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Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017

Filed:

Aug. 24, 2015
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Takashi Kawamori, Shiojiri, JP;

Naohiro Kaneko, Shiojiri, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/02 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/02 (2013.01); G06Q 20/32 (2013.01); H04L 41/0806 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A recording devicedetermines if a wireless LAN adapter AD was connected when the recording deviceturned on; and monitors if a wireless LAN adapter AD becomes connected after the recording deviceturned on. If the wireless LAN adapter AD is connected after the recording deviceturns on and a password was previously set, the recording deviceenables a wireless communication function and uses the previously set password for wireless communication through the wireless LAN adapter AD. If the wireless LAN adapter AD is connected after the recording deviceturns on and a password was not previously set, the recording deviceautomatically generates a new password and enables the wireless communication function using the automatically generated password for wireless communication through the wireless LAN adapter AD.


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