Patent ID: 7747219
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: G06F,H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication device that makes wireless communication, the communication device comprising: a configuration information storage module that stores configuration information set commonly with another communication device to establish the wireless communication; a tentative connection module that makes temporary wireless communication with the another communication device under a preset condition regardless of settings of configuration information in the another communication device, so as to establish a tentative connection with the another communication device; a configuration information acquisition module that acquires the configuration information set in the another communication device via the established tentative connection; and an update module that updates the configuration information stored in the configuration information storage module, based on the acquired configuration information; wherein the tentative connection module establishes the tentative connection with radio waves of a weaker intensity than an intensity of radio waves used for general wireless communication that is wireless communication between the communication device and the another communication device other than the temporary wireless communication.