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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2023
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Hirotaka Asakura, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A communication device may: execute a Device Provisioning Protocol (DPP) process according to the DPP of a Wi-Fi standard, wherein the DPP process includes: receiving an authentication request in which a bootstrapping key of the communication device is used from a terminal device; in a case where the authentication request is received from the terminal device, sending an authentication response to the terminal device; and after the authentication response has been sent to the terminal device, receiving first connection information from the terminal device, and in a case where the first Wi-Fi connection between the communication device and the first access point is established, the communication device may send confirmation information to the terminal device, wherein the confirmation information is used by the terminal device for executing connectivity confirmation.