WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

Abstract

A first wireless communication device stores identification display information representing at least one other wireless communication device in a memory, and a second wireless communication device controls a display unit of the second wireless communication device to display information based on the identification display information.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments, features, and aspects of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

FIG. 1 illustrates a configuration of a wireless communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a configuration of a wireless communication device according to the exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a process of setting identification display information according to the exemplary embodiment.

FIGS. 4A to 4C illustrate an example of a menu screen for setting identification display information according to the exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a sequence performed between a wireless communication device and a PC according to the exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 6 illustrates a series of operations according to the exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 7 illustrates a configuration of the wireless communication system according to the exemplary embodiment in an infrastructure mode.

FIG. 8 illustrates a display example of a menu screen according to the exemplary embodiment.

Claims

1. A wireless communication system comprising: a plurality of wireless communication devices, the plurality of wireless communication devices connectable via a removable memory,wherein a first wireless communication device comprises:a setting device configured to set a control information to control a display image to be displayed by a display unit of at least one other wireless communication device;a write unit configured to write the control information together with an authentication key for wireless communication to the removable memory;wherein a second wireless communication device comprises:a display control unit configured to control a display unit of the second wireless communication device to display the display image in accordance with the control information stored in said the removable memory in case the second wireless communication device communicates with the first wireless communication device by using the authentication key stored in the removable memory.

2. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the control information includes at least one of a display shape, a display color, and a display period.

3. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the authentication key is a WEP authentication key.

4. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the first and second wireless communication devices communicate with each other in either an ad hoc mode or an infrastructure mode.

5. A method for communicating between a plurality of wireless communication devices, the plurality of wireless communication devices connectable via a removable memory, the method comprising: setting control information in a first wireless communication device to control a display image to be displayed by a display unit of at least one other wireless communication device;writing the control information together with an authentication key for wireless communication to the removable memory;controlling a display unit of a second wireless communication device to display the display image in accordance with the control information stored in the memory in case the second wireless communication device communicates with the first wireless communication device by using the authentication key stored in the removable memory.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the authentication key is a WEP authentication key.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein the first and second wireless communication devices communicate with each other in either an ad hoc mode or an infrastructure mode.