 12a. Wireless LAN communication becomes possible.

  Then, when the communication control unit 8 determines that the traveling vehicle 1 has entered the communication area of another access point 12 (for example, the access point 12b shown in FIG. 1), the communication control unit 8 sets the access point 12b to the access point 12b. The corresponding communication format is read from the connection setting database 10 and is overwritten and registered in the EEPROM 11. As a result, the communication format of the wireless LAN connection device is switched from the access point 12a to the communication format corresponding to the access point 12b, and wireless LAN communication between the wireless LAN connection device 7 and the access point 12b becomes possible.

  In this way, as the vehicle 1 enters the communication area of a different access point 12, the communication format of the wireless LAN connection device 7 is automatically switched to a setting that matches the access point 12. Therefore, it is not necessary for the driver (or a passenger) to manually switch the communication format of the wireless LAN connection device 7, and the problem that this kind of setting work becomes troublesome cannot occur. In particular, this type of communication format often results in an enormous amount of data, and if this is entered manually, it will be a very troublesome task. That's it.

According to the configuration of the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The communication control unit 8 of the wireless LAN connection device 7 compares the vehicle position obtained based on the vehicle position information of the GPS unit 4 with the position information in the connection setting database 10 to determine where the vehicle is. Whether the access point 12 has been entered is sequentially monitored, and its own connection setting is set to a communication format that matches the access point 12. That is, since the connection setting of the wireless LAN connection device 7 is automatically changed in accordance with the access point 12 in which the vehicle 1 has entered, it is not necessary to manually set the connection setting of the wireless LAN connection device 7, and connection setting work Can be simplified.

  (2) The communication format selected as the connection setting to be set is written in the EEPROM 11 of the wireless LAN connection device 7. When the wireless LAN connection device 7 communicates with the access point 12, the communication format is read from the EEPROM 11. By the way, for example, when the wireless LAN connection device 7 communicates with the access point 12 and takes a method of directly reading the communication format from the connection setting database 10, the communication format is written later in the connection setting database 10. If this is the case, it takes time to read and causes a reduction in communication speed. However, if the method of this example is used, the communication format can be read immediately at the time of communication, and the wireless LAN connection device 7 can be speeded up.

  (3) A download function for downloading location information and communication format from the information service company 16 to the connection setting database 10 via the Internet communication network 14 is provided. Therefore, for example, it is not necessary to set the position information and the communication format in the connection setting database 10 by manual operation using the operation unit 5 of the car navigation device 2, so that the registration work is simple.

  (4) When the connection setting of the wireless LAN connection device 7 is completed (switching of the connection setting is completed), that fact is displayed on the monitor 6 of the car navigation device 2, so whether or not the connection setting has been completed normally. Is notified to the driver, and it is not necessary to fall into a situation where the driver cannot grasp whether or not the connection setting has been performed normally.

  (5) The operation unit 5 of the car navigation device 2 is used to manually input data (for example, position information, communication format) and the like to the wireless LAN connection device 7, and the car is set when the connection setting of the wireless LAN connection device 7 is completed. This is displayed on the monitor 6 of the navigation device 2. That is, since the operation unit 5 and the monitor 6 of the car navigation device 2 are shared between the wireless LAN connection devices 7, it is not necessary to provide an operation unit or a monitor in the wireless LAN connection device 7. Can be achieved.

In addition, you may change the said embodiment not only to the said structure but to the following aspects.
When determining where the access point 12 of the vehicle 1 has entered, the wireless LAN connection device 7 is not limited to using the vehicle position information from the GPS unit 4 of the car navigation device 2 and is dedicated to itself. A GPS unit may be provided and the vehicle position may be determined using the vehicle position information. Similarly, the wireless LAN connection device 7 is provided with a dedicated operation unit or monitor, and various data are registered in the wireless LAN connection device 7 by the operation unit, or the connection setting completion is displayed on the monitor. Also good.

  The method of writing the communication format to be set in the EEPROM 11 when setting the connection of the wireless LAN connection device 7 and reading the communication format from the EEPROM 11 when communicating with the access point 12 of the wireless LAN connection device 7 is not limited. For example, a number (address) is assigned to the communication format in the connection setting database 10, and the number is registered in the storage unit (with a backup function) in the communication control unit 8 at the time of connection setting, and the number of the storage unit at the time of communication. The communication format may be read directly from the connection setting database 10 on the basis of the above.

  -When setting the communication format according to the access point 12, the communication format is set when it is predicted that the vehicle 1 is likely to enter, rather than checking whether the vehicle 1 has completely entered the communication area of the access point 12. You may do it.

The position information is not limited to the latitude and longitude of the access point 12 and is not particularly limited as long as it is a value that can indicate the position of the access point 12.
-The communication format is not limited to password information for permitting communication and key information for encrypting and sending data, but is particularly limited as long as it is information necessary for communication between the wireless LAN connection device 7 and the access point 12. Not.

The second storage means is not limited to the EEPROM 11, and another rewritable ROM such as an EPROM may be used.
The wireless communication connection device of this example is not limited to being used for communication between the vehicle 1 and the access point 12, but may be used for communication between the access point 12 and other mobile objects such as trains. Good.

Next, the technical idea that can be grasped from the above embodiment and other examples will be described below.
(1) In any one of claims 1 to 4, registration means for registering the position information and the communication format information in the storage means based on an operation of an operation means (6) of an input device connected to itself Prepared.

The block diagram which shows the radio | wireless communication structure of the vehicle 1 in one Embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows the installation location of an access point. The screen figure of a monitor when downloading a positional information and a communication format.

Explanation of symbols

4... GPS unit constituting position detection means, 4a. Antenna constituting position detection means, 6... Monitor as notification means, 8... Judgment means, setting means, communication control means, notification control means and registration means. Communication control unit, 9 ... Wireless LAN communication circuit constituting communication means, 9a ... Antenna constituting communication means, 10 ... Connection setting database as storage means, 11 ... EEPROM as second storage means, 12 ... Communication relay device As an access point,
16 ... Information service organization as an information providing organization, 17 ... Wide area communication circuit constituting second communication means, 17a ... Antenna constituting second communication means.

Claims (5)

In a wireless communication connection device capable of communicating via wireless communication with a communication relay device installed at one or more points,
Storage means for storing at least one set of the position information of the communication relay device and a communication format according to the communication relay device;
Position detecting means for detecting its own position;
Based on the current position obtained by the position detection unit and the position information of the storage unit, a determination unit that determines whether or not communication with the communication relay device itself is established or established,
Based on the determination result of the determination unit and the communication format of the storage unit, a setting unit that sets a connection setting with the communication relay device of its own to a communication format suitable for the communication relay device that can establish communication And a wireless communication connection device. Second storage means capable of repeatedly writing data;
A communication means capable of wireless communication with the communication relay device;
Communication control means for performing the wireless communication with the communication relay device via the communication means,
The setting unit writes the communication format in the second storage unit when setting the connection setting with the communication relay device to a communication format that matches the communication relay device capable of establishing communication; The said communication control means reads the said communication format from the said 2nd memory | storage means, and performs the said radio | wireless communication, when performing the said radio | wireless communication between the said communication relay apparatuses. Wireless communication connection device. A second communication means capable of performing the wireless communication with an information provider that provides the communication format;
The registration means for downloading the location information and the communication format to the storage means from the information providing organization via the wireless communication and the second communication means. Wireless communication connection device.   The wireless communication connection device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising notification control means for informing the notification means when connection setting by the setting means is completed. In a wireless communication connection method used for a wireless communication connection device capable of communicating via wireless communication with a communication relay device installed at one or more points,
The position information of the communication relay device and the communication format according to the communication relay device are set as a set, and at least one set is stored in the storage means. The position detection means and the current position of the storage device and the position information of the storage means The communication relay device determines whether or not communication with the communication relay device itself is likely to be established based on the determination means, and based on the determination result of the determination means and the communication format of the storage means, The wireless communication connection method is characterized in that the setting means sets the connection setting between the communication connection device and the communication relay device in a format suitable for the communication relay device capable of establishing communication.

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