WO2004066560A1 - 情報処理装置、通信制御方法、及び通信制御プログラム - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an information processing device, a communication control method, and a communication control program.
- the present invention relates to an information processing device, a communication control method, and a communication control program that can easily set and use a plurality of communication interfaces when performing communication at a plurality of places.
- an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus, a communication control method, and a communication control program that can solve the above-described problems. This object is achieved by a combination of features described in the independent claims.
- the dependent claims define further advantageous embodiments of the present invention. Disclosure of the invention
- a plurality of communication interfaces An information processing apparatus comprising: a network setting information storage unit that stores network setting information to be set in the information processing apparatus in order to perform communication via a network at a plurality of locations, corresponding to each of a plurality of locations. And storing communication interface setting information to be set for each of the plurality of communication interfaces in order to perform communication using the network setting information in correspondence with each of the plurality of network setting information.
- a network setting unit for selecting information and setting the information in the information processing apparatus; and a piece of the communication interface setting information from a plurality of pieces of the communication interface setting information associated with the one piece of network setting information.
- a communication interface setting unit that selects and sets the one communication interface corresponding to the one communication interface setting information; and a setting based on the one network setting information and the one communication interface setting information And a communication unit that performs communication using the one communication interface based on the information processing apparatus, and a communication control method and a communication control program of the information processing apparatus.
- an information processing apparatus provided with a plurality of communication interfaces, wherein the information processing apparatus performs communication via a network at each of a plurality of places, corresponding to each of the plurality of places.
- a network setting information input unit that allows a user of the information processing apparatus to input network setting information to be set in the device; and a plurality of communication interfaces corresponding to each of the plurality of network setting information.
- Communication interface setting information to be set in the information processing device.
- a communication interface setting information input unit for sequentially inputting a user; a location information acquisition unit for acquiring location information indicating a location where the information processing apparatus is located; and the network corresponding to a location designated by the location information
- a communication unit configured to perform communication based on setting information and setting based on the communication interface setting information selected from the plurality of communication interface setting information associated with the network setting information.
- FIG. 1 shows a functional configuration of an information processing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 shows, in a table format, information stored in the network setting information storage unit 110 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 shows information stored in the communication interface setting information storage unit 115 according to the embodiment of the present invention in a table format.
- FIG. 4 shows a setting processing flow of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 shows a place selection screen 500 displayed in the setting processing flow according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 shows a network setting information input screen 600 displayed in the setting processing flow according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 shows a communication interface setting information input screen 700 displayed in the setting processing flow according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 shows a communication interface setting information input screen 800 displayed in the setting processing flow according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 shows a communication processing flow of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 illustrates an example of a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 shows a functional configuration of an information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment.
- the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of communication interfaces, and performs communication using network settings common to the plurality of communication interfaces and communication interface settings unique to each communication interface. Do. This eliminates the need for the user of the information processing apparatus 10 to set the network for each of the plurality of communication interfaces corresponding to each location. Can be done.
- the information processing device 10 includes a communication interface 100 ab, an application processing unit 105, a network setting information storage unit 110, a communication interface setting information storage unit 115, and location information. Acquisition unit 120, Network setting unit 130, Communication interface setting unit 135, Communication unit 140, Network setting information display unit 144, Network setting information input unit 15 0, a communication interface setting information display section 15 5, and a communication interface setting information input section 16 0.
- the communication interfaces 100a and 100b are communication adapters for connecting the information processing device 10 to a network and performing communication.
- the communication interface 100a is a wired LAN interface such as Ethernet (registered trademark), for example
- the communication interface 100b is, for example, an IEEE802. It is assumed that the wireless LAN interface is 1 lb.
- the communication interface 100a-b may be, for example, a wireless communication interface using a mobile phone network or the like, or a short-range wireless communication interface such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or infrared communication. Other communication interfaces may be used.
- the application processing unit 105 processes an application executed on the information processing device 10 and causes the communication unit 140 to perform communication requested by the application.
- the network setting information storage unit 110 corresponds to each of a plurality of places where the information processing apparatus 10 is used, and stores information in the information processing apparatus 10 ′ for performing communication via the network at each place. It stores the network setting information to be set in the communication unit 140 of the server.
- the communication interface one-face setting information storage unit 115 corresponds to each of the plurality of network setting information stored in the network setting information storage unit 110 and uses the communication interface 100 a
- the communication interface 100 stores communication interface setting information unique to the communication interface 100 to be set in each of the communication interfaces 100a to b in order to perform communication by each of the communication interface 100b.
- the location information acquisition unit 120 acquires location information indicating a location where the information processing device 10 is located.
- the location information acquisition section 120 has a location information input section 122, an access point detection section 124, a wireless LAN setting information selection section 126, and a location information detection section 128.
- the location information input section 1 2 2 By causing the user of the information processing device 10 to specify the location where the device 10 is located, the location information of the information processing device 10 is obtained.
- the access point detecting unit 124 sets an SSID (Service Set) that specifies a network connection using the access point set in an access point such as a wireless LAN located near the information processing device 10. ID).
- SSID Service Set
- the wireless LAN setting information selection unit 126 is a communication interface to be set in the communication interface 100 b stored in the communication interface setting information storage unit 115 corresponding to each of the plurality of network setting information.
- the wireless LAN interface setting information which is the face setting information, is sequentially set to the communication interface 100b, and whether or not communication with the access point is possible is detected.
- the location information detection unit 128 is based on the processing results of the location information input unit 122, the access point detection unit 124, and the wireless LAN setting information selection unit 126, and the position of the information processing device 110. The location to be detected is detected as location information.
- the location information is used to specify the communication setting to be set in the information processing device 10 corresponding to the location (location) where the information processing device 10 is used, and is not necessarily a specific information.
- the information does not have to indicate the position. That is, for example, the location information may be information that specifies a specific location such as “room of the company” or “home”, and may be information such as “in Tokyo”, “whereabouts”, or “other locations” It may be information corresponding to an arbitrary position within the specified range.
- the network setting unit 130 based on the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit 120, corresponds to the location of the information processing device 10 from a plurality of pieces of network configuration information respectively corresponding to the plurality of locations. Select the network setting information to be set, and set it in the communication unit 140 in the information processing apparatus 10.
- Communication interface setting section 135 is set to network setting section 130
- Communication interface setting information to be used for communication is selected from a plurality of communication interface setting information in the communication interface setting information storage unit 115 associated with the set network setting information, and the communication interface setting is performed.
- the communication unit 140 uses the communication interface 100 corresponding to the communication interface setting information set by the communication interface setting unit 135 to transmit the network setting information set by the network setting unit 130.
- the communication requested by the application processing unit 105 is performed based on the setting based on the communication interface setting information.
- the network setting information display section 144 displays the network setting information to the user of the information processing device 10.
- the network setting information input unit 150 allows a user of the information processing apparatus 10 to input network setting information, and stores the network setting information inside the network setting information 110.
- the communication interface setting information display section 155 displays communication interface setting information to the user of the information processing device 10.
- the communication interface setting information input section 160 allows the user of the information processing apparatus 10 to input communication interface setting information, and stores the information in the communication interface setting information storage section 115.
- FIG. 2 shows information stored in the network setting information storage unit 110 according to the present embodiment in a table format.
- the network setting information storage unit 110 stores network setting information to be set in the communication unit 140 so as to correspond to each of the plurality of places and to perform communication via the network at the place.
- the network setting information is information to be set in common when communication is performed using any of the communication interfaces 100a and 100b, and does not depend on the type of the communication interface 100.
- the network setting information according to the present embodiment includes fields of TCP / IP setting information, Internet setting information, and printer setting information. ⁇
- the CP / IP setting information field stores an IP address and a subnet mask to be assigned to the information processing device 10, and setting information for specifying a gateway and a DNS server on a network at the place.
- the Internet setting information field stores setting information that specifies the proxy server that should be set to use the network at the place, setting information of applications used for communication at the place, setting information of VPN, etc. I do.
- the printer setting information field stores setting information for specifying a printer on the network at the location.
- FIG. 3 shows information stored in the communication interface setting information storage unit 115 according to the present embodiment in a table format.
- the communication interface setting information storage section 115 stores, for each of a plurality of places, a communication interface used at the place, communication interface setting information used at the place, a communication speed at the place, and a place. Stores the set of communication interface priorities used in.
- the plurality of communication interface setting information and the like are stored corresponding to each of the plurality of network setting information.
- the communication interface setting information field is information set corresponding to each of the communication interfaces 100a and 100b, and is communication information that is setting information depending on the type of the communication interface 100.
- the communication interface setting information storage unit 115 stores the communication interface setting of the communication interface 100b including the SSID set for the access point at the plurality of locations corresponding to each of the plurality of locations.
- Wireless LAN Inter Information Stores face setting information.
- the wireless LAN interface setting information may further include a setting such as a WEP key used by the communication interface 100b for communication via the wireless LAN.
- the communication interface setting information may include setting information that depends on the type of the communication interface 100, such as a setting for the depth driver of the communication interface 100, for example.
- the communication speed field stores the communication speed of the communication interface 100 at a location corresponding to the entry in the communication interface setting information storage unit 115.
- the communication speed of the communication interface 100 may be determined based on the type of the communication interface 100, and may be measured by actual measurement instead.
- the priority order field stores a place corresponding to the entry in the communication interface setting information storage unit 115 and a priority order for selecting the communication interface 100.
- FIG. 4 shows a setting processing flow of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment.
- FIGS. 5, 6, 7, and 8 show a place selection screen 500, a network setting information input screen 60 ⁇ , and a communication interface setting information input screen 700 displayed in the setting processing flow according to the present embodiment.
- a communication interface setting information input screen 800 are shown.
- S 400, S405, S410, S415, S420, S425, S430, S440, and S445 in the setting processing flow allow the user to input the network setting information corresponding to the specified location, This is a process for allowing the user to input a plurality of communication interface setting information.
- the network setting information display section 145 uses the information processing apparatus 10.
- the place selection screen 500 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed to the user (step S400).
- the place selection screen 500 is used to enter a name of a new place by the user, and a place input field 5110 and a place to be set from a plurality of places stored in the network setting information storage section 110.
- the network setting information display section 144 displays the network setting information input screen 600 shown in FIG. 6 to the user of the information processing device 10 (S410).
- the network setting information display section 144 displays the network setting information corresponding to the specified place in the IP address setting column 6100. Appears in DNS server setting column 6 20.
- the network setting information display section 144 displays the input in the IP address setting field 610 and the DNS server setting field 620. Leave the field blank indicate.
- the network setting information input unit 150 inputs the network setting information to be set corresponding to the designated place to the user of the information processing apparatus 10 via the IP address setting field 610 and the DNS server setting field 620.
- the input network setting information to be set is stored in the network setting information storage unit 110 (S415).
- the communication interface: interface setting information display section 155 displays a communication interface setting information input screen 700 shown in FIG. 7 to the user of the information processing apparatus 10 (S420).
- the communication interface setting information input screen 7 ⁇ 0 displays the communication interfaces 100a to 100b of the information processing device 10 and displays any one of the communication interfaces 10.
- It has a communication interface for allowing the user to select 0: a network selection field 710, and a network setting information sharing button 720 for instructing the user to perform the process of S470.
- the communication interface setting information display section 155 displays the communication interface setting information input screen 800 shown in FIG. Is displayed (S430). Then, the communication interface setting information input section 160 allows the user to input communication interface setting information corresponding to the network setting information to be set, and stores the information in the communication interface setting information storage section 115 (S440). .
- the communication interface one-face setting information input unit 160 causes the SSID input field 810 to input the SSID and the WEP key input field 820 to input the WEP key as the wireless LAN interface setting information for the communication interface 100.
- the communication interface setting information display section 155 and the communication interface setting information input section 160 correspond to the S420, S425, and S43 shown above. 0, and S440 are repeated for each of the communication interfaces 100 that have not been set for the location (S445), so that the user of the information processing apparatus 10 can set the network to be set.
- a plurality of communication interface setting information corresponding to the setting information is sequentially input and stored in the communication interface setting information storage unit 115.
- the communication interface setting information input section 160 ends the setting processing flow.
- the information processing device 10 includes the above-described S400, S405, S410, S415, S420, S425, S430, S440, and ⁇
- S444 By executing S444 for each of a plurality of locations, the network setting information corresponding to each of the plurality of locations and the communication interface corresponding to each of the plurality of network setting information can be obtained.
- the user can sequentially input the setting information and the setting information.
- the network setting information input section 150 stores the network setting information stored in association with the location. Change the network setting information in section 110. Then, the communication unit 140 communicates with the changed network setting information and all the communication interface setting information selected from the plurality of communication interface setting information associated with the changed network setting information. Communication is performed based on the settings made by the selected communication interface setting information. As a result, the user of the information processing apparatus 10 can use any communication interface setting information associated with the network setting information by changing the network setting information stored in association with the predetermined location. In communication, communication based on the changed network setting information can be used.
- S 400, S405, S450, S455, S460, S465, S470, S480, and S485 in the setting process flow allow the user to input the communication interface setting information and the network setting information selected by the user.
- This is a process for associating with.
- communication interface setting information display section 155 displays communication interface setting information input screen 700 shown in FIG. 7 (S450).
- S455: Yes When one of the communication interfaces 100 is selected on the communication interface selection field 710 (S455: Yes) and the sharing of the network setting information is instructed by the network setting information sharing button 720 (S460: Yes).
- the communication interface setting information corresponding to the communication interface 100 to be set selected in S455 is associated with other network setting information specified by the user (S465).
- the communication interface setting information input section 160 causes the communication interface setting information display section 155 to display, for example, a screen for designating another communication interface 100 in the setting of the communication interface 100 to be set. .
- the communication interface setting information input section 160 allows the user to specify another communication interface 100, thereby setting another communication interface different from the setting target set in the specified communication interface 100. Specify the interface setting information.
- the communication interface setting information input section 160 converts the communication interface setting information to be set into network setting information corresponding to the specified other communication interface setting information.
- the communication interface 100a when the communication interface 100a is set in association with the network setting information A and the communication interface 100a is set, the following processing is performed.
- the user specifies other communication interface setting information a different from the communication interface setting information b by specifying the communication interface 100a.
- the communication interface setting information input unit 160 associates the communication interface setting information b with the network setting information A corresponding to the other communication interface setting information a.
- the user of the information processing device 10 can associate the communication interface setting information to be set with the network setting information corresponding to the other specified communication interface setting information.
- the communication interface setting information display section 155 and the communication interface setting information input section 160 store the communication interface setting information to be set in the communication interface setting information storage section. Stored in 1 15 (S470, S480).
- the communication interface setting information display section 155 and the communication interface setting information input section 160 connect the S450, S455, S460, S465, S470, and S480 described above to the communication interface 100 that has not been set. By repeating for each communication interface (S485), the communication interface setting information for the unset communication interface 100 can be set in association with the network setting information corresponding to the set communication interface setting information. .
- FIG. 9 shows a communication processing flow of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment.
- the location information input unit 122, the access point detection unit 124, and the wireless LAN setting information selection unit 126 acquire or detect an access point such as a wireless LAN located near the information processing device 10 (S900).
- the location information input unit 122 is a Is designated by the user of the information processing apparatus 10, and the location information of the information processing apparatus 10 is obtained.
- the access point detection unit 124 detects an SSID specified for an access point such as a wireless LAN located near the information processing device 10 and specifying a network connection using the access point.
- the wireless LAN setting information selection unit 126 should be set in the communication interface 100b stored in the communication interface setting information storage unit 115 corresponding to each of the plurality of network setting information.
- the wireless LAN interface setting information which is the communication interface setting information, is sequentially set to the communication interface 100b to detect whether communication with the access point is possible.
- the location information detection unit 128 is The location where 0 is located is detected as location information (S910). That is, when the place information input unit 122 acquires place information from the user, the place information detection unit 128 uses the place information acquired by the place information input unit 122.
- the location information detecting section 128 stores the communication interface setting information corresponding to each of the plurality of network setting information.
- the location corresponding to the wireless LAN interface setting information including the SSID detected by the access point detection section 124 is used as location information.
- the detecting unit 124 detects a plurality of SSIDs.
- the location information detecting unit 128 is set in advance by the user of the information processing device 110, and is selected based on the priority set in the priority order field set in the communication interface setting information storage unit 115.
- the location corresponding to the AN interface setting information is detected as location information.
- the location information detecting unit 128 is configured to set the wireless LAN setting information selecting unit 126 so that the information processing device 100 can communicate using the communication interface 100b.
- the location corresponding to the wireless LAN interface setting information set by the setting information selection unit 126 to the communication interface 100b is detected as location information.
- the location information detection unit 1 28 is, for example, the location information input unit 1 2
- the location information may be preferentially detected in the order of the access point detecting section 124 and the wireless LAN setting information selecting section 126.
- the location information acquisition unit 120 acquires the location information detected by the location information detection unit 128 and supplies the location information to the network setting unit 130.
- the network setting unit 130 obtains information of the information processing apparatus 10 from a plurality of pieces of network configuration information corresponding to each of the plurality of locations.
- the network setting information corresponding to the location is selected and set in the communication unit 140 in the information processing device 10 (S920).
- the communication interface setting unit 135 includes a plurality of communication interface setting information in the communication interface setting information storage unit 115 associated with the network setting information set in the network setting unit 130. Select the communication interface setting information to be used for communication from The communication interface corresponding to the communication interface setting information is set (S930).
- the communication interface setting unit 135 stores the communication interface setting information stored in the communication interface setting information storage unit 115 out of the communication interface setting information corresponding to the location specified by the location information acquired in S910. Select the communication interface setting information that has the highest speed and that can communicate effectively.
- the communication interface setting unit 135, among the communication interface setting information corresponding to the location specified by the location information acquired in S910 stores the priority stored in the communication interface setting information storage unit 115. Communication interface setting information having the highest rank and capable of effectively communicating may be selected.
- the communication unit 140 selects S930 from the network setting information corresponding to the location specified by the location information acquired in S910, and a plurality of communication interface setting information associated with the network setting information. Communication is performed based on the setting by the communication interface setting information selected in.
- FIG. 10 illustrates an example of a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment.
- the information processing apparatus 10 includes a CPU peripheral unit having a CPU 1000, a RAMI 020 graphic 'controller 1075, and a display device 1080 interconnected by a host controller 1082, and an input / output controller 1084.
- Communication interface 100a connected to host '' controller 1082! 3.
- An input / output unit having a hard disk drive 1040 and a CD-ROM drive 1060, and a ROM 1010, a flexible disk drive 1050, and an input / output chip 1070 connected to an input / output controller 1084. Realized by CPU 1000 with legacy input / output unit Is done.
- the host controller 1082 connects the RAMI 020 to the CPU 1000 and graphics controller 1075 that access the RAMI 020 at a high transfer rate.
- the CPU 1000 operates based on programs stored in the ROM 1010 and the RAMI 020, and controls each unit.
- the graphic controller 1075 obtains image data generated by the CPU 1000 or the like on a frame buffer provided in the RAMI 020, and displays the image data on the display device 1080.
- the graphics controller 1075 may include a frame buffer for storing image data generated by the CPU 1000 or the like.
- the I / O controller 1084 connects the host controller 1082 to the communication interfaces 100a-b, the hard disk drive 1040, and the CD-ROM drive 1060, which are relatively high-speed I / O devices.
- the communication interfaces 100a and 100b communicate with other devices via a network.
- the hard disk drive 1040 stores programs and data used by the information processing device 10.
- the CD-ROM drive 1060 reads a program or data from the CD-ROM 1095 and provides the program or data to the RAMI 020 and / or the hard disk drive 1040.
- the input / output controller 1084 is connected to a ROM 1010 and relatively low-speed input / output devices such as a flexible disk drive 1050 and an input / output chip 1070.
- the ROM 1010 stores a boot program executed when the information processing apparatus 10 is started, a program that depends on the hardware of the information processing apparatus 10, and the like.
- Flexidisk-Drive 1050 reads a program or data from a flexible disk 1090 and sends it to the CPU 10 via an I / O controller 1084. 0 0 and / or hard disk drive 1
- the input / output chip 1700 connects various input / output devices via the flexible disk 1900 and, for example, a parallel port, a serial port, a keyboard port, a mouse port, and the like.
- the program provided to the CPU 1000 through the RAM I0200 is stored in a recording medium such as a flexible disk 1900, a CD-ROM 1950, or an IC card and used. Provided by the party.
- the program is read from the recording medium, installed in the CPU 1000 via the input / output controller 1804 and the RAM I0200, and executed in the CPU 1000.
- the communication control program installed and executed in the information processing apparatus 10 includes an application processing module, a network setting information storage module, a communication interface setting information storage module, a location information input module, an access point detection module, A location information acquisition module having a wireless LAN configuration information selection module and a location information detection module, a network configuration module, a communication interface configuration module, a communication module, a network configuration information display module, and a network configuration information input module A module, a communication interface setting information display module, and a communication interface setting information input module are provided. These programs or modules control the information processing device 10 from the application processing unit 105, the network setting information storage unit 110, the communication interface setting information storage unit 115, and the location information input unit 122.
- the programs or modules described above may be stored in an external storage medium.
- a storage medium in addition to the flexible disk 1900 and CD-ROM 1 095, 0 0?
- An optical recording medium such as 0, a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MD, a tape medium, and a semiconductor memory such as an IC card can be used.
- a storage device such as a hard disk or a RAM provided in a server system connected to a dedicated communication network or the Internet may be used as a recording medium, and the program may be provided to the information processing device 10 via the network.
- the information processing device the communication control method, and the communication control program described in the following items are realized.
- An information processing device provided with a plurality of communication interfaces, corresponding to each of a plurality of locations, a network to be set in the information processing device in order to perform communication via the network at the location.
- a network setting information storage unit for storing setting information; and setting for each of the plurality of communication interfaces in order to perform communication using the network setting information corresponding to each of the plurality of network setting information.
- a communication interface setting information storage unit that stores information on a setting of the communication interface; a location information acquisition unit that acquires location information indicating a location where the information processing apparatus is located; Place A network setting unit configured to select one piece of the network setting information corresponding to a location where the information processing apparatus is located from a plurality of pieces of the network setting information respectively corresponding to locations, and to set the one piece of the network setting information in the information processing apparatus; One piece of the communication interface setting information is selected from the plurality of pieces of communication interface setting information associated with the network setting information, and set to one communication interface corresponding to the one piece of communication interface setting information.
- At least one of the plurality of communication interfaces is a wireless LAN interface, and the communication interface setting information storage section corresponds to each of the plurality of places, and
- the wireless LAN interface setting information which is the communication interface setting information including the SSID (SerVice Set ID) set to the access point in the wireless LAN, is stored.
- An access point detection unit configured to detect the SSID set in an access point located near the processing device; and an access point detection unit that includes the SSID detected by the access point detection unit among the plurality of wireless LAN interface setting information.
- a location information detector that detects a location corresponding to the wireless LAN interface setting information as the location information.
- the information processing device according to item 1, which is a characteristic item.
- the location information detection unit when the plurality of wireless LAN interface setting information including the SSID detected by the access point detection unit out of the plurality of wireless LAN interface setting information, Based on the priority order preset by the user of the information processing device. 3. The information processing device according to item 2, wherein a location corresponding to the selected wireless LAN interface setting information is detected as the location information.
- At least one of the plurality of communication interfaces is a wireless LAN interface
- the communication interface setting information storage unit stores the wireless LAN interface corresponding to each of the plurality of locations.
- the wireless LAN interface setting information which is the communication interface setting information to be set for an interface
- the location information obtaining unit stores a plurality of the wireless networks stored in correspondence with the plurality of network setting information,
- a wireless LAN setting information selecting unit for sequentially setting LAN interface setting information in the wireless LAN interface; and the information processing apparatus using the wireless LAN interface by setting the wireless LAN setting information selecting unit.
- the wireless LAN interface set by the wireless LAN setting information selection unit is set.
- the location corresponding to the setting information, the information processing apparatus of item 1 wherein feature that it has a location information detector for detecting as said location information.
- a network setting information input unit that allows a user of the information processing device to input network setting information corresponding to the location, and stores the network setting information in the network setting information storage unit, and a user of the information processing device.
- a communication interface setting information input unit for sequentially inputting a plurality of communication interface setting information corresponding to the network setting information, and storing the communication interface setting information in the communication interface setting information storage unit.
- An information processing device provided with a plurality of communication interfaces, the network to be set for the information processing device in order to perform communication via the network at the place corresponding to each of a plurality of places.
- a network setting information input unit for allowing a user of the information processing apparatus to input setting information; and communication interface setting information to be set for each of the plurality of communication interfaces in correspondence with each of the plurality of network setting information.
- a communication interface setting information input unit for sequentially inputting a user of the information processing device, a location information obtaining unit for obtaining location information indicating a location of the information processing device, and a location specified by the location information.
- a communication unit that performs communication based on the network setting information corresponding to the location, and a setting based on the communication interface setting information selected from the plurality of communication interface setting information associated with the network setting information.
- the communication interface setting information input unit is configured to, when one of the communication interface setting information is specified in the setting of one of the communication interface setting information, perform the setting of the one communication interface setting information. 7. The information processing device according to item 6, wherein the information is associated with the network setting information corresponding to the other communication interface setting information.
- the communication unit sets the plurality of communication interface settings associated with the changed network setting information. 7. The information processing apparatus according to item 6, wherein, in the communication based on all the communication interface setting information selected from the information, the communication is performed based on the setting based on the changed network setting information.
- a communication control method for controlling communication of an information processing device having a plurality of communication interfaces wherein the communication control method corresponds to each of a plurality of places and performs communication via a network at the places.
- Network setting information that stores network setting information to be set in the information processing device
- Communication interface setting information to be set in each of the plurality of communication interfaces in order to perform communication using the network setting information in correspondence with each of the plurality of network setting information.
- a communication control method for controlling communication of an information processing device having a plurality of communication interfaces comprising: communicating with a plurality of locations via a network at the locations.
- a communication control method comprising:
- a communication control program for an information processing device having a plurality of communication interfaces controlling the information processing device to communicate with each of a plurality of places via a network at the places.
- a network setting information storage unit that stores network setting information to be set in the information processing apparatus to perform the communication, and performs communication using the network setting information corresponding to each of the plurality of pieces of network setting information.
- a communication interface setting information storage unit for storing communication interface setting information to be set for each of the plurality of communication interfaces; and location information for acquiring location information indicating a location of the information processing apparatus.
- a network setting unit that selects one of the network setting information corresponding to the location of the information processing apparatus from the network setting information and sets the network setting information in the information processing apparatus;
- a communication control program for causing the information processing apparatus to perform communication using the one communication interface based on the setting based on the one network setting information and the one communication interface setting information.
- a location information acquisition unit that acquires location information indicating a location of the information processing apparatus, wherein the information processing apparatus has the network setting information corresponding to the location specified by the location information; If a plurality of the communication interface setting information associated with the network setting information
- (Item 13) A recording medium on which the communication control program described in Item 11 or Item 12 is recorded.
- the network settings for a plurality of communication interfaces are shared for each of a plurality of locations, so that a plurality of communication interfaces can be easily set and selectively used.
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