JP6154776B2 - Setting application system, setting application method, communication apparatus, server apparatus, and computer program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technical field in which information set in one device is applied to the other device between different devices.

  There are various types of communication apparatuses that relay between a plurality of communication networks (hereinafter referred to as “routers” in the present application) depending on the usage mode of the user. As an example, the router is roughly classified into a wired LAN (Local_Area_Network) router and a wireless LAN router. For example, when using the Internet using this wireless LAN router, the user needs to set various information for the wireless LAN router (hereinafter referred to as “setting information” in the present application). As an example, the setting information includes SSID (Service_Set_Identifier) indicating a network name, an encryption key as a security key, PPPoE (Point-to-point_protocol_over_Ethernet) authentication ID (Identifier), a password, and the like. For example, when using MAC (Media_Access_Control) address filtering, which is one of functions for restricting access, the setting information includes not only information such as SSID but also information related to MAC address filtering. As described above, the wireless LAN router has various functions and information on the functions is set for the purpose of improving convenience and security measures.

  Here, representative related technologies existing prior to the present application include, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique related to an IP (Internet_Protocol) network system.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technology in which a user sets and changes information defining an IP network service in a generally known wide area virtual private network (Internet_Protocol-Virtual_Private_Network: hereinafter referred to as “IP-VPN”). Disclose. More specifically, when information defining the service is stored in the server device managed by the network operator, the user accesses the server device and also stores the service stored in the server device. Change the information that prescribes. As described above, Patent Document 1 allows the user himself to make settings related to the IP network service.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a technique related to an access point, a wireless communication device, and a control method thereof.

  The wireless communication device disclosed in Patent Document 2 stores information including an account and a password used for authentication processing in a removable storage device. When performing authentication processing in another wireless communication device different from the wireless communication device, the other wireless communication device performs authentication processing using information stored in the removable storage device. Thereby, for example, a user who uses the wireless communication device can easily authenticate the access point and the wireless communication device using the removable storage device.

  Patent Document 3 discloses a technique related to a network synchronization system and an information processing apparatus. The network synchronization system disclosed in Patent Document 3 includes a plurality of digital color multifunction peripherals that are communicably connected via a network. The digital color MFP includes a setting information storage unit that stores setting information of the device itself, a synchronization shared storage unit that shares the setting information, and a synchronization control unit that updates the setting information stored in the setting information storage unit And have. The synchronization control unit is based on a comparison result between the setting information stored in the synchronization shared storage unit of the own device and the setting information stored in the synchronization shared storage unit of another digital color MFP different from the own device. The setting information is updated. Thereby, the plurality of digital color multifunction peripherals can synchronize the setting information.

  There are a wide variety of techniques for managing accounts and passwords used for authentication processing, such as Patent Document 4 as well as Patent Documents 1 to 3 described above.

JP 2004-253940 A JP 2003-304258 A JP 2009-033706 A JP 2010-186432 A

  As described above, information including the SSID, the encryption key, the PPPoE authentication ID and the password is set in the wireless LAN router. Therefore, when a wireless LAN router that has already been installed is replaced with another wireless LAN router that is different from the wireless LAN router, the user can use the other wireless LAN router based on information set in the existing wireless LAN router. You need to change the settings manually on the router.

  However, when changing the setting of another wireless LAN router using a terminal device having a wireless LAN function such as a smartphone, first, the user uses another wireless LAN using the SSID set at the time of factory shipment. A connection is established between the router and the terminal device. Thereafter, the user needs to change the setting of the other wireless LAN router. That is, since the user needs to establish a connection between the other wireless LAN router and the terminal device, there is a possibility that it will be very time-consuming.

  For this problem, wireless LAN routers also include devices having a function of storing such setting information in a terminal device. However, for example, when the manufacturer and model of the wireless LAN router and the other wireless LAN router are different, the configuration of the data file of the setting information stored in the terminal device may be different. Therefore, even if the user saves the setting information in the terminal device, the user cannot apply the setting information to the other wireless LAN router.

  Patent Document 1 only describes that the information defining the IP network service is updated. Further, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2, not only a removable storage device is required, but also the wireless communication device needs to have an interface through which the storage device can be attached and detached. Therefore, the manufacturing cost of the wireless communication device may be high. Further, the user needs to attach and detach the storage device when performing authentication processing in the wireless communication device. That is, user convenience may be reduced.

  The network synchronization system disclosed in Patent Document 3 only describes that setting information is synchronized in a plurality of digital color multifunction peripherals. Further, when synchronizing the setting information, the plurality of digital color MFPs need to be communicably connected via a communication network. That is, in the network synchronization system, replacement of an already installed device to a newly installed device is not considered and nothing is described.

  A main object of the present invention is to provide a setting application system that can apply information set in a specific device to a desired device without requiring a troublesome operation.

  In order to achieve the above object, a setting application system according to an aspect of the present invention includes the following configuration.

That is, the setting application system according to one aspect of the present invention is:
Control means for controlling the setting information of the first communication device to be backed up and the identification information capable of identifying the second communication device to which the setting information is applied to be stored in the first storage means;
Management means for holding the setting information and controlling to hold the second setting information in the second storage means when the second setting information is obtained from the conversion means;
When applying the setting information to the second communication device, the control means includes:
Based on the identification information and information indicating the model name of the second communication device, the setting information associated with the identification information is converted into a configuration applicable to the second communication device. 2 setting information is generated.

  In order to achieve the object, a setting application method according to an aspect of the present invention includes the following configuration.

That is, the setting application method according to one aspect of the present invention is:
Depending on the information processing device,
Storing in the first storage means the setting information of the first communication device to be backed up and the identification information capable of identifying the second communication device to which the setting information is applied;
When the setting information is held and the second setting information is obtained from the conversion means, the second setting information is held in the second storage means,
When the setting information is applied to the second communication device, the setting information associated with the identification information is determined based on the identification information and information indicating a model name of the second communication device. 2nd setting information is produced | generated by converting into the structure applicable to 2 communication apparatuses.

  This object is also achieved by a computer program for realizing the setting application system and setting application method having the above-described configurations by a computer, and a readable storage medium storing the computer program. .

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the setting application system etc. which can apply the information set to the specific apparatus to a desired apparatus, without requiring troublesome operation can be provided.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the setting application system in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the setting application system in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the backup process which the setting application system in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention performs. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the process which applies the setting information which the setting application system in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention performs. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the setting application system in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the wireless LAN router in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram (flowchart) which shows operation | movement of the backup process which the setting application system in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention performs. It is a sequence diagram (flowchart) which shows the operation | movement of the process which applies the setting information which the setting application system in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention performs. It is a sequence diagram (flowchart) which shows the operation | movement of the process which applies the setting information which the setting application system in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention performs. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the setting application system in the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of one wireless LAN router in the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the other wireless LAN router in the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram (flowchart) which shows operation | movement of the backup process which the setting application system in the 4th Embodiment of this invention performs. It is a block diagram explaining illustratively the hardware constitutions of the information processor which can realize each embodiment concerning the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a setting application system 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, the setting application system 10 includes a communication device 1, a communication device 2, and a server device 3. The communication device 1, the communication device 2, and the server device 3 are communicably connected via the communication network 110.

  In the following description, for convenience of explanation, the first communication device is referred to as “communication device 1”, and the second communication device is referred to as “communication device 2”. In the following description, the communication device 1 and the communication device 2 are collectively referred to as “communication device” (hereinafter, the same applies to each embodiment).

  More specifically, in FIG. 1, the communication devices (communication device 1 and communication device 2) include a management unit 4.

  The management unit 4 holds setting information (first setting information 102) of a specific communication device (first communication device) to be backed up in the storage unit 6 (second storage unit). Further, when the management unit 4 obtains the second setting information 104 from the control unit 7 which will be described later, the management unit 4 controls to store the second setting information 104 in the storage unit 6.

  More specifically, when the management unit 4 backs up the first setting information 102 of a specific communication device to be backed up, the identification information that can identify the communication device to which the first setting information 102 is to be applied. Backup information 103 including 101 and first setting information 102 stored in the storage unit 6 is given to the server device 3 via the communication unit 5.

  Here, the identification information 101 is, for example, information that can identify another communication device different from the own device. That is, the identification information 101 is information that can identify a communication device to which the first setting information 102 is to be applied. More specifically, the identification information 101 is, for example, the MAC address of the other communication device.

  The first setting information 102 includes various types of information set in the communication device that is a backup target. More specifically, as an example, the first setting information 102 includes the model name of the device itself (also referred to as “device name” in the present application), SSID, encryption key, PPPoE authentication ID and authentication password, and MAC address filtering. Information on packet filtering and information on packet filtering. However, the first setting information 102 includes not only the information described above but also information related to functions that can be set in the communication device.

  Here, more specifically, as an example, the information regarding MAC address filtering includes, for example, information indicating a specific MAC address to be filtered. The information related to packet filtering includes information indicating the IP address of the transmission source or the transmission destination that is the object of filtering. However, the present invention described using this embodiment as an example is not limited to the configuration described above (hereinafter, the same applies to each embodiment).

  In the following description, for convenience of description, the model name included in the first setting information 102 is referred to as “first model name”. In other words, in the following description, the model name of the communication device to be backed up is referred to as “first model name”. In the following description, information indicating the model name of the communication apparatus to which the first setting information 102 is to be applied is referred to as “model name information” (hereinafter, the same applies to each embodiment).

  Next, when applying the first setting information 102, the management unit 4 indicates identification information 101 that can identify the communication device to which the first setting information 102 is applied, and the model name of the communication device. Information (model name information) is given to the server device 3 via the communication unit 5.

  When the management unit 4 receives the setting information (second setting information 104) from the server device 3, the management unit 4 holds the second setting information 104 in the storage unit 6. That is, when the setting information is already stored in the storage unit 6, the management unit 4 updates (eg, overwrites) the setting information with the received second setting information 104.

  For the purpose of making the explanation easier to understand, the storage unit 6 of the communication apparatus 2 shown in FIG. 1 will be described by taking a configuration that does not include setting information as an example. However, the embodiment according to the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. The storage unit 6 of the communication device 2 may employ a configuration including setting information (hereinafter, the same applies to each embodiment).

  Thereby, the communication apparatus can update the setting of the own apparatus based on the second setting information 104.

  More specifically, for example, when the setting information (first setting information 102) of the communication device 1 is applied to the communication device 2, the communication device 1 includes a backup including the identification information 101 and the first setting information 102. The information 103 is backed up to the server device 3. Further, the communication device 2 transmits the identification information 101 of the own device and the model name information to the server device 3. And the communication apparatus 2 hold | maintains the 2nd setting information 104 obtained from the server apparatus 3 in the storage part 6 according to transmitting the identification information 101 and model name information. Thereby, the communication apparatus 2 can apply the backup setting information of the communication apparatus 1 to the own apparatus.

  Next, the storage unit 6 holds various types of information including information (first setting information 102) set in the communication device. The storage unit 6 is a non-volatile storage device that can read and write data by a communication device.

  More specifically, as an example, the storage unit 6 may employ a non-volatile storage device such as a storage device mounted on the communication device.

  The communication network 110 is, for example, a home network configured by various communication lines owned by a mobile phone operator, general communication lines such as the Internet provided by Internet service providers, home gateways, and the like.

  Next, the server device 3 includes a control unit 7.

  More specifically, when the control unit 7 receives the backup information 103 including the identification information 101 and the first setting information 102 from the communication device, the control unit 7 stores the backup information 103 in the storage unit (first storage unit) 9. Control to store in. In addition, the control unit 7 gives information indicating that the backup information 103 has been successfully stored to the communication device via the communication unit 8.

  Here, the backup information 103 is information in which the identification information 101 and the first setting information 102 are associated with each other.

  For example, the control unit 7 may adopt a configuration in which the backup information 103 is stored in the storage unit 9 over a predetermined period. That is, the control unit 7 may adopt a configuration in which the backup information 103 is temporarily stored in the storage unit 9. Further, the control unit 7 may adopt a configuration in which the backup information 103 is deleted from the storage unit 9 when a predetermined period has elapsed. Thereby, the control part 7 can obtain | require the 1st setting information 102 linked | related with the identification information 101 from the backup information 103 more rapidly.

  Next, when receiving the identification information 101 and the model name information from the communication device via the communication unit 8, the control unit 7 stores the backup information 103 stored in the storage unit 9 based on the received identification information 101. Refer to As a result of referring to the backup information 103, the control unit 7 obtains first setting information 102 associated with the identification information 101 from the backup information 103.

  The control unit 7 can apply the first setting information 102 to the communication device indicated by the model name information by executing the conversion process based on the obtained first setting information 102 and the received model name information. The second setting information 104 is generated by converting it into a data file structure. Then, the control unit 7 gives the second setting information 104 to the communication device.

  More specifically, the control unit 7 creates a data file stored in the storage unit 9 for each model name based on the first model name and model name information included in the obtained first setting information 102. Extract information required for configuration conversion. In accordance with the extracted information, the control unit 7 converts the configuration of the data file in the first setting information 102 into a configuration (format) applicable to the communication device indicated by the model name information. That is, the control unit 7 generates the second setting information 104 by converting the configuration of the data file in the first setting information 102 in accordance with the communication apparatus that is the application destination. Then, the control unit 7 gives the second setting information 104 to the communication device.

  Here, the information necessary for the configuration conversion includes, for example, a process of converting the configuration so as to be applicable from the model A to the model B, a process of converting the configuration so as to be applicable from the model A to the model C, and It includes information indicating a process of converting the configuration so that the model D can be applied to the model B. That is, the information necessary for the configuration conversion includes information indicating processing necessary for configuration conversion for each model before conversion and for each model after conversion.

  The communication unit 5 and the communication unit 8 have, for example, a WAN (Wide_Area_Network) interface. The communication unit 5 and the communication unit 8 connect the server device 3 and the communication device so that they can communicate with each other via the communication network 110.

  The storage unit 9 holds backup information 103. The storage unit 9 is a nonvolatile storage device that can read and write data by a computer. More specifically, as an example, the storage unit 9 may employ a nonvolatile storage device such as a hard disk drive (Hard_disk_drive: hereinafter referred to as “HDD”) mounted on an electronic device such as an information processing device. .

  For example, the storage unit 9 may employ a storage device (not shown) connected to the communication network 110. However, the present invention described using this embodiment as an example is not limited to the above-described configuration (the same applies to the following embodiments).

  In the embodiment described above, for the sake of convenience of explanation, the control unit 7 has been described by taking the configuration of the server device 3 as an example. However, the embodiment according to the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the control unit 7 may employ a configuration included in the communication device.

  In this case, for example, the control unit 7 refers to the backup information 103 stored in the server device 3 based on the identification information 101. As a result of referring to the backup information 103, the control unit 7 obtains first setting information 102 associated with the identification information 101 from the backup information 103. Next, the control unit 7 may adopt a configuration for executing the conversion process based on the obtained first setting information 102 and the model name (model name information) of the own apparatus.

  Further, in the present embodiment described above, for the sake of convenience of explanation, as an example, the setting application system 10 has been described with an example of a configuration in which setting information in a specific communication device is applied to the other communication device. However, the embodiment according to the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. The setting application system 10 may adopt a configuration in which setting information of a specific communication device is applied to the own device. That is, the setting application system 10 can also be used for backup of setting information.

  As described above, according to the setting application system 10 according to the present embodiment, information set in a specific device can be applied to a desired device without requiring a troublesome operation. The reason is as described below.

  That is, the setting application system 10 includes a management unit 4 that can backup or apply the setting information of the communication device, and a control unit 7 that converts the setting information into a data file configuration applicable to the communication device to which the setting information is to be applied. It is because it prepares. Thereby, for example, when a specific communication device is replaced with another communication device different from the specific communication device, the user can easily set the setting information of the specific communication device with respect to the other communication device. Can be applied to. In addition, since the setting information including the SSID, the encryption key, the PPPoE authentication ID and the authentication password can be applied to the other communication device, the user does not need to set the SSID in the terminal device. It becomes. That is, user convenience is improved.

  Even if the manufacturer and model of the specific communication device and the other communication device are different, the setting application system 10 applies the setting information of the specific communication device to the other communication device. be able to. The reason is that the control unit 7 can convert the configuration of the data file so that the setting information of the specific communication device can be applied to the other communication device.

<Second Embodiment>
Next, a second embodiment based on the setting application system 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above will be described. In the following description, the characteristic part according to the present embodiment will be mainly described. At this time, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same configurations as those in the above-described embodiments, and duplicate descriptions are omitted.

  A setting application system 20 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the setting application system 20 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 2, the setting application system 20 includes a communication device 1, a communication device 2, and a server device 21.

  In the present embodiment, the setting application system 20 extracts a functional difference between communication devices, and further includes a difference extraction unit 22 that presents information regarding the difference, the setting application described in the first embodiment. Different from system 10.

  More specifically, the difference extraction unit 22 is based on the first model name included in the first setting information 102 obtained by the control unit 7 and the model name indicated by the model name information obtained from the communication device. The difference between the functions of each communication device is extracted. That is, the difference extraction unit 22 extracts information related to the function associated with the first model name and the model name indicated by the model name information from the function information 105 stored in the storage unit 9 in advance.

  Here, the function information 105 includes, for each model name, a function associated with the model name and information related to the function.

Next, the difference extraction part 22 gives the difference information containing the information regarding the extracted function difference with respect to a communication apparatus, for example. In other words, the difference extraction unit 22 provides difference information including information regarding a function having a difference among the extracted functions to, for example, a communication device.

  For example, the difference extraction unit 22 may employ a configuration in which the difference information is presented in a manner that the user can easily identify. More specifically, for example, the difference extraction unit 22 presents a difference information including a function name (function name) based on the extracted information and a URL (Uniform_Resource_Locator) of a Web page describing the function. It may be adopted. In the present application, the Web page is simply referred to as “page” (hereinafter, the same applies to each embodiment).

  As an example, the communication device may adopt a configuration in which the difference information obtained from the difference extraction unit 22 is displayed (presented) on a terminal device (not illustrated) (for example, the terminal device 33 illustrated in FIG. 5). Or the difference extraction part 22 may employ | adopt the structure which distributes (presents) difference information with respect to a terminal device using an email. However, the present invention described using this embodiment as an example is not limited to the configuration described above (hereinafter, the same applies to each embodiment).

  Thus, for example, the user can confirm the functional difference between the two communication devices and the detailed content of the function by referring to the presented difference information. The setting application system 20 can improve user convenience.

  Next, in the following description, operations performed by the setting application system 20 in the present embodiment will be described more specifically. First, in the following description, an operation of backup processing performed by the setting application system 20 in the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the backup process performed by the setting application system 20 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The operation procedure of the setting application system 20 will be described along the flowchart.

  Here, for convenience of explanation, as an example, the setting application system 20 backs up the setting information of the communication device 1.

  In the following description, for convenience of explanation, the management unit 4 included in the communication device 1 is referred to as a management unit A, the communication unit 5 is referred to as a communication unit A, and the storage unit 6 is referred to as a storage unit A. Further, the management unit 4 included in the communication device 2 is referred to as a management unit B, the communication unit 5 is referred to as a communication unit B, and the storage unit 6 is referred to as a storage unit B.

  For convenience of explanation, the above-described configuration will be described as an example. However, the present invention described using this embodiment as an example is not limited to the above-described configuration (the same applies to the following embodiments).

(Backup process)
Step S1:
In response to the input of the identification information 101, the management unit A receives the backup information 103 including the identification information 101 and the setting information (first setting information 102) held in the storage unit A, and the communication unit A. To the server apparatus 3 via

  Here, the identification information 101 is the MAC address of the communication device 2.

Step S2:
The control unit 7 receives the backup information 103 including the identification information 101 and the first setting information 102 from the communication device 1 and controls to store the received backup information 103 in the storage unit 9.

Step S3:
The control unit 7 transmits information indicating that the backup information 103 has been successfully stored to the communication device 1 via the communication unit 8. That is, the control unit 7 notifies the communication apparatus 1 that transmitted the backup information 103 that the storage has been successful.

  As an example, the communication device 1 may employ a configuration in which information indicating success is presented to a terminal device (not illustrated), for example. Or the communication apparatus 1 may employ | adopt the structure which presents the information which shows that it succeeded, for example by lighting LED (Light_Emitting_Diode) which an own apparatus has. That is, the communication device 1 can employ a configuration in which information indicating the success is presented in a manner that allows the user to easily identify the information. Thereby, the user can easily recognize that the backup of the setting information in the communication device 1 has been completed and can turn off the communication device 1.

(Apply processing)
Next, in the following description, the operation of the process for applying the setting information performed by the setting application system 20 in the present embodiment will be described more specifically.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of processing for applying setting information performed by the setting application system 20 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The operation procedure of the setting application system 20 will be described along the flowchart.

  Here, for convenience of explanation, as an example, the setting application system 20 applies the setting information of the communication device 1 to the communication device 2. That is, the communication device 1 is replaced with the communication device 2.

Step S11:
The management unit B transmits identification information 101 that can identify the own device and information (model name information) indicating the model name of the own device to the server device 3 via the communication unit B.

Step S12:
In response to receiving the identification information 101 and the model name information from the communication device 2, the control unit 7 refers to the backup information 103 stored in the storage unit 9 based on the received identification information 101. Then, the control unit 7 obtains first setting information 102 associated with the identification information 101 from the backup information 103.

  More specifically, the control unit 7 refers to the backup information 103 and determines whether or not there is identification information that matches the identification information 101.

“YES” in step S12:
As a result of the determination, when it is determined that the backup information 103 has identification information that matches the identification information 101, the control unit 7 advances the process to step S14.

“NO” in step S12:
As a result of the determination, when it is determined that there is no identification information that matches the identification information 101 in the backup information 103, the control unit 7 advances the process to step S13.

Step S13:
The control unit 7 transmits information indicating that there is no identification information that matches the identification information 101 to the communication device 2. And the control part 7 complete | finishes a process.

Step S14:
The control unit 7 obtains first setting information 102 associated with the identification information 101 from the backup information 103. That is, the control unit 7 extracts the first setting information 102 associated with the identification information 101 from the backup information 103.

Step S15:
The difference extraction unit 22 performs communication based on the first model name included in the first setting information 102 obtained by the control unit 7 and the model name indicated by the model name information obtained from the communication device 2. It is determined whether or not there is a functional difference of the device.

“YES” in step S15:
If the difference extraction unit 22 determines that there is a functional difference, and if it is determined that there is a functional difference between the communication device having the first model name and the model name indicated by the model name information, the difference extraction unit 22 performs the process in step S16. Proceed to

“NO” in step S15:
If the difference extraction unit 22 determines that there is no functional difference, as a result of determining that there is no functional difference between the communication device having the first model name and the model name indicated by the model name information, the difference extraction unit 22 performs the process in step S17. Proceed to

Step S16:
The difference extraction unit 22 performs communication based on the first model name included in the first setting information 102 obtained by the control unit 7 and the model name indicated by the model name information obtained from the communication device 2. The difference between the functions of the device is extracted. In addition, the difference extraction unit 22 transmits difference information including information regarding the extracted function difference to the communication device 2 and advances the process to step S18.

Step S17:
The difference extraction unit 22 transmits difference information including information indicating that there is no functional difference between the communication apparatuses to the communication apparatus 2 and advances the process to step S18.

Step S18:
The control unit 7 can apply the first setting information 102 to the communication device indicated by the model name information by executing the conversion process based on the obtained first setting information 102 and the received model name information. To the correct data file structure. That is, the second setting information 104 is generated by executing the conversion process based on the first setting information 102 and the received model name information. The control unit 7 transmits the second setting information 104 to the communication device 2.

Step S19:
The management unit B receives the second setting information 104 and the difference information from the server device 21. The management unit B controls to store the received second setting information 104 and difference information in the storage unit B.

  Thereby, the communication apparatus 2 can update the setting of the own apparatus based on the second setting information 104 generated based on the setting information (first setting information 102) of the communication apparatus 1. In addition, the communication device 2 may adopt a configuration in which information indicating that there is no function difference or information regarding the function difference is presented to a terminal device (not illustrated), for example.

  Note that the processing described in FIGS. 3 and 4 is included by attaching the same reference numerals to the processing shown in the sequence diagrams of FIGS. 7, 8A, 8B, and 12 described later.

  Thus, according to the setting application system 20 according to the present embodiment, the effects described in the first embodiment can be enjoyed, and further the convenience for the user can be enhanced.

  The reason is that the setting application system 20 extracts the functional difference between the communication device to be backed up and the communication device to which the backed up setting information is applied, and also presents the difference extraction that presents information indicating the functional difference. This is because the unit 22 is further provided.

<Third Embodiment>
Next, a third embodiment based on the setting application system 20 according to the second embodiment of the present invention described above will be described. In the following description, the characteristic part according to the present embodiment will be mainly described. At this time, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same configurations as those in the above-described embodiments, and duplicate descriptions are omitted.

  A setting application system 30 according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 8 (FIGS. 8A and 8B).

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the setting application system 30 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 5, the setting application system 30 includes a wireless LAN router 31, a wireless LAN router 32, and a server device 21.

  In the following description, for convenience of explanation, the first wireless LAN router is referred to as “wireless LAN router 31”, and the second wireless LAN router is referred to as “wireless LAN router 32”. In the following description, the wireless LAN router 31 and the wireless LAN router 32 are collectively referred to as “wireless LAN router” (hereinafter, the same applies to each embodiment).

  The wireless LAN router 31 corresponds to the communication device 1 described in the first and second embodiments. The wireless LAN router 32 corresponds to the communication device 2 described in the first and second embodiments.

  The wireless LAN router 31 and the wireless LAN router 32 further include a Web GUI unit (interface unit) 34, a switch unit (operation unit) 35, and a communication establishment unit 39, as described in the second embodiment. Different from device 2.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the wireless LAN router 31 in the third embodiment of the present invention. For convenience of explanation, FIG. 6 shows the configuration of the wireless LAN router 31, but the configuration of the wireless LAN router 32 is the same. Therefore, the block diagram showing the configuration of the wireless LAN router 32 is omitted by giving the same reference numerals.

  In FIG. 6, the wireless LAN router 31 further includes a Web GUI unit 34 and a switch unit 35. The storage unit 6 further holds authentication information 106.

  The Web GUI unit 34 provides an interface that can provide a user with an operation required for setting the wireless LAN router 31 or the wireless LAN router 32. In other words, the WebGUI unit 34 provides an interface that can easily perform operations required for backup of setting information (first setting information 102) and application of the second setting information 104 in the wireless LAN router.

  For example, the switch unit 35 instructs the wireless LAN router to start the application process when operated (for example, pressed) by the user. That is, the switch unit 35 is a trigger for starting the application process. In other words, the switch unit 35 controls the management unit 4 to start processing for applying the setting information.

  The authentication information 106 includes a PPPoE authentication ID and an authentication password. More specifically, the authentication information 106 includes a PPPoE authentication ID and an authentication password used when connecting to the server device 21. That is, the authentication information 106 includes a temporary PPPoE authentication ID and an authentication password. For example, the authentication information 106 may be configured to be stored in the storage unit 6 at the time of factory shipment.

  The communication establishment unit 39 controls the communication device so as to be communicably connected to another device different from the own device using the authentication information 106 stored in the storage unit 6. That is, when executing such application processing, the communication establishment unit 39 controls the communication device to connect to the server device 21 using the authentication information 106 so as to be communicable.

  Therefore, the user can connect to the server device 21 without setting the PPPoE authentication ID and authentication password. Further, after applying the second setting information 104, the wireless LAN router can connect to the communication network 110 using the PPPoE authentication ID and the authentication password included in the second setting information 104.

  The terminal device 33 includes a wireless communication unit 37 and a display unit 38.

  The wireless communication unit 36 and the wireless communication unit 37 have a wireless LAN interface. For this reason, the wireless LAN router and the terminal device 33 are communicably connected via the wireless communication unit 36 and the wireless communication unit 37 included in each.

  The display unit 38 presents various contents such as pages to the user via a user interface such as a display.

  In the following description, the operation of the setting application system 30 in the present embodiment will be described more specifically.

  FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram (flow chart) showing the operation of the backup process performed by the setting application system 30 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B are sequence diagrams (flowcharts) illustrating the operation of the process of applying the setting information performed by the setting application system 30 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The operation procedure of the setting application system 30 will be described along the sequence diagram. At this time, the same reference numerals are assigned to the configurations described in the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and redundant descriptions are omitted.

  In the following description, for convenience of explanation, the setting information of the wireless LAN router 31 is backed up as an example. In the following description, the backed up setting information is applied to the wireless LAN router 32.

  In the following description, for convenience of explanation, the management unit 4 included in the wireless LAN router 31 is the management unit A, the communication unit 5 is the communication unit A, the storage unit 6 is the storage unit A, the WebGUI unit 34 is the WebGUI unit A. The switch unit 35 is referred to as a switch unit A, and the wireless communication unit 36 is referred to as a wireless communication unit A. The wireless LAN router 32 has the management unit 4 as the management unit B, the communication unit 5 as the communication unit B, the storage unit 6 as the storage unit B, the WebGUI unit 34 as the WebGUI unit B, the switch unit 35 as the switch unit B, and the wireless communication. The unit 36 is referred to as a wireless communication unit B.

  For convenience of explanation, the above-described configuration will be described as an example. However, the present invention described by taking this embodiment as an example is not limited to the above-described configuration (the same applies to the following embodiments).

(Backup process)
Step S21:
The terminal device 33 requests information representing a page that prompts the WebGUI unit A to input a MAC address in accordance with a user operation. That is, the user uses the terminal device 33 to access a page that prompts the user to input the MAC address stored in the WebGUI unit A.

Step S22:
In response to a request from the terminal device 33, the Web GUI unit A transmits information representing a page that prompts input of a MAC address to the terminal device 33.

Step S23:
The terminal device 33 receives information representing a page that prompts the input of the MAC address via the wireless communication unit 37. Further, the terminal device 33 displays the page on the display unit 38 based on the received information.

  Here, as an example, the page that prompts the input of the MAC address includes an input form in which the MAC address can be input and an execution button for starting the backup process. However, the present invention described using this embodiment as an example is not limited to the configuration described above (hereinafter, the same applies to each embodiment).

  Accordingly, the user can input the MAC address of the wireless LAN router 32 to which the setting information that has been backed up is applied, and can start the backup process.

Step S24:
The terminal device 33 transmits identification information 101 indicating the MAC address of the wireless LAN router 32 to the Web GUI unit A in response to a user operation.

  For example, when the MAC address is not input in the input form, the terminal device 33 displays information indicating an error on the display unit 38. In addition, the terminal device 33 redisplays a page that prompts the input of the MAC address on the display unit 38. That is, the terminal device 33 may adopt a configuration that returns to step S23.

  Here, it is assumed that the user inputs the MAC address in the input form displayed on the display unit 38 and presses the execution button.

Step S25:
The Web GUI unit A receives the identification information 101 from the terminal device 33 and transmits the received identification information 101 to the management unit A.

Step S1:
In response to receiving the identification information 101 from the Web GUI unit A, the management unit A receives backup information 103 including the identification information 101 and the first setting information 102 stored in the storage unit A via the communication unit A. To the server device 21.

Step S2:
The control unit 7 receives the backup information 103 from the wireless LAN router 31 and stores the received backup information 103 in the storage unit 9.

Step S3:
The control unit 7 transmits information indicating that the backup information 103 has been successfully stored to the wireless LAN router 31 via the communication unit 8.

Step S26:
The wireless LAN router 31 receives information indicating success from the server device 21. In addition, the Web GUI unit A transmits information indicating that the backup information 103 has been successfully stored and information indicating an instruction to replace the wireless LAN router 32 to the terminal device 33.

Step S27:
The terminal device 33 receives information indicating that the storage has been successful from the Web GUI unit A and information indicating an instruction to replace the wireless LAN router 32, and displays the received information on the display unit 38.

  Thereby, the user can recognize that the backup of the setting information in the wireless LAN router 31 was successful. In addition, the user can turn off the wireless LAN router 31 and replace it with the wireless LAN router 32.

(Apply processing)
Step S28:
The wireless LAN router 32 starts connection processing in response to the switch unit B being pressed by the user.

  For example, the wireless LAN router 32 determines whether or not connection to the communication network 110 is possible. When it is determined that the wireless LAN router 32 can be connected to the communication network 110, the wireless LAN router 32 establishes a connection with the server device 21.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the wireless LAN router 32 cannot be connected to the communication network 110, the wireless LAN router 32 determines whether PPPoE authentication is necessary. When it is determined that PPPoE authentication is not necessary, the wireless LAN router 32 transmits information indicating a connection error to the terminal device 33 using the WebGUI unit B. The terminal device 33 receives information indicating the connection error from the WebGUI unit B and displays the information on the display unit 38. Next, when it is determined that PPPoE authentication is necessary, the communication establishment unit 39 uses the authentication information 106 stored in the storage unit 6 for the wireless LAN router 32 and the server device 21 different from its own device. Controls connection so that communication is possible. The wireless LAN router 32 performs PPPoE authentication using the authentication ID and password included in the authentication information 106 stored in the storage unit 6.

  The technology itself for determining whether or not the wireless LAN router can connect to the communication network 110 and whether or not PPPoE authentication is necessary can employ a general technology. Omitted (hereinafter the same applies to each embodiment).

Step S11:
The management unit B transmits identification information 101 indicating the MAC address of the own device and information (model name information) indicating the model name of the own device to the server device 21 via the communication unit B.

Step S12:
In response to receiving the identification information 101 and the model name information from the wireless LAN router 32, the control unit 7 refers to the backup information 103 stored in the storage unit 9 based on the received identification information 101. Further, the control unit 7 determines whether or not there is identification information that matches the identification information 101.

“YES” in step S12:
As a result of the determination, when it is determined that the backup information 103 has identification information that matches the identification information 101, the control unit 7 advances the process to step S14.

“NO” in step S12:
As a result of the determination, when it is determined that there is no identification information that matches the identification information 101 in the backup information 103, the control unit 7 advances the process to step S13.

Step S13:
The control unit 7 transmits information indicating that there is no identification information that matches the identification information 101 to the wireless LAN router 32, and advances the processing to step S29.

Step S14:
The control unit 7 obtains first setting information 102 associated with the identification information 101 from the backup information 103.

Step S15:
Based on the first model name included in the first setting information 102 obtained by the control unit 7 and the model name indicated by the model name information obtained from the wireless LAN router 32, the difference extraction unit 22 It is determined whether or not there is a functional difference that the wireless LAN router has.

“YES” in step S15:
If the difference extraction unit 22 determines that there is a functional difference, and if it is determined that there is a functional difference between the communication device having the first model name and the model name indicated by the model name information, the difference extraction unit 22 performs the process in step S16. Proceed to

“NO” in step S15:
If the difference extraction unit 22 determines that there is no functional difference, as a result of determining that there is no functional difference between the communication device having the first model name and the model name indicated by the model name information, the difference extraction unit 22 performs the process in step S17. Proceed to

Step S16:
Based on the first model name included in the first setting information 102 obtained by the control unit 7 and the model name indicated by the model name information obtained from the wireless LAN router 32, the difference extraction unit 22 A difference between functions of the wireless LAN router is extracted. Further, the difference extraction unit 22 transmits difference information including information regarding the extracted function difference to the wireless LAN router 32, and the process proceeds to step S18.

Step S17:
The difference extraction unit 22 transmits difference information including information indicating that there is no functional difference between the wireless LAN routers to the wireless LAN router 32, and the process proceeds to step S18.

Step S18:
The control unit 7 executes a conversion process based on the first setting information 102 and the model name information, so that the first setting information 102 can be applied to the wireless LAN router indicated by the model name information. The second setting information 104 is generated by converting to the above configuration. The control unit 7 transmits the second setting information 104 to the wireless LAN router 32.

Step S19:
The management unit B receives the second setting information 104 and the difference information from the server device 21. The management unit B holds the received second setting information 104 and difference information in the storage unit B and advances the process to step S31.

Step S29:
The Web GUI unit B transmits information indicating an error to the terminal device 33 based on the information received from the server device 21 and indicating that there is no matching identification information.

Step S30:
The terminal device 33 receives information indicating the error from the WebGUI unit B and displays the information on the display unit 38.

Step S31:
The Web GUI unit B transmits the difference information received from the server device 21 to the terminal device 33.

Step S32:
The terminal device 33 displays the difference information received from the WebGUI unit B on the display unit 38.

  Thus, according to the setting application system 30 according to the present embodiment, the effects described in the embodiments can be enjoyed, and the convenience for the user can be further enhanced.

  The reason is that the setting application system 30 includes a Web GUI unit 34 that provides an interface that can provide the user with operations necessary for setting the wireless LAN router, and a switch unit 35 that is a trigger for starting the application process. . Further, the storage unit 6 holds authentication information 106 including a PPPoE authentication ID and an authentication password. In addition, the communication establishment unit 39 controls the communication device so as to be communicably connected to another device different from the own device using the authentication information 106 stored in the storage unit 6.

<Fourth Embodiment>
Next, an embodiment based on the setting application system 30 according to the above-described third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the following description, the characteristic part according to the present embodiment will be mainly described. At this time, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same configurations as those in the above-described embodiments, and duplicate descriptions are omitted.

  A setting application system 40 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 4, 7, 9 to 12.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the setting application system 40 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 9, the setting application system 40 includes a wireless LAN router 41, a wireless LAN router 42, a server device 21, and a terminal device 43.

  In the following description, for convenience of explanation, the first wireless LAN router is referred to as “wireless LAN router 41”, and the second wireless LAN router is referred to as “wireless LAN router 42”. In the following description, the wireless LAN router 41 and the wireless LAN router 42 are collectively referred to as “wireless LAN router” (hereinafter, the same applies to each embodiment).

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration of one wireless LAN router 41 in the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the other wireless LAN router 42 in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 10, the wireless LAN router 41 further includes a QR (Quick_Response) code (registered trademark) 44. In FIG. 11, the wireless LAN router 42 further includes a QR code 45.

  The QR code 44 is a two-dimensional code indicating the MAC address of the wireless LAN router 41. The QR code 45 is a two-dimensional code indicating the MAC address of the wireless LAN router 42.

  In FIG. 9, the terminal device 43 includes a camera (imaging unit) 46 and a camera control unit (imaging control unit) 47.

The camera 46 is, for example, a camera device that can capture still images and moving images. The camera control unit 47 has a function of controlling the camera 46 . More specifically, the camera control unit 47 determines whether or not the camera 46 is present. That is, the camera control unit 47 determines whether or not the terminal device 43 (self device) is equipped with the camera 46. As a result of determining the presence or absence of the camera 46, the camera control unit 47 controls the camera 46 to start an operation and determines the QR code (the QR code 44 and the QR code 44). The reading screen of the code 45) is displayed on the display unit 38.

  Thereby, the camera 46 can read a QR code according to a user's operation. The camera control unit 47 can acquire the MAC address included in the QR code.

  On the other hand, when the camera control unit 47 determines that the camera 46 is not installed as a result of determining the presence or absence of the camera 46, the camera control unit 47 displays a screen for prompting the input of the MAC address on the display unit 38.

  Thereby, the camera control unit 47 can acquire the MAC address even when the terminal device 43 is not equipped with the camera 46.

As described above, in the third embodiment, as shown in step S23 of FIG. 7, a configuration is adopted in which the MAC address is input to the input form in which the MAC address can be input. However, in the present embodiment, the QR code 45 can be read by the camera 46 provided in the terminal device 43. Thereby, the setting application system 40 can not only reduce the man-hours required for inputting the user's MAC address but also prevent an input error.

  In addition, the camera control part 47 which comprises the terminal device 43 shown to drawing can be implement | achieved as a hardware or a software module. That is, the camera control unit 47 can be regarded as a function (processing) unit of the software program.

  Next, in the following description, the operation of the setting application system 40 in the present embodiment will be described more specifically.

  FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram (flow chart) showing the operation of the backup process performed by the setting application system 40 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The operation procedure of the setting application system 40 will be described with reference to the sequence diagram. At this time, the same reference numerals are assigned to the configurations described in the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 and the sequence diagram shown in FIG.

  In the following description, for convenience of explanation, setting information of the wireless LAN router 41 is backed up as an example. In the following description, the backed up setting information is applied to the wireless LAN router 42.

  For convenience of explanation, the above-described configuration will be described as an example. However, the present invention described by taking this embodiment as an example is not limited to the above-described configuration (the same applies to the following embodiments).

  In the following description, for example, the user executes an application having the function of the camera control unit 47 by operating the terminal device 43.

  Here, the wireless LAN router 41 and the terminal device 43 are in a state of being communicably connected via the wireless communication unit A and the wireless communication unit 37, respectively.

Step S41:
The camera control unit 47 determines whether or not the camera 46 is present.

"YES" in step S41:
The camera control unit 47, a result of determining whether or not the camera 46, when it is determined that the camera 46 is present, the process proceeds to step S42.

“NO” in step S41:
The camera control unit 47, a result of determining whether or not the camera 46, when it is determined that the camera 46 is not, the process proceeds to step S43.

Step S42:
The camera control unit 47 displays a reading screen on the display unit 38 so that the QR code can be read.

Here, for example, it is assumed that the user images the QR code 45 included in the wireless LAN router 42 by using the camera 46 by operating the terminal device 43.

Step S43:
The camera control unit 47 displays a screen for prompting the input of the MAC address on the display unit 38.

  As an example, the screen for prompting the input of the MAC address includes an input form in which the MAC address can be input and an execution button for starting the backup process. However, the present invention described using this embodiment as an example is not limited to the configuration described above (hereinafter, the same applies to each embodiment).

  Here, for example, the user inputs the MAC address of the wireless LAN router 42 by operating the terminal device 43.

Step S44:
The camera control unit 47 acquires a MAC address obtained by reading a QR code in step S42 or a MAC address obtained by being input in step S43. In addition, the camera control unit 47 transmits information indicating the obtained MAC address to the wireless LAN router 41 as identification information 101.

  Thereafter, the setting application system 40 executes the processes shown in steps S25 to S27 shown in FIG.

  In the above-described embodiment, for convenience of explanation, as an example, the configuration application system 40 will be described by taking an example of a configuration in which the processing shown in steps S25 to S27 shown in FIG. did. However, the embodiment according to the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. The setting application system 40 may adopt a configuration in which the processing shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is executed after transmitting the obtained MAC address. That is, the setting application system 40 is suitable for application to the setting application system 10 described in the first embodiment.

  Thus, according to the setting application system 40 according to the present embodiment, the effects described in the embodiments can be enjoyed, and the convenience for the user can be further enhanced.

This is because the setting application system 40 includes a camera control unit 47 that controls the camera 46 . The camera control unit 47 can acquire the MAC address of the wireless LAN router by controlling to read the QR code included in the wireless LAN router. Thereby, the setting application system 40 can not only reduce the man-hours required to input the user's MAC address, but also prevent an input error.

(Hardware configuration example)
Each unit shown in the drawings in the embodiment described above can be regarded as a function (processing) unit (software module) of a software program. Each of these software modules may be realized by dedicated hardware. However, the division of each part shown in these drawings is a configuration for convenience of explanation, and various configurations can be assumed in mounting. An example of the hardware environment in this case will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram exemplarily illustrating a configuration of an information processing apparatus 300 (computer) that can execute each unit included in the setting application system according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention. That is, FIG. 13 shows a hardware environment that is a configuration of a computer (information processing apparatus) such as a server and that can realize each function in the above-described embodiment. This computer can be applied to all or part of the setting application system 10 (FIG. 1), or the setting application system 20 (FIG. 2), the setting application system 30 (FIG. 5), and the setting application system 40 (FIG. 9). The system can be realized.

  An information processing apparatus 300 illustrated in FIG. 13 is a general computer in which the following configurations are connected via a bus 306 (communication line).

CPU (Central_Processing_Unit) 301,
ROM (Read_Only_Memory) 302,
RAM (Random_Access_Memory) 303,
-Hard disk 304 (storage device),
A communication interface (Interface: hereinafter referred to as “I / F”) 305 with an external device
A reader / writer 308 capable of reading and writing data stored in a storage medium 307 such as a CD-ROM (Compact_Disc_Read_Only_Memory).

  The present invention described using the above-described embodiment as an example is achieved by the following procedure. That is, for the information processing apparatus 300 shown in FIG. 13, the management unit 4 and the control unit 7 shown in FIG. 1, the difference extraction unit 22 shown in FIG. 2, and the Web GUI shown in FIG. 9 (interface unit 34) and communication establishment unit 39, a camera control unit 47 shown in FIG. 9, or a computer capable of realizing the functions of the flowcharts (FIGS. 3, 4, 7, 8A, 8B, and 12). Supplied program. Thereafter, the computer program is read and executed by the CPU 301 of the hardware. Further, the computer program supplied to the apparatus may be stored in a nonvolatile storage device such as a readable / writable temporary storage memory (RAM 303) or a hard disk 304.

  In the above case, a general procedure can be adopted as a method for supplying a computer program into the hardware. For example, there are a method of installing in the apparatus via various storage media 307 such as a CD-ROM, and a method of downloading from the outside via a communication line such as the Internet. In such a case, it can be understood that the present invention is configured by a code constituting the computer program or a storage medium storing the code.

In addition, a part or all of each embodiment mentioned above can be described also as the following additional remarks. However, the present invention described by way of example with the above-described embodiments is not limited to the following. That is,
(Appendix 1)
Control means for controlling the setting information of the first communication device to be backed up and the identification information capable of identifying the second communication device to which the setting information is applied to be stored in the first storage means;
Management means for holding the setting information and controlling to hold the second setting information in the second storage means when the second setting information is obtained from the conversion means;
When applying the setting information to the second communication device, the control means includes:
Based on the identification information and information indicating the model name of the second communication device, the setting information associated with the identification information is converted into a configuration applicable to the second communication device. 2. A setting application system characterized by generating setting information of 2.
(Appendix 2)
The converting means includes
Based on the model name of the specific communication device included in the setting information and the model name of the second communication device included in the model name information, the configuration of the data file in the setting information is changed to the second communication device. The setting application system according to appendix 1, wherein the second setting information is generated by converting the data file into an applicable data file configuration.
(Appendix 3)
Based on the model name of the first communication device and the model name of the second communication device included in the species name information, reference is made to function information in which the model name and information related to the function of the communication device are associated. Then, a function of each communication device is extracted from the function information, and a difference extraction means for presenting information on a function having a difference among the extracted functions,
The setting application system according to Supplementary Note 1 or Supplementary Note 2, further comprising:
(Appendix 4)
Communication establishment means for controlling to connect to another device different from the own device using authentication information including an authentication ID and a password,
The setting application system according to any one of appendix 1 to appendix 3, further comprising:
(Appendix 5)
Operation means for controlling the information management means to start processing for applying the setting information in response to being operated;
The interface means for providing an interface capable of providing a user with an operation required for backup of the setting information and application of the second setting information. Setting application system.
(Appendix 6)
A two-dimensional code including identification information capable of identifying its own device;
Imaging means capable of reading the two-dimensional code;
An imaging control means for controlling the imaging means, the imaging control means,
The setting application system according to any one of appendix 1 to appendix 5, wherein the identification information obtained by reading the two-dimensional code by the imaging unit is given to the management unit.
(Appendix 7)
Information on the functional difference is
The setting application system according to appendix 3, which includes a name of a function having a difference and a URL of a Web page describing the function.
(Appendix 8)
Management means for holding the setting information of the first communication device to be backed up and controlling to hold the second setting information in the second storage means when the second setting information is obtained from the outside A communication device.
(Appendix 9)
Communication establishment means for controlling to connect to another device different from the own device using authentication information including an authentication ID and a password,
The communication apparatus according to appendix 8, further comprising:
(Appendix 10)
Control means for controlling the setting information of the first communication device to be backed up and the identification information capable of identifying the second communication device to which the setting information is applied in association with the first storage device;
When applying the setting information to the second communication device, the control means includes:
Based on the identification information and information indicating the model name of the second communication device, the setting information associated with the identification information is converted into a configuration applicable to the second communication device. 2. A server apparatus that generates the setting information of 2.
(Appendix 11)
Depending on the information processing device,
Storing in the first storage means the setting information of the first communication device to be backed up and the identification information capable of identifying the second communication device to which the setting information is applied;
When the setting information is held and the second setting information is obtained from the conversion means, the second setting information is held in the second storage means,
When applying the setting information to the second communication device,
Based on the identification information and information indicating the model name of the second communication device, the setting information associated with the identification information is converted into a configuration applicable to the second communication device. 2. A setting application method, wherein the setting information is generated.
(Appendix 12)
A function for controlling the setting information of the first communication device to be backed up and the identification information capable of identifying the second communication device to which the setting information is applied to be stored in the first storage means;
A function of holding the setting information and controlling to hold the second setting information in the second storage means when the second setting information is obtained from the conversion means;
When applying the setting information to the second communication device,
Based on the identification information and information indicating the model name of the second communication device, the setting information associated with the identification information is converted into a configuration applicable to the second communication device. A function for generating the setting information of 2,
A computer program characterized in that a computer is realized.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Communication apparatus 2 Communication apparatus 3 Server apparatus 4 Management part 5 Communication part 6 Storage part 7 Control part 8 Communication part 9 Storage part 10 Setting application system 20 Setting application system 21 Server apparatus 22 Difference extraction part 30 Setting application system 31 Wireless LAN router 32 Wireless LAN router 33 Terminal device 34 Web GUI unit 35 Switch unit 36, 37 Wireless communication unit 38 Display unit 39 Communication establishment unit 40 Setting application system 41 Wireless LAN router 42 Wireless LAN router 44, 45 QR code 46 Camera 47 Camera control unit 101 Identification information 102 First setting information 103 Backup information 104 Second setting information 105 Function information 106 Authentication information 110 Communication network 300 Information processing device 301 CPU
302 ROM
303 RAM
304 Hard Disk 305 Communication Interface 306 Bus 307 Storage Medium 308 Reader / Writer

Claims (5)

Control means for controlling the setting information of the first communication device to be backed up and the identification information capable of identifying the second communication device to which the setting information is applied to be stored in the first storage means;
Management means for holding the setting information in the second storage means and controlling the setting information to be updated with the second setting information when the second setting information is obtained from the control means;
Based on the model name of the first communication device included in the setting information associated with the identification information and the model name included in the model name information indicating the model name of the second communication device, the model name and communication The function information associated with the information related to the function of the device is referred to, the function of each communication device is extracted from the function information, and the information regarding the function having a difference among the extracted functions is presented. Difference extraction means;
Imaging means capable of reading a two-dimensional code including identification information capable of identifying the second communication device;
When the presence / absence of the image pickup means is determined and it is determined that the image pickup means is not installed, information prompting the input of the identification information is displayed on the display means, and the identification information obtained by the user's operation is displayed. The identification information obtained by controlling the imaging unit and reading the two-dimensional code by the imaging unit when it is determined that the imaging unit is mounted while being given to the management unit Imaging control means for providing to the management means ,
When applying the setting information to the second communication device, the control means includes:
By performing a conversion process based on the setting information associated with the identification information and the model name information, the setting information is converted into a configuration applicable to the second communication device. 2 setting information is generated ,
When the identification information is obtained from the imaging control means, the management means
The setting application system , wherein the setting information of the first communication device and the identification information are transmitted to the control means . The control means, as the conversion process,
Based on the model name of the first communication device included in the setting information and the model name of the second communication device included in the model name information, the configuration of the data file stored in the first storage unit is converted. The necessary information is extracted, and the second setting information is generated by converting the data file configuration in the setting information into the data file configuration applicable in the second communication device according to the extracted information. The setting application system according to claim 1, wherein: Communication establishment means for controlling to connect to another device different from the own device using authentication information including an authentication ID and a password,
The setting application system according to claim 1, further comprising a setting application system. Operation means for controlling the management means to start processing to apply the setting information in response to being operated;
4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an interface unit that provides an interface capable of providing a user with an operation required for backup of the setting information and application of the second setting information. The setting application system described. The control means stores the setting information of the first communication device to be backed up and the identification information that can identify the second communication device to which the setting information is applied , in the first storage means,
When the setting information is held in the second storage means and the second setting information is obtained from the control means , the management means controls to update the setting information with the second setting information,
Based on the model name of the first communication device included in the setting information associated with the identification information and the model name included in the model name information indicating the model name of the second communication device, the model name and communication Reference is made to function information associated with information related to the functions of the device, and the functions of the respective communication devices are extracted from the function information . Presented by the extraction means ,
When the setting information is applied to the second communication device, the setting information is converted into the first information by executing conversion processing based on the setting information associated with the identification information and the model name information. The second setting information is generated by the control means by converting into a configuration applicable to two communication devices ,
Information that prompts input of the identification information when it is determined whether or not there is an imaging unit capable of reading a two-dimensional code including identification information that can identify the second communication device and the imaging unit is not installed. Is displayed on the display means, and the identification information obtained by the user's operation is given to the management means. On the other hand, if it is determined that the imaging means is mounted, the imaging means is controlled. And the imaging control means gives the management means the identification information obtained by reading the two-dimensional code by the imaging means,
When the given identification information is obtained, the management means
The setting application method , wherein the setting information of the first communication device and the identification information are transmitted to the control means .

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