公开(公告)号：US11838968B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US17350679

申请日：2021-06-17

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Hirotaka Asakura ,  Munehisa Matsuda ,  Takuya Inoue

IPC: H04W76/15 ,  H04W76/18 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W84/20 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H04N1/00

CPC classification number: H04W76/15 ,  H04W76/18 ,  H04N1/00233

Abstract: A communication device may cause a first wireless interface of the communication device to send a first signal in a case where a state of the communication device is a respondent state. The respondent state may be a state in which a Wi-Fi connection is able to be established between the communication device and a terminal device. The first signal may be sent from the first wireless interface before a Bluetooth connection is established between the communication device and a terminal device. The communication device may cause the first wireless interface to send a second signal in a case where a state of the communication device is a non-respondent state. The non-respondent state may be a state in which the Wi-Fi connection is not able to be established. The second signal may be sent from the first wireless interface before the Bluetooth connection is established.

公开(公告)号：US11733950B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US17872607

申请日：2022-07-25

Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Takanobu Suzuki ,  Hirotaka Asakura ,  Munehisa Matsuda ,  Satoshi Tanaka

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  H04N1/00 ,  G06F13/38 ,  H04N1/327 ,  H04N1/333 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W4/80

CPC classification number: G06F3/1292 ,  G06F3/1236 ,  G06F13/385 ,  H04N1/00307 ,  H04N1/00315 ,  H04N1/00912 ,  H04N1/32765 ,  H04N1/32776 ,  H04N1/33384 ,  G06F2213/3814 ,  H04N2201/006 ,  H04N2201/0041 ,  H04N2201/0055 ,  H04N2201/0094 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W76/15

Abstract: A function executing device is configured to send a wireless identifier to a communication device via a first type of wireless communication interface for setting up a wireless connection. The function executing device is configured to determine whether the function executing device is in an error state and, if not, to establish the wireless connection via a second type of wireless communication interface. The function executing device operates in a parent state in the wireless connection. Additionally, print data may be received from the communication device. However, if the function executing device is in an error state the wireless connection is not established via the second type of wireless communication interface.

公开(公告)号：US11494132B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-08

申请号：US15904514

申请日：2018-02-26

Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Yusuke Shimada ,  Hirotaka Asakura ,  Hiroshi Shibata

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W48/20

Abstract: A communication device may establish a first wireless connection with a first external device, and receive target wireless setting information from the first external device by using the first wireless connection, the target wireless setting information being for participating as a child station in a target wireless network formed by a target access point different from the first external device. The communication device may control a display unit to display a predetermined screen for accepting a trigger operation, the trigger operation being a trigger of participation in the target wireless network, and establish a target wireless connection with the target access point by using the target wireless setting information so as to participate as the child station in the target wireless network, in a case where the trigger operation is accepted after the predetermined screen has been displayed.

公开(公告)号：US11381280B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-05

申请号：US17132226

申请日：2020-12-23

Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Takanobu Suzuki ,  Hirotaka Asakura ,  Munehisa Matsuda ,  Satoshi Tanaka

IPC: H04B5/00 ,  H04W76/19 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W76/30 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W76/15

Abstract: An MFP establishes a first communication link L1 by receiving an activation command and sending an OK command. The MFP receives first target data from a portable device by using the first communication link. The MFP generates second target data by processing the first target data. After receiving the first target data, the MFP disconnects the first communication link. The MFP establishes a second communication link by receiving the activation command and sending the OK command. The MFP sends the second target data to the portable device by using the second communication link.

公开(公告)号：US10831427B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-10

申请号：US16299640

申请日：2019-03-12

Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Takanobu Suzuki ,  Hirotaka Asakura ,  Munehisa Matsuda ,  Satoshi Tanaka

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  H04N1/00 ,  G06F13/38 ,  H04N1/327 ,  H04N1/333 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A function executing device is configured to send a wireless identifier to a communication device via a first type of wireless communication interface for setting up a wireless connection. The function executing device is configured to determine whether the function executing device is in an error state and, if not, to establish the wireless connection via a second type of wireless communication interface. The function executing device operates in a parent state in the wireless connection. Additionally, print data may be received from the communication device. However, if the function executing device is in an error state the wireless connection is not established via the second type of wireless communication interface.

公开(公告)号：US10512113B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-17

申请号：US15855191

申请日：2017-12-27

Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Hirotaka Asakura ,  Hiroshi Shibata

IPC: H04W76/15 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W12/00 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W76/16 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: A communication device may shift an operation state from a first operation state to a second operation state in response to establishment of a first wireless connection via a first wireless interface with an external device. In the first operation state, a first response signal indicating that a WPS process is inexecutable is sent to the external device in a case where a first request signal is received from the external device, and in the second operation state, a second response signal indicating that the WPS process is executable is sent to the external device. The communication device may establish a second wireless connection via a second wireless interface with the external device by executing the WPS process, in a case where the first request signal is received from the external device via the second wireless interface after the operation state has been shifted to the second operation state.

公开(公告)号：US10511693B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-17

申请号：US15897826

申请日：2018-02-15

Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Yusuke Shimada ,  Hirotaka Asakura ,  Hiroshi Shibata

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W8/00 ,  G06F3/12 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/00

Abstract: A terminal device may display a first screen including a first button, send a first request including a search command to a communication device by using a first wireless connection in a case where the first button is selected, display a second screen including a second button in a case where a first response including one or more identification information is received from the communication device by using the first wireless connection, and send a second request including wireless setting information and a connection command to the communication device by using the first wireless connection in a case where the second button is selected. The connection command may be for causing the communication device to establish a second wireless connection by using the wireless setting information.

公开(公告)号：US10445036B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-15

申请号：US16142581

申请日：2018-09-26

Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Takuya Inoue ,  Hirotaka Asakura

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W84/20

Abstract: A communication device may set a second value instead of a first value as an upper limit child station number in a case where a first signal including a predetermined character string is received from a first external device under a situation where the first value is set as the upper limit child station number in the communication device and a participating child station number is equal to the first value. In a case where the second value is set instead of the first value as the upper limit child station number, the communication device may establish a wireless connection with the first external device via the first wireless interface so as to cause the first external device to participate as a child station in the wireless network.

公开(公告)号：US10375552B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-06

申请号：US15664848

申请日：2017-07-31

Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Takanobu Suzuki ,  Hirotaka Asakura ,  Munehisa Matsuda ,  Satoshi Tanaka

IPC: H04W4/80 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W84/20 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W88/04 ,  H04W76/16

Abstract: A communication device may execute a wireless communication of object data with a mobile device via a first target network using a second type of interface after executing a sending process of sending a wireless setting, for causing the mobile device to belong to the first target network, to the mobile device using a first type of interface in a case where the communication device is determined as currently belonging to the first target network. The communication device may execute the wireless communication of the object data with the mobile device via a second target network using the second type of interface after executing a specific process of causing both the communication device and the mobile device to belong to the second target network in a case where the communication device is determined as currently not belonging to the target network.

公开(公告)号：US20190181914A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-13

申请号：US16274472

申请日：2019-02-13

Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Takanobu Suzuki ,  Hirotaka Asakura ,  Munehisa Matsuda ,  Satoshi Tanaka

IPC: H04B5/00 ,  H04W76/19 ,  H04W76/30 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04N1/00

Abstract: An MFP establishes a first communication link L1 by receiving an activation command and sending an OK command. The MFP receives first target data from a portable device by using the first communication link. The MFP generates second target data by processing the first target data. After receiving the first target data, the MFP disconnects the first communication link. The MFP establishes a second communication link by receiving the activation command and sending the OK command. The MFP sends the second target data to the portable device by using the second communication link.