Information processing apparatus, control method thereof, and storage medium

An information processing apparatus capable of performing Bluetooth LE communication, comprising:

• at least one memory storing instructions;
• and
• at least one processor that, upon execution of the instructions stored in the at least one memory, performs processing to:
• scan a first type of advertisement packet conforming to the Bluetooth LE, that is transmitted from an external apparatus and indicates to be connectable with a specific communication partner, while transmitting a second type of advertisement packet conforming to the Bluetooth LE standard, that indicates to be unable to accept a connection request and includes service information indicating services that the information processing apparatus can provide;
• determine whether or not the information processing apparatus is designated as the connectable specific communication partner in the first type of advertisement packet received as a result of the scanning;
• and
• transmit, upon a condition that it is determined that the information processing apparatus is designated as the connectable specific communication partner in the first type of received advertisement packet, the communication unit to transmit a connection request to a transmission source of the received advertisement packet in order to establish a Bluetooth LE connection by serving as a master.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to execute a control method for an information processing apparatus capable of performing Bluetooth LE communication, the control method comprising:

• scanning a first type of advertisement packet confirming to the Bluetooth LE, that is transmitted from an external apparatus and indicates to be connectable with a specific communication partner, while transmitting a second type of advertisement packet conforming to the Bluetooth LE standard, that indicates to be unable to accept a connection request and includes service information indicating services that the information processing apparatus can provide;
• determining, whether or not the information processing apparatus is designated as the connectable specific communication partner in the first type of advertisement packet received as a result of the scanning;
• and
• transmitting, upon a condition that it is determined that the information processing apparatus is designated as the connectable specific communication partner in the first type of received advertisement packet, a connection request to a transmission source of the first type of received advertisement packet in order to establish a Bluetooth LE connection by serving as a master.

A method for establishing a Bluetooth LE connection between an information processing apparatus and an external apparatus, the method comprising

• the information processing apparatus:
• scanning a first type of advertisement packet conforming to the Bluetooth LE, that is transmitted from an external apparatus and indicates to be connectable with a specific communication partner, while transmitting a second type of advertisement packet conforming to the Bluetooth LE standard, that indicates to be unable to accept a connection request and includes service information indicating services that the information processing apparatus can provide;
• determining whether or not the information processing apparatus is designated as the connectable specific communication partner in the first type of advertisement packet received as a result of the scanning;
• and
• transmitting, upon a condition that it is determined that the information processing apparatus is designated as the connectable specific communication partner in the first type of received advertisement packet, a connection request to a transmission source of the first type of received advertisement packet in order to establish a Bluetooth LE connection by serving as a master, and
• the external apparatus:
• receiving the second type of advertisement packet transmitted from the information processing apparatus;
• displaying services that the information processing apparatus can provide, based on the service information included in the second type of received advertisement packet;
• transmitting the first type of advertisement packet in which the information processing apparatus is designated as the connectable specific communication partner, in order to receive a service requested by a user from the displayed services;
• and
• establishing, upon a condition that the external apparatus receives the connection request from the information processing apparatus, the Bluetooth LE connection by serving as a slave.