JP6006486B2 - Wireless relay device and connection information display method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention mainly relates to a wireless relay device for wirelessly connecting a communication terminal such as a notebook personal computer to the Internet.

  Conventionally, wireless LAN routers that are devices having a router function and access point devices that are devices that do not have a router function are known as wireless relay devices. The wireless relay device can be connected to the Internet and a terminal such as a notebook personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a communication terminal) capable of wireless LAN connection. With this configuration, the wireless relay device can connect the communication terminal to the Internet.

  An SSID and a password are set in the access point device. The user can connect the communication terminal to the access point device by operating the communication terminal and inputting the SSID and password. With this configuration, only those who know the SSID and password can use the Internet. Therefore, it is possible to realize a service that provides Internet connection only to contracted persons. In addition, since it is possible to prevent an unspecified person from using the Internet, security can be secured. Patent Documents 1 and 2 disclose a system using this type of access point device.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a method of using an authentication server in addition to the method of using the above SSID and password as a method of authenticating a person. An authentication server is a server connected to an access point device (wireless LAN access point) via the Internet. The authentication server stores a preset ID and password. In addition, when a communication terminal connects to its own device, the access point apparatus displays a screen for inputting an ID and a password on the screen of the communication terminal. Then, the access point device transmits the ID and password input by the user to the authentication server. The authentication server authenticates the user by comparing the received ID and password with the ID and password stored in the own device. The user can freely use the Internet by being authenticated by the authentication server.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a system that provides position information to a user's communication terminal in a place where GPS satellites such as underground cannot be used. The location information of the installation location is set in advance in the access point devices constituting this system. And an access point apparatus displays an advertisement with the map with a present location on the screen of the communication terminal connected to the own apparatus. Thereby, the person who wants to use the location information can see the advertisement.

  Moreover, the following advertisement display system is known as a configuration similar to Patent Document 2. That is, in this advertisement display system, the access point device or the authentication server displays the advertisement for a certain period of time on the screen of the communication terminal connected to the own device. Then, when the display of the advertisement by the access point device or the authentication server is completed, the user can freely use the Internet. As a result, the user can see the advertisement.

JP 2003-318991 A JP 2009-171365 A

  However, in the configuration of Patent Document 2, an advertisement can be displayed on the screen of the communication terminal. However, since the user is connected to the access point device to refer to the location information, the map is not the advertisement. It is thought that it sees in. For this reason, this configuration has room for improvement in that users do not receive much advertisements.

  Further, in the above advertisement display system, the user does not always see the screen of the communication terminal while the advertisement is displayed, so the user does not often see the advertisement. In addition, this advertisement display system may not be able to display advertisements properly depending on the performance of the communication terminal of the user, the OS, and the like.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a main object of the present invention is to provide a wireless relay device that allows a user to reliably browse an advertisement.

Means and effects for solving the problems

  The problems to be solved by the present invention are as described above. Next, means for solving the problems and the effects thereof will be described.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a radio relay apparatus having the following configuration is provided. That is, the wireless relay device is for providing Internet connection to the user. The wireless relay device includes a display unit, a control unit, and a terminal side communication unit. The display unit displays connection information, which is information for connecting to the own device (access point device), and an advertisement. The control unit automatically displays the connection information that has not been displayed on the display unit after the advertisement is displayed on the display unit for a predetermined time . The terminal-side communication unit connects a communication terminal that has requested connection wirelessly using the connection information to the own device in order to provide an Internet connection .

  Thus, when a user wants to connect a communication terminal such as a notebook computer to the Internet, the user needs to look at the display unit until connection information is displayed. Accordingly, since the user can watch the display unit, the user can surely see the advertisement.

  In the wireless relay device, the connection information is at least one of identification information for identifying the own device or a network including the own device, and a password for connecting to the own device using the identification information. It is preferable to contain.

  As a result, the present invention can be realized by a general method for connecting a communication terminal to a wireless relay device, so that the user can be prevented from being confused by the setting method of the communication terminal.

  In the wireless relay device, the connection information is preferably displayed in a barcode format.

  Thus, by reading the connection information displayed in the barcode format with the camera of the communication terminal or the like, it is possible to reduce the trouble for the user to input identification information, a password, or the like of the wireless relay device.

  In the wireless relay device, the connection information is updated at a predetermined timing, and the terminal-side communication unit may not connect a communication terminal that requests connection wirelessly using connection information that is not up-to-date to the own device. preferable.

  Thereby, when the connection information is updated, the user needs to acquire the updated (latest) connection information. Therefore, for example, even when the user stores the connection information or the connection information is stored in the communication terminal of the user, the user can see the advertisement again.

  In the wireless relay device, it is preferable that the display unit includes a plurality of display devices, and advertisements to be displayed are different for each display device.

  Thus, by displaying advertisements having different tastes on a plurality of display devices, the advertisement can be shown to the user according to the user's preference. In addition, a provider that provides an Internet connection can contract with multiple advertisers to reasonably increase revenue opportunities.

  The wireless relay device preferably has the following configuration. That is, the display unit displays different connection information for each display device. The control unit determines a Web page to be initially displayed on the communication terminal after connection to the Internet, according to connection information used by the communication terminal.

  Thereby, after connecting a communication terminal to the Internet, the wireless relay device can allow the user to see a Web page that matches the characteristics of the advertisement that the user has viewed. For example, by showing the user a Web page on which the product displayed on the display unit can be purchased, the probability that the product is purchased can be increased.

  In the wireless relay device, it is preferable that the control unit counts the number of times the communication terminal has connected to the own device using the connection information.

  Thereby, the frequency | count of use of a radio relay apparatus, ie, the frequency | count that the user saw the advertisement, can be grasped to some extent.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, an access point device as the wireless relay device is provided.

  Thereby, the effect of the present invention can be exhibited in the access point device (wireless relay device having no router function).

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the following connection information display method is provided. That is, this connection information display method causes the wireless relay device for providing the user with the Internet connection to perform the display process, the control process, and the terminal-side connection process. Wherein in the display step, the connection information the is information for connecting to the wireless relay device, advertising and, both, the display content by the control unit of the radio relay apparatus is displayed on the display unit to be controlled. In the control step, after the advertisement is displayed on the display unit for a predetermined time, the connection information that has not been displayed is automatically displayed on the display unit . In the terminal side connection step, a communication terminal connected wirelessly using the connection information is connected to the wireless relay device in order to provide Internet connection .

  Thus, when a user wants to connect a communication terminal such as a notebook computer to the Internet, the user needs to look at the display unit until connection information is displayed. Therefore, since the user can watch the display unit, the user can surely browse the advertisement.

The block diagram which shows a mode that a communication terminal is connected to the internet via the access point apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. 6A and 6B illustrate a connection information display method by a display device. 6A and 6B illustrate a connection information display method by a display device. 6A and 6B illustrate a connection information display method by a display device. The figure which shows the memory content of a memory | storage part. The figure explaining the modification of the display method of the connection information by a display apparatus.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  First, an outline of a configuration for connecting a user's communication terminal to the Internet via an access point device (wireless relay device) will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a state in which a communication terminal is connected to the Internet via an access point device.

  In the present embodiment, a system is provided in which the Internet connection is provided to the user and the user is allowed to view the advertisement to obtain income from the advertiser. In FIG. 1, a communication terminal 11, an access point device 12, a router 13, and a web server 15 are displayed.

  The communication terminal 11 is a notebook personal computer, a smartphone, or the like, and has a configuration capable of wireless communication. The access point device 12 is configured to be connectable to the communication terminal 11 wirelessly and is connected to the router 13 wirelessly or by wire. Further, the access point device 12 of the present embodiment includes a display unit 21. The display unit 21 displays advertisements and connection information. The connection information is information for connecting the communication terminal 11 to the access point device 12, and in this embodiment, an SSID (Service Set Identifier) and a password (WAP format, WPA format, etc.) are used. The router 13 connects a LAN composed of the access point device 12 and other access point devices not shown to the Internet 14.

  When the user wants to connect the communication terminal 11 to the Internet, the user browses the display unit 21 of the access point device 12 in order to obtain the SSID and password. At this time, in this system, the user can see the advertisement. Then, the user operates the communication terminal to display a list of SSIDs detected by the communication terminal. Then, the user selects the SSID displayed on the display unit 21 from the list of SSIDs displayed on the communication terminal, and inputs the password displayed on the display unit 21. Thereby, the user can connect the communication terminal 11 to the access point device 12. Therefore, the user can acquire predetermined information from, for example, the Web server 15 using the Internet.

  Next, a detailed configuration of the access point device 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 are diagrams showing display contents of the display unit 21 included in the access point device 12. FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the contents stored in the storage unit.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the access point device 12 includes a display unit 21, a control unit 22, a storage unit 23, and a communication unit 24. Note that the access point device 12 of the present embodiment has a multi-SSID function, and a plurality (three in the following description) of SSIDs can be set. Different passwords are set for the respective SSIDs.

  The display unit 21 includes a display device 21a, a display device 21b, and a display device 21c. The display devices 21a, 21b, and 21c display advertisements and display the connection information at a predetermined timing. As described above, three SSIDs and passwords are set in the access point device 12, and the display devices 21a, 21b, and 21c display different SSIDs and passwords as connection information. As described above, the access point device 12 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of display devices, and can display different advertisements and different connection information, respectively. Contracts can be made at the same time.

  Hereinafter, an advertisement and connection information display method of the display devices 21a, 21b, and 21c will be described. The display devices 21a and 21b are relatively small displays, whereas the display device 21c is a relatively large display.

  The display device 21a switches between a state in which only the advertisement is displayed on the screen (see FIG. 2A) and a state in which only the connection information is displayed on the screen (see FIG. 2B) at a predetermined timing. . Specifically, the display device 21a displays connection information between advertisements or displays connection information every predetermined time. As described above, since the display device 21a is relatively small, it is possible to prevent a reduction in visibility by displaying both the advertisement and the connection information on the full screen. Moreover, since the location where the advertisement is displayed is the same as the location where the connection information is displayed, the advertisement can be more reliably shown to the user who desires to obtain the connection information. The display device 21a displays the SSID and password with a character string.

  As with the display device 21a, the display device 21b displays only an advertisement on the screen (see FIG. 3A), and displays only connection information on the screen (see FIG. 3B). Are switched at a predetermined timing. The display device 21 b displays the SSID and password with the two-dimensional barcode 51. The SSID and password information are embedded in the two-dimensional barcode 51, and the user can acquire the SSID and password by reading the two-dimensional barcode 51 using a camera such as a smartphone. . The user can acquire the connection information by reading the two-dimensional barcode 51, and can set the SSID and password without manual input by performing, for example, a copy operation and a paste operation. Further, since the display device 21b is relatively small as described above, it is possible to display the connection information in the barcode format and allow the user to read it. Note that the connection information may be displayed by, for example, a one-dimensional barcode instead of the two-dimensional barcode.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the display device 21 c always displays an advertisement on the screen and always displays a connection information display box 52 near the lower end of the screen. In the connection information display box 52, a state in which connection information is not displayed (see FIG. 4A) and a state in which connection information is displayed (see FIG. 4B) are switched at a predetermined timing. Thus, by always displaying the connection information display box 52, the person who has seen the display device 21c knows that there is an access point in the vicinity even if the connection information is not displayed. Can do. It should be noted that the display devices 21a and 21b also indicate that the Internet can be connected to the display devices 21a and 21b, for example, “You can connect to the Internet using the SSID and password displayed during the advertisement”. You may display in the vicinity. Further, as described above, since the display device 21c is relatively large, even if the connection information display box 52 is always displayed, a sufficient display area for the advertisement can be secured.

  The display devices 21a, 21b, and 21c display advertisements and connection information as described above. In this way, by switching the display / non-display of the connection information, the user of this system pays attention to the display unit 21 in order to acquire the connection information, so that the user can surely see the advertisement. Can do. Furthermore, since it is considered that the user keeps an eye on and carefully watches the advertisement, the contents of the advertisement can be strongly appealed to the user.

  The control unit 22 performs various controls of the access point device 12. Specifically, the control unit 22 switches display / non-display of connection information displayed on the display unit 21 or updates, for example, an SSID or a password based on information received from the outside.

  The storage unit 23 stores advertisement and connection information displayed by the display unit 21 and information necessary for control performed by the control unit 22. In addition to the above information, the storage unit 23 stores an SSID list 23a and a connection count list 23b.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the SSID list 23a describes the SSID, password, expiration date, and URL to be connected first. The expiration date set in the password is described in the item of the expiration date. That is, the password is updated to a new password after the expiration date, and the communication terminal 11 cannot be connected to the access point device 12 with the old password. The expiration date may be set not only for the password but also for the SSID. By setting an expiration date for the password, etc., even if the user remembers the password or the password is stored in the user's communication terminal, the user can see the advertisement again. Can do.

  The URL to be connected first described in FIG. 5A is a URL of a Web page that is first displayed on the screen of the communication terminal 11 when the communication terminal 11 is connected to the Internet. As shown to Fig.5 (a), in this embodiment, according to SSID utilized for the connection, it is the structure from which URL connected initially differs. Therefore, by setting a URL according to the content of the advertisement, it is possible to allow the user to browse detailed information about the advertisement or to allow the user to browse a Web page for purchasing the advertisement product.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, the connection count list 23b is a list in which the number of connections per day (the number of times the communication terminal 11 has connected to the access point apparatus 12) is tabulated for each SSID. As described above, in the present embodiment, since different SSIDs can be set for each advertiser, the number of connections for each advertiser can be totaled. In addition, since the system according to the present embodiment cannot be connected to the Internet unless an advertisement is viewed, the number of connections counted by the connection count list 23b is highly correlated with the number of people viewing the advertisement. Can do. Therefore, the vendor who provides the Internet connection informs the advertiser of the number of connections, so that the advertiser can grasp the effect of the advertisement by this system to some extent.

  The communication unit 24 includes a terminal side communication unit 24a and a WAN side communication unit 24b. The terminal side communication unit 24a can be connected to the communication terminal 11 in which the latest SSID and password (described in the storage unit 23) are input by the user. The WAN side communication unit 24b connects the access point device 12 to the router 13 (that is, the Internet 14). With this configuration, the communication unit 24 can connect the communication terminal 11 to which the latest SSID and password are input to the Internet 14.

  Next, an advantage of the present embodiment when compared with a conventional advertisement display system (a system in which an advertisement is displayed for a certain period of time after connection to the Internet and the Internet can be used after the advertisement is displayed) will be described.

  In the conventional configuration, since the user does not always see the screen of the communication terminal while the advertisement is displayed, the advertisement cannot be surely shown to the user. On the other hand, since the present embodiment has a configuration in which connection information cannot be acquired unless the advertisement is viewed, the advertisement can be reliably and carefully displayed to the user. Therefore, the effect of advertisement can be enhanced.

  In addition, the conventional configuration is a configuration in which an advertisement is displayed on the communication terminal of the user, whereas the present embodiment is a configuration in which the advertisement is displayed on the display unit 21 provided in the access point device 12. Thereby, since the structure of this embodiment can flow an advertisement by a big screen, many people can browse an advertisement. Further, in the conventional configuration, there is a possibility that the advertisement cannot be appropriately displayed depending on the specifications of the communication terminal, the OS, and the like, but such a situation cannot occur in the present embodiment.

  In the conventional configuration, the advertisement is distributed after the communication terminal is connected to the Internet. In the present embodiment, the advertisement is displayed before the communication terminal is connected to the Internet. In other words, the conventional configuration shows advertisements only to those who want to connect to the Internet, but in this embodiment, the access point device is also close to those who did not want to connect to the Internet. 12 can be informed. Therefore, in this embodiment, since the number of users of the system can be increased, the number of advertisements viewed can be increased as compared with the conventional configuration.

  As described above, the access point device 12 of the present embodiment includes the display unit 21, the control unit 22, and the terminal side communication unit 24a. The display unit 21 displays connection information that is information for connecting to the access point device 12 and an advertisement. The control unit 22 switches display / non-display of the connection information displayed on the display unit 21. The terminal-side communication unit 24 a connects the communication terminal 11 that has requested connection wirelessly using the connection information to the access point device 12.

  Thus, when the user wants to connect the communication terminal 11 to the Internet, the user needs to look at the display unit 21 until connection information is displayed. Accordingly, since the user can watch the display unit 21, the user can surely see the advertisement.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the above configuration can be modified as follows, for example.

  The configuration for switching display / non-display of the connection information is not limited to the method described above, and can be changed as appropriate. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the display / non-display of both the SSID and the password is switched. However, the configuration may be such that the SSID is always displayed on the display device and the display / non-display of only the password is switched. In this case, only the password is connection information.

  Moreover, the display method of connection information can be suitably changed according to the size of the display unit or the like. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, when the display unit 21d is elongated, display / non-display of the connection information is switched as follows. In other words, the display unit 21d is configured to display advertisements as characters scroll from right to left. Then, connection information is displayed in the advertisement at a predetermined interval (see FIG. 6C). Thereby, advertisement and connection information can be appropriately displayed on the elongated display unit 21d.

  The connection information is not limited to the SSID and password, and can be changed as appropriate. Instead of SSID, ESSID (Extended Service Set Identifier), BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier), or the like can be used. Moreover, stealth setting (setting which does not notify own SSID to surroundings) may be performed to SSID, and a user may be made to input SSID.

  For example, an SSID or the like and an electronic certificate can be used as connection information. The electronic certificate includes an electronic certificate on the user side and an electronic certificate on the supplier side that provides Internet connection. The user's electronic certificate is embedded in, for example, the two-dimensional barcode 51. The user can connect his / her communication terminal 11 to the Internet by accessing using the electronic certificate acquired from the two-dimensional barcode 51 or the like.

  As long as the display content is controlled by the control unit 22 of the access point device 12, the display unit 21 may be physically disposed at a slightly separated position.

  The display unit 21 may be configured to include only one display device, or may be configured to include four or more display devices. Moreover, the structure which divides | segments the screen of one display apparatus and displays a different advertisement may be sufficient.

  In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which an access point device is used as a wireless relay device, but a wireless LAN router may be used as the wireless relay device.

11 Communication terminal 12 Access point device (wireless relay device)
13 router 14 internet 15 web server 21 display unit 22 control unit 23 storage unit 24 communication unit 24a WAN side communication unit 24b terminal side communication unit

Claims (9)

In a wireless relay device for providing Internet connection to users,
A display unit that displays connection information, which is information for connecting to the own device, and an advertisement;
A control unit that automatically displays the connection information that has not been displayed on the display unit after an advertisement is displayed on the display unit for a predetermined time ;
A communication terminal that requests connection wirelessly using the connection information, a terminal-side communication unit that connects to the own device in order to provide an Internet connection ;
A wireless relay device comprising: The wireless relay device according to claim 1,
The connection information includes at least one of identification information for identifying the own device or a network including the own device and a password for connecting to the own device using the identification information. Relay device. The wireless relay device according to claim 1 or 2,
The wireless relay device is characterized in that the connection information is displayed in a barcode format. The wireless relay device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The connection information is updated at a predetermined timing, and the terminal-side communication unit does not connect a communication terminal that requests connection wirelessly using connection information that is not up-to-date to the wireless relay device. The wireless relay device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein
The wireless relay device, wherein the display unit includes a plurality of display devices, and displays different advertisements for each display device. The wireless relay device according to claim 5,
The display unit displays different connection information for each display device,
The control unit determines a Web page to be initially displayed on the communication terminal after connection to the Internet, according to connection information used by the communication terminal. The wireless relay device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The said control part counts the frequency | count that the communication terminal connected to the own machine using the said connection information, The wireless relay apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.   The access point apparatus as a radio relay apparatus as described in any one of Claim 1-7. To wireless relay device to provide Internet connection to users,
A connection information which is information for connecting to the wireless relay device, advertising and, both, a display step of displaying contents by the control unit of the radio relay apparatus is displayed on the display unit to be controlled,
After the advertisement is displayed on the display unit for a predetermined time, a control step of automatically displaying the connection information that has not been displayed on the display unit ;
A terminal side connection step of connecting a communication terminal connected wirelessly using the connection information to the wireless relay device in order to provide an Internet connection ;
The connection information display method characterized by performing.

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