JP6248713B2 - Communication control system, information processing apparatus, and communication control method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication control system, an information processing apparatus, and a communication control method.

  As a platform for providing a service for transmitting information tailored to the location where the user is present to a device owned by the user, for example, a service in which a server installed at a predetermined location distributes information to a device located within the reach of wireless communication Has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The server has a function of a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) access point, and provides an information distribution service using a wireless LAN constructed at an installed location.

  If the server providing the service does not have an Internet connection function, the maintenance center cannot directly connect to the server via the Internet, and thus cannot directly manage the server. On the other hand, by connecting the server and the maintenance center using a management terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal that can be connected to the server via a wireless LAN and can be connected to the maintenance center via the Internet, the maintenance center becomes a management terminal The server can be managed indirectly via

  Thus, when managing indirectly using a management terminal with respect to the server which does not have an internet connection function, a server can be connected to the internet by utilizing the tethering function of management terminals, such as a smart phone.

JP 2009-188922 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-130069

  However, when the tethering function of the management terminal is used, the management terminal serves as a master unit and the server serves as a slave unit, and the management terminal is connected to the server. When connecting by tethering, it is necessary to change the network of the server from the network when the server is providing the service. In connection by tethering, the management terminal only relays server communication, and it is difficult to control the server.

  In addition, in order for the management terminal to know the status of one or more servers, the management terminal needs to connect to each server individually. For example, when the management terminal is connected to the Internet and not connected to a wireless LAN that can communicate with the server, the management terminal cannot know the communication status of each server from one or more servers. Therefore, in order to know the communication state of the server, the management terminal needs to disconnect the Internet connection and switch the connection to the wireless LAN. That is, the management terminal needs to poll each server, and connection control becomes complicated.

  In view of this, an object of one aspect is to provide a communication control system capable of reducing the burden of connection for communication between an information processing apparatus such as a server and a management terminal.

In one embodiment,
Controls communication between a management terminal having a first communication unit and a second communication unit of different communication means, and an information processing apparatus managed via the management terminal and capable of communicating with the first communication unit A communication control system,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Based on the SSID information database in which the SSID (Service Set Identifier) corresponding to the management state of the information processing device is stored, the SSID of communication of the information processing device is used for notification according to the management state of the information processing device. An SSID changing unit for changing to an SSID;
A third communication unit that transmits the changed notification SSID and notifies the management state of the information processing apparatus;
A communication control system is provided.

  According to one aspect, the burden of connection for communication between the information processing apparatus and the management terminal can be reduced.

It is a figure showing an example of the whole composition of the communication control system concerning one embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the connection using a tethering function. It is a figure which shows an example of a function structure of the server and management terminal concerning one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of SSID concerning one Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the SSID change process concerning one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data format of SSID concerning one Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the connection determination process concerning one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the function structure of one Example of the communication control system concerning one Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows one Example of the connection determination process concerning one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the server concerning one Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, the duplicate description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

[Overall configuration of communication control system]
First, a communication control system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 shows an example of the overall configuration of a communication control system according to an embodiment.

  The communication control system according to the present embodiment includes a server 1, a management terminal 2, a base station 3, and a maintenance center 4. The management terminal 2 is connected to the server 1 by a wireless LAN (Local Area Network). The management terminal 2 is connected to the maintenance center 4 via the base station 3 via the carrier line via the Internet.

  The server 1 has a function of a wireless LAN access point, and is adjusted to a location where a user is located in a device in a predetermined area (for example, an area of about 20 to 30 m from the server 1) where radio waves of the wireless LAN reach. 2 is an example of an information processing apparatus that provides a content service. The server 1 may be operated by, for example, a service provider that performs a data communication service. Since the server 1 does not have means for connecting to the Internet, the server 1 cannot be directly managed from the maintenance center 4. Therefore, the management terminal 2 mediates communication between the server 1 and the maintenance center 4 so that the server 1 having no means for Internet connection can be managed by the maintenance center 4 connectable on the Internet.

  The management terminal 2 has two different communication means. One enables wireless communication within a predetermined area, and the other enables wireless communication outside the predetermined area. Examples of the management terminal 2 include smartphones and tablet terminals. For example, as shown in FIG. 1A, the management terminal 2 can be connected to a wireless LAN and a carrier line, and switches between the wireless LAN and the carrier line for use. The management terminal 2 mediates communication between the maintenance center 4 and the server 1 so that the maintenance center 4 can manage the server 1 by controlling connection and disconnection between the server 1 and the maintenance center 4. In this way, the maintenance center 4 acquires the management information of the server 1 via the management terminal 2 and manages the server 1.

  The wireless LAN is an example of a network that enables wireless communication within a predetermined area, and examples thereof include Wi-Fi (registered trademark). The carrier line is an example of a network that enables wireless communication outside the predetermined area, and examples thereof include 3G (Third Generation), LTE (Long Term Evolution) mobile network, and WAN (Wide Area Network). .

(Use of desalting)
As shown in FIG. 2, when the server 11 that does not have the Internet connection function is indirectly managed by the maintenance center 4 using the management terminal 22, the server 11 is managed by using the tethering function of the management terminal 22. You can connect to the Internet. However, when using tethering, in order for the management terminal 22 to know the state of the server 11, it is necessary for the management terminal 22 to individually connect to each server 11. For example, when the management terminal 22 is connected to the maintenance center 4 via the base station 3 via the carrier line and is not connected to the network (here, the wireless LAN) that the server 1 configures, the management terminal 22 is connected from the server 11 to the server. I can't know my state. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 2A, the management terminal 22 disconnects the carrier line connection and switches the connection to the wireless LAN, thereby receiving a notification indicating the state of the server itself from the server 11. That is, the management terminal 22 needs to poll each server 11 and the connection control becomes complicated.

  Further, while the management terminal 22 is connected to the server 11, the management terminal 22 must interrupt the process of communicating with the maintenance center 4 via the Internet. For example, FIG. 2A shows a state in which the management terminal 22 interrupts the download process of the additional update file sent from the maintenance center 4 and connects to the server 11.

  Further, since the server 11 is being updated, as shown in FIG. 2B, the management terminal 22 downloads another update file from the maintenance center 4 or continues the interrupted download process. There is. In this case, since the management terminal 22 is disconnected from the server 11, there arises a problem that the update progress status notification from the server 11 cannot be received.

  Therefore, in the communication control system according to the present embodiment, a notification SSID (Service Set Identifier) corresponding to the management state of the server 1 is sent from the management terminal 2 to the server 1, and the notification SSID is sent to the server 1 in advance. Register. Then, as shown in FIG. 1B, when the server 1 notifies the management terminal 2 of the management state of the server 1, the connection SSID (SSID for connection for service provision in FIG. 1A) is connected. ) From “server01” to “server01_request” of the SSID for notification, and transmits. For example, when there is information to be notified to the management terminal 2, the server 1 changes the SSID of the wireless LAN to the notification SSID.

  The management terminal 2 scans the wireless LAN while connected to the carrier line. Thereby, the management terminal 2 checks the SSID transmitted to the periphery, and determines the necessity of connection to the server 1 when detecting the presence of a predetermined SSID (notification SSID) notified by the server 1. . Then, as shown in FIG. 1C, the management terminal 2 switches the connection to the wireless LAN managed by the server 1 as necessary.

  Thus, in this embodiment, since the notification SSID for notifying the state of the server 1 to the management terminal 2 is transmitted from the server 1, the management terminal 2 does not connect to the server 1, You can know the state. Thereby, the burden of connection for communication between the server 1 and the management terminal 2 can be reduced.

  Heretofore, an example of the overall configuration of the communication control system according to the present embodiment has been described. As described above, the communication control system includes a management terminal 2 having a wireless LAN (an example of a first communication unit) and a carrier line (an example of a second communication unit) of different communication means, and a management terminal 2. And control communication with the server 1 that can communicate with the wireless LAN.

[Example of functional configuration of server and management terminal]
Next, functional configurations of the server and the management terminal according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows an example of functional configurations of the server 1 and the management terminal 2 according to an embodiment.

(Example of server functional configuration)
The server 1 includes a wireless LAN communication unit 10, a storage unit 11, an SSID information database 12 (hereinafter, “database” is referred to as “DB”), a state monitoring unit 13, a state notification unit 14, and an SSID change unit 15. .

  The storage unit 11 stores in advance the SSID when the server 1 performs wireless communication in the SSID information DB 12. FIG. 4 shows an example of the SSID stored in the SSID information DB 12 according to the present embodiment.

  In the SSID information DB 12 according to the present embodiment, two types of SSIDs for connection and SSID for notification corresponding to the management state of the server 1 are set as SSID types. The connection SSID is an SSID when the server 1 provides a service to terminal devices (including the management terminal 2) existing in the wireless communication reachable range. The SSID for notification is an SSID when notifying the management state of the server 1 to terminal devices (including the management terminal 2) existing in the wireless communication reach.

  In FIG. 4, “server01” is shown as an example of the connection SSID. As an example of the notification SSID, a plurality of notification SSIDs corresponding to the management state of the server 1 are shown.

  Specifically, “server01_request” and “server01_request_top” are shown as examples of the notification SSID that is changed when the server 1 notifies a connection request (not connected). “Server01_request” is a notification of a connection request from the server 1, whereas “server01_request_top” is a notification of a connection request including priority information from the server 1. Here, “server01_request_top” indicates the highest priority connection request. The server 1 status information indicating the management status of the server 1 is information indicating the connection status and management contents of the server 1. The connection request and priority information are examples of the server 1 status information indicating the management status of the server 1.

  In addition, after the server 1 is connected to the management terminal 2, “server01_update0”, “server01_update50”, and “server01_update100” may be transmitted as examples of notification SSIDs according to the management state of the server 1. When the server 1 transmits these notification SSIDs by broadcast, the server 1 notifies the management terminal 2 that the management terminal 2 does not need to connect to the server 1 at this point because the server itself is updating. it can. Further, the server 1 can notify the management terminal 2 of the update progress of the server itself by using these notification SSIDs.

  For example, “server01_update0” can notify the management terminal 2 that the update progress is 0% (update start). Further, “server01_update50” and “server01_update100” can notify the management terminal 2 that the update progress is 50% (update is 50% completed) and 100% (updated). Also, “server01_err001” is shown as an example of the notification SSID according to the error occurrence state (error code or the like) of the server 1. “Server01_err001” can notify the management terminal 2 of the occurrence of an error of the server 1 and the error code. The update event occurrence information, update progress information, and error occurrence information are examples of the status information of the server 1.

  As described above, the notification SSID includes at least one of a connection request of the server 1, priority information, update event occurrence information, update progress information, and error occurrence information.

  The SSID information DB 12 is not necessarily stored in the storage area in the server 1. That is, the SSID information DB 12 only needs to be stored in a storage area accessible from the server 1.

  In this embodiment, the notification SSID is set and registered in advance by the management terminal 2. The management terminal 2 transmits the notification SSID set on the management terminal 2 side to the server 1 when connected to the server 1 at the time of initial setting (for example, at the time of product shipment). In the server 1, the wireless LAN communication unit 10 receives the notification SSID set on the management terminal 2 side. The storage unit 11 stores the received notification SSID in the SSID information DB 12. In this way, the management terminal 2 and the server 1 share the notification SSID in advance. However, the notification SSID is set and registered in advance by the server 1, the server 1 transmits the notification SSID, and the management terminal 2 receives the notification SSID, so that the notification SSID is shared between the management terminal 2 and the server 1. May be. Note that the notification SSID can be updated after the initial setting, and the updated notification SSID is shared between the management terminal 2 and the server 1.

  The wireless LAN communication unit 10 transmits the notification SSID changed by the SSID changing unit 15. The wireless LAN communication unit 10 is an example of a third communication unit that transmits the changed notification SSID and notifies the management state of the information processing apparatus.

  The state monitoring unit 13 detects the occurrence of an event currently being executed in the server 1. Examples of the event include a connection request to the management terminal 2, an update occurrence, an update application status, an error occurrence, and the like. In addition, the state monitoring unit 13 determines the connection state with the management terminal 2 and outputs it to the state notification unit 14.

  The state notification unit 14 generates state information of the server 1 based on the event detected by the state monitoring unit 13 (see FIG. 6). The status notification unit 14 outputs the status information of the server 1 to the SSID change unit 15.

  Based on the status information of the server 1, the SSID changing unit 15 selects a notification SSID corresponding to the management status of the server 1 from the SSID stored in the SSID information DB 12, and sets the SSID of the server 1 to the selected notification SSID. change. For example, when the server 1 and the management terminal 2 are not connected, the SSID changing unit 15 changes the SSID of the server 1 to a notification SSID that notifies a connection request such as “server01_request” or “server01_request_top”.

  Further, for example, when the server 1 and the management terminal 2 are in a connected state and an update and error event occurs, the SSID changing unit 15 sets the SSID of the server 1 to “server01_update0”, “server01_update50”, “server01_update100”. ”Or“ server01_err001 ”or the like to change to a notification SSID for notifying the occurrence of a predetermined event.

  Heretofore, an example of the functional configuration of the server 1 according to the present embodiment has been described. The server 1 is an example of an information processing apparatus that can communicate with the management terminal 2 in a predetermined area. The information processing apparatus may be a personal computer or the like. In that case, a server module (a program stored in a chip or a storage medium) for executing the function of the server 1 according to the present embodiment (SSID change processing function described later) is incorporated in the server 1 or installed in the server 1. May be.

(Example of functional configuration of management terminal)
The management terminal 2 includes a setting registration unit 20, an SSID information DB 21, a wireless LAN communication unit 22, a carrier line communication unit 23, a wireless LAN scanning unit 24, a determination unit 25, a server state recording unit 26, a server state information DB 27, and a connection switching unit. 28.

  The setting registration unit 20 sets the SSID according to the state information of the server 1 according to the state information of the server 1 and registers it in the SSID information DB 21. An example of the registered SSID is shown in FIG. The SSID registered in the SSID information DB 21 is the same as the SSID information DB 12 stored in the server 1 as described above. Note that the SSID information DB 21 does not necessarily have to be stored in a storage area in the management terminal 2. That is, the SSID information DB 21 only needs to be stored in a storage area accessible from the management terminal 2.

  The wireless LAN scanning unit 24 detects the SSID in the scanned area. The wireless LAN scanning unit 24 is an example of a detection unit that detects the SSID (including the notification SSID) transmitted from the server 1.

  The determination unit 25 determines whether to connect to the server 1 based on the detected SSID. The determination unit 25 compares the detected SSID and the notification SSID registered in the SSID information DB 21, and if there is a connection request notification SSID that matches the detected SSID, the determination unit 25 sends the server connection request to the connection switching unit 28. Output.

  The server status recording unit 26 records the status information of the server 1 included in the notification SSID in the server status information DB 27.

  The connection switching unit 28 switches the connection between the carrier line and the wireless LAN according to the determination by the determination unit 25. The connection switching unit 28 controls to connect to the wireless LAN communication unit 22 in response to a connection request from the server 1. At that time, the connection switching unit 28 controls to disconnect the carrier line communication unit 23. However, the connection switching unit 28 can also be controlled so as not to disconnect the connection between the carrier line communication unit 23 and the maintenance center 4.

  The wireless LAN communication unit 22 communicates by connecting to the server 1 via a wireless LAN in response to a server connection request. The wireless LAN communication unit 22 is an example of a first communication unit having communication means different from the carrier line communication unit 23.

  The carrier line communication unit 23 communicates by connecting to the maintenance center 4 through a carrier line. The carrier line communication unit 23 is an example of a second communication unit having communication means different from the wireless LAN communication unit 22.

  As a result, the wireless LAN communication unit 22 communicates by connecting to the wireless LAN communication unit 10 of the server 1 through the wireless LAN. The carrier line communication unit 23 communicates by connecting to the maintenance center 4 through the carrier line. Thereby, the server 1 is managed by the maintenance center 4 by indirectly communicating with the maintenance center 4 via the management terminal 2.

[SSID change processing (server operation)]
Next, an example of the SSID change process according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the SSID change process according to the embodiment. The SSID change process according to the present embodiment is executed by the server 1.

  When the SSID change process is started, the state monitoring unit 13 detects the occurrence of an event (step S100). Next, the state monitoring unit 13 determines whether or not the state is connected to the management terminal 2 (step S102). If it is determined that the terminal is connected to the management terminal 2, the present process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the state is not connected to the management terminal 2, the state notification unit 14 notifies the server state information to the SSID change unit 15 (step S104).

  Next, the SSID changing unit 15 assigns a notification SSID according to the management state of the server 1 to the communication SSID of the server 1 based on the state information of the server 1 (step S106). Next, the wireless LAN communication unit 10 transmits the assigned notification SSID to the management terminal 2 (step 108), and ends this process.

  The operation of the management terminal 2 that executes an example of the connection determination process according to the present embodiment has been described above. An example of the format of the notification SSID is shown in FIG. In the example of the format of FIG. 6, the notification SSID 200 includes a server ID 201 and an SSID 202. Here, an identifier that uniquely identifies the server 1 is set in the server ID 201. Further, the SSID 202 is set with the notification SSID (“Server_request” or the like) assigned in step S106. As the server status information, at least one of a notification SSID connection request 202a, a priority (priority order) 202b, an update (progress information) 202c, and an error code 202d can be set.

  For example, the wireless LAN communication unit 10 may transmit the notification SSID for a certain period of time so that the management terminal 2 can receive the notification SSID and connect to the server 1. In this case, the wireless LAN communication unit 10 may resume the provision of the service to the predetermined area by transmitting the connection SSID again after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  As described above, when the server 1 can use a plurality of SSIDs (multi-SSIDs), it is preferable to distinguish the connection SSID from the communication SSID because the network status is easily understood. However, the wireless LAN communication unit 10 can resume the provision of the service while continuing the notification SSID without transmitting the connection SSID again after a predetermined time has elapsed. As a result, while continuing to provide services from the server 1, it is possible to perform notification regarding the presence or absence of connection of the server 1 and notification regarding the management state of the server 1.

[Connection determination processing (operation of management terminal)]
Next, an example of connection determination processing according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a connection determination process according to an embodiment. The connection determination process according to the present embodiment is executed by the management terminal 2.

  When the connection determination process is started, the wireless LAN scanning unit 24 detects the SSID in the scanned area (step S200). Next, the determination unit 25 compares the detected SSID with the SSID stored in the SSID information DB 21 (step S202). Next, the determination unit 25 determines whether the detected SSID matches the SSID stored in the SSID information DB 21 and has been registered (step S204). When the SSID that matches the detected SSID is not stored in the SSID information DB 21, the process returns to step S200, and the SSID is detected again.

  On the other hand, when an SSID that matches the detected SSID is stored in the SSID information DB 21, the determination unit 25 determines whether the detected SSID is a connection request (step S206). When the detected SSID is not a connection request, since connection to the server 1 is not necessary, the server status recording unit 26 records the server status information included in the detected SSID in the server status information DB 27 and ends this processing. To do.

  On the other hand, if the detected SSID is a connection request in step S206, the determination unit 25 determines whether the connection can be switched from the carrier line to the wireless LAN (step S210). If switching is not possible, the processing using the carrier line is being executed, so the connection switching processing is suspended according to the priority of the connection request, and the processing in step S210 can be repeated until switching is possible. If it becomes, it will progress to step S212. However, if the priority of the detected connection request of the SSID is the highest priority, the determination unit 25 determines that the connection switching process is not suspended, and immediately proceeds to step S212.

  In step S212, the determination unit 25 outputs a connection request to the server 1 to the connection switching unit 28. Next, the connection switching unit 28 executes connection to the wireless LAN and ends this process.

  The operation of the management terminal 2 that executes an example of the connection determination process according to the present embodiment has been described above.

  When using the tethering function of the management terminal, the management terminal serves as a master unit and the server serves as a slave unit, and the management terminal connects to the server. When managing a plurality of servers, the management terminal performs management work by connecting to each server one by one (polling). Also, while the server is updating, it is difficult for the management terminal to receive an update progress notification from the server while the management terminal downloads another update file from the maintenance center.

  On the other hand, according to the communication control system according to the present embodiment, when the server 1 is managed, it is not necessary to change its own network configuration, and the management terminal 2 also changes the state of one or a plurality of servers 1. It is possible to simultaneously grasp without connecting to each server 1. Further, this mechanism diverts the function of the wireless LAN, so that it is not necessary to add dedicated hardware for notification and the cost of commercialization can be suppressed.

  Therefore, according to the communication control system according to the present embodiment, when the server 1 cannot be connected to the Internet, the management terminal 2 that mediates according to the notification SSID switches the connection to the server 1 to grasp the state. It is possible to know an appropriate connection switching timing without polling. For this reason, the management terminal 2 that mediates can grasp the state of the server 1 that is the management target without interrupting its own processing. For example, the management terminal 2 does not need to interrupt the update of the maintenance center 4 in order to inquire about the connection state of the server 1, and can continue the update process.

<Example>
Next, an example of the communication control system according to the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 shows a functional configuration of an example of the communication control system according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 shows a flowchart of an example of the connection determination process according to the embodiment.

  The server 1 includes a wireless LAN communication unit 10, a storage unit 11, an SSID information DB 12, a state monitoring unit 13, a state notification unit 14, and an SSID change unit 15. In addition, in this embodiment, the server 1 includes a server management information update unit 16 and a server management information DB 17.

  Since configurations other than the server management information update unit 16 and the server management information DB 17 of the server 1 have already been described, only the server management information update unit 16 and the server management information DB 17 will be described in this embodiment.

  The server management information update unit 16 manages server management information such as update information and log information. After the connection with the management terminal 2, the server management information update unit 16 downloads update information, uploads log information, and the like. The server management information update unit 16 accumulates server management information such as update information and log information in the server management information DB 17. The wireless LAN communication unit 10 communicates with the wireless LAN communication unit 22 of the management terminal 2 to transmit / receive SSID information and server management information. For example, the wireless LAN communication unit 22 may transmit SSID information. In that case, the wireless LAN communication unit 10 receives the SSID information. The received SSID information is stored in the SSID information DB 12. The wireless LAN communication unit 10 may acquire server management information from the server management information DB 17 and transmit the server management information to the wireless LAN communication unit 22.

  The management terminal 2 includes a setting registration unit 20, an SSID information DB 21, a wireless LAN communication unit 22, a carrier line communication unit 23, a wireless LAN scanning unit 24, a determination unit 25, a server state recording unit 26, a server state information DB 27, and a connection switching unit. 28. In addition, in the present embodiment, the management terminal 2 has a server management information DB 29. Since the configuration other than the server management information DB 29 of the management terminal 2 has already been described, only the server management information DB 29 will be described in the present embodiment.

  For example, the wireless LAN communication unit 10 may transmit server management information. In this case, the wireless LAN communication unit 22 receives server management information. The received server management information is stored in the server management information DB 29. Although only the configuration of one server 1 and the management terminal 2 is shown in FIG. 8, the management terminal 2 performs wireless communication with a plurality of servers, and accumulates server management information and server status information for the plurality of servers. May be. The wireless LAN communication unit 22 transmits server management information and server state information regarding the accumulated plurality of servers to the maintenance center 4 when it can be connected to the maintenance center 4. Thereby, management of each server can be performed in the maintenance center 4.

[Connection determination processing (operation of management terminal)]
The connection determination process by the management terminal 2 according to the above embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Steps S200 to S214 in FIG. 9 are the same as the connection determination process according to the above-described embodiment. Therefore, the description is omitted here, and steps S216 to S220 after the connection determination process for one server will be described.

  In step S216, the setting registration unit 20 stores the server management information of the connected server in the server management information DB 29, and updates the server management information. Next, the wireless LAN scanning unit 24 determines whether an SSID from another server has been detected (step S218). Whether the server is another server can be determined by the server ID 201 in FIG.

  If an SSID from another server is detected, the process returns to step S200, and a connection determination process with another server is executed. On the other hand, if the SSID from another server is not detected, the process proceeds to step 220 where the wireless LAN communication unit 22 can connect the accumulated server management information and server status information of the plurality of servers to the maintenance center 4. Sometimes sent to the maintenance center 4. Thereby, the server management information and server status information of each server can be notified to the maintenance center 4.

(Hardware configuration example)
Finally, the hardware configuration of the server 1 and the management terminal 2 according to an embodiment will be briefly described. FIG. 10 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the server according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, the hardware configuration of the server 1 according to the present embodiment will be described, and the hardware configuration of the management terminal 2 is the same as the hardware configuration of the server 1, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

  The server 1 includes an input device 101, a display device 102, an external I / F 103, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 104, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 105, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 106, a communication I / F 107, and an HDD (Hard Disk). Drive) 108, which are mutually connected by a bus B.

  The input device 101 includes a keyboard and a mouse, and is used to input each operation to the server 1. The display device 102 includes a display and the like, and displays the system operation status and the like such as a communication state to the administrator of the server 1.

  The communication I / F 107 is an interface connected to the wireless LAN. Thereby, wireless communication with the management terminal 2 can be performed via the communication I / F 107.

  The HDD 108 is a non-volatile storage device that stores programs and data. The stored programs and data include an OS (Operating System) that is basic software for controlling the entire apparatus, and application software that provides various functions on the OS. Further, the HDD 108 stores a program executed by the CPU 106 in order to perform the SSID change process of the above embodiment. The HDD of the management terminal 2 stores a program that is executed by the CPU 106 to perform connection determination processing.

  The external I / F 103 is an interface with an external device. The external device includes a recording medium 103a. The server 1 can read and / or write to the recording medium 103a via the external I / F 103. The recording medium 103a includes a CD (Compact Disk), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), an SD memory card (SD Memory card), a USB memory (Universal Serial Bus memory), and the like. A program for executing the SSID change process and the connection determination process according to the embodiment may be recorded in the recording medium 103a.

  The ROM 105 is a nonvolatile semiconductor memory (storage device), and stores programs and data such as BIOS (Basic Input / Output System), OS settings, and network settings that are executed at startup. The RAM 104 is a volatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that temporarily stores programs and data. The CPU 106 is an arithmetic device that realizes control and mounting functions of the entire apparatus by reading programs and data from the storage device (for example, “HDD” and “ROM”) onto the RAM and executing processing.

  Each unit of the server 1 and each unit of the management terminal 2 may be realized by the CPU 106 executing a program for executing the SSID change process and the connection determination process according to the embodiment installed in the HDD 108 or the like. . Each database of the server 1 and each database of the management terminal 2 can be realized by using, for example, the RAM 104, the HDD 108, or a storage device connected to the server 1 or the management terminal 2 via a wireless LAN or a carrier line. .

  As described above, the communication control system, the information processing apparatus, and the communication control method have been described in the above embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and improvements can be made within the scope of the present invention. is there.

  For example, each function of the server 1 and each function of the management terminal 2 may be realized by software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware.

Regarding the above description, the following items are further disclosed.
(Appendix 1)
Controls communication between a management terminal having a first communication unit and a second communication unit of different communication means, and an information processing apparatus managed via the management terminal and capable of communicating with the first communication unit A communication control system,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Based on the SSID information database in which the SSID (Service Set Identifier) corresponding to the management state of the information processing device is stored, the SSID of communication of the information processing device is used for notification according to the management state of the information processing device. An SSID changing unit for changing to an SSID;
A third communication unit that transmits the changed notification SSID and notifies the management state of the information processing apparatus;
A communication control system.
(Appendix 2)
The management terminal
A detection unit for detecting the transmitted notification SSID;
A determination unit that determines whether to connect to the information processing device based on the detected SSID for notification,
The communication control system according to attachment 1.
(Appendix 3)
The management terminal
A connection switching unit that switches between connection to the device by the second communication unit and disconnection from the device in accordance with determination by the determination unit;
The communication control system according to attachment 2.
(Appendix 4)
The notification SSID is
Including status information of the information processing device,
The communication control system according to any one of appendices 1 to 3.
(Appendix 5)
An information processing apparatus managed via a management terminal having a first communication unit and a second communication unit of different communication means and capable of communicating with the first communication unit,
Based on the SSID information database in which the SSID (Service Set Identifier) corresponding to the management state of the information processing device is stored, the SSID of communication of the information processing device is used for notification according to the management state of the information processing device. An SSID changing unit for changing to an SSID;
A third communication unit that transmits the changed notification SSID and notifies the management state of the information processing apparatus;
An information processing apparatus.
(Appendix 6)
A detection unit for detecting the SSID for notification transmitted from the information processing apparatus according to Appendix 5;
A determination unit that determines whether to connect to the information processing device based on the detected SSID for notification,
Management terminal.
(Appendix 7)
A connection switching unit that switches between connection to the device by the second communication unit and disconnection from the device in accordance with determination by the determination unit;
The management terminal according to attachment 6.
(Appendix 8)
The notification SSID is
Including status information of the information processing device,
The information processing apparatus according to appendix 5.
(Appendix 9)
Controls communication between a management terminal having a first communication unit and a second communication unit of different communication means, and an information processing apparatus managed via the management terminal and capable of communicating with the first communication unit A communication control method in which a computer executes processing to be performed,
Based on the SSID information database in which the SSID (Service Set Identifier) corresponding to the management state of the information processing device is stored, the SSID of communication of the information processing device is used for notification according to the management state of the information processing device. Change to SSID,
Sending the changed notification SSID to notify the management state of the information processing apparatus;
Communication control method.
(Appendix 10)
Detecting the sent notification SSID,
Determining whether to connect to the information processing device based on the detected notification SSID;
The communication control method according to attachment 9.
(Appendix 11)
Switching between connection to the device and disconnection of the device by the second communication unit according to the determination of whether to connect to the information processing apparatus,
The communication control method according to attachment 10.
(Appendix 12)
The notification SSID is
Including status information of the information processing device,
The communication control method according to any one of appendices 9 to 11.

1: Server 2: Management terminal 3: Base station 4: Maintenance center 10: Wireless LAN communication unit 11: Storage unit 12: SSID information DB
13: Status monitoring unit 14: Status notification unit 15: SSID change unit 16: Server management information update unit 17: Server management information DB
20: Setting registration unit 21: SSID information DB
22: Wireless LAN communication unit 23: Carrier line communication unit 24: Wireless LAN scanning unit 25: Determination unit 26: Server state recording unit 27: Server state information DB
28: Connection switching unit 29: Server management information DB

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Controls communication between a management terminal having a first communication unit and a second communication unit of different communication means, and an information processing apparatus managed via the management terminal and capable of communicating with the first communication unit A communication control system,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Based on the SSID information database in which the SSID (Service Set Identifier) corresponding to the management state of the information processing device is stored, the SSID of communication of the information processing device is used for notification according to the management state of the information processing device. An SSID changing unit for changing to an SSID;
A third communication unit that transmits the changed notification SSID and notifies the management state of the information processing apparatus;
A communication control system. The management terminal
A detection unit for detecting the transmitted notification SSID;
A determination unit that determines whether to connect to the information processing device based on the detected SSID for notification,
The communication control system according to claim 1. The management terminal
A connection switching unit that switches between connection to a device that manages the information processing apparatus by the second communication unit and disconnection of the connection to the device according to the determination by the determination unit;
The communication control system according to claim 2. The notification SSID is
Including status information of the information processing device,
The communication control system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. An information processing apparatus managed via a management terminal having a first communication unit and a second communication unit of different communication means and capable of communicating with the first communication unit,
Based on the SSID information database in which the SSID (Service Set Identifier) corresponding to the management state of the information processing device is stored, the SSID of communication of the information processing device is used for notification according to the management state of the information processing device. An SSID changing unit for changing to an SSID;
A third communication unit that transmits the changed notification SSID and notifies the management state of the information processing apparatus;
An information processing apparatus. Controls communication between a management terminal having a first communication unit and a second communication unit of different communication means, and an information processing apparatus managed via the management terminal and capable of communicating with the first communication unit A communication control method in which a computer executes processing to be performed,
Based on the SSID information database in which the SSID (Service Set Identifier) corresponding to the management state of the information processing device is stored, the SSID of communication of the information processing device is used for notification according to the management state of the information processing device. Change to SSID,
Sending the changed notification SSID to notify the management state of the information processing apparatus;
Communication control method.

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