Method of and apparatus for multi-channel management, multi-channel interference management method, multi-channel terminal, method of and apparatus for multi-channel setting, and computer product

Abstract

A multi-channel input system connects between a plurality of terminals and a plurality of radio keyboards corresponding to these terminals by radio links (channels), according to a multi-channel system. A high-order terminal has a CPU that manages a setting status of each channel in this multi-channel input system, by using a channel-setting table, and notifies the setting status to any one of the terminals a according to a request from this terminal.

1 . A multi-channel setting apparatus that is applied to a multi-channel input system for making cordless connection between a plurality of terminals and a plurality of input apparatuses corresponding to these terminals based on a multi-channel system, the multi-channel setting apparatus comprising: 
 a management unit which manages a setting status of each channel in the multi-channel input system; and    a setting unit which finds a free channel based on the setting status, and sets the free channel to between a terminal that requires the setting of a channel and an input apparatus corresponding to this terminal.    
   
   
       2 . A multi-channel setting method that is applied to a multi-channel input system for making cordless connection between a plurality of terminals and a plurality of input apparatuses corresponding to these terminals based on a multi-channel system, the multi-channel setting method comprising: 
 managing a setting status of each channel in the multi-channel input system; and    finding a free channel based on the setting status, and setting the free channel to between a terminal that requires the setting of a channel and an input apparatus corresponding to this terminal.    
   
   
       3 . A computer program containing instructions which when executed on a computer causes the computer to function as: 
 a management unit which manages a setting status of each channel in a multi-channel input system that makes cordless connection between a plurality of terminals and a plurality of input apparatuses corresponding to these terminals based on a multi-channel system: and    a setting unit which finds a free channel based on the setting status, and sets the free channel to between a terminal that requires the setting of a channel and an input apparatus corresponding to this terminal.