Communication apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShukei Kurihara
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Abstract
A technique for a communication apparatus to automatically connect to a device that has a function for wireless communication by an infrastructure connection and by a direct connection, in conformity with a connection setting of the device is provided. A mobile terminal (communication apparatus) searches for surrounding MFPs (devices) and accepts a selection by a user of an MFP by displaying, on the operation panel, a screen of a list of MFPs discovered by the search. The mobile terminal first performs an infrastructure connection to an MFP selected by the user in the list screen displayed on the operation panel. When the infrastructure connection to the selected MFP fails, the mobile terminal performs a direct connection to that MFP.
Claims30
A communication apparatus that performs an infrastructure connection for wireless connecting to an external apparatus through a wireless access point of a local area network and a direct connection for direct wireless connecting to the external apparatus, the communication apparatus comprising:
- at least one memory storing instructions;
- at least one processor executing the instructions to perform:
- searching for devices;
- displaying a list of devices discovered by the search;
- attempting to perform the infrastructure connection to a device selected by a user in the displayed list;
- and
- in a case where the infrastructure connection to the selected device fails, attempting to perform the direct connection to the selected device.
A method of controlling a communication apparatus that performs an infrastructure connection for wireless connecting to an external apparatus through a wireless access point of a local area network and a direct connection for direct wireless connecting to the external apparatus, the method comprising:
- searching for devices;
- displaying, on a screen of the communication apparatus, a list of devices discovered by the search;
- attempting to perform the infrastructure connection to a device selected by a user in the displayed list;
- and
- in a case where the infrastructure connection to the selected device fails, attempting to perform the direct connection to the selected device.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling a communication apparatus that performs an infrastructure connection for wireless connecting to an external apparatus through a wireless access point of a local area network and a direct connection for direct wireless connecting to the external apparatus, the method comprising:
- searching for devices;
- displaying, on a screen of the communication apparatus, a list of devices discovered by the search;
- attempting to perform the infrastructure connection to a device selected by a user in the displayed list screen;
- and
- in a case where the infrastructure connection to the selected device fails, attempting to perform the direct connection to the selected device.
A communication apparatus that performs a first communication for wireless communicating with an external apparatus through a wireless access point of a local area network and a second communication for direct wireless communicating with the external apparatus, the communication apparatus comprising:
- at least one memory storing instructions;
- at least one processor executing the instructions to perform:
- displaying a list of devices;
- attempting to perform the first communication with a device selected by a user in the displayed list;
- and
- in a case where the first communication with the selected device fails, proceeding to a process for the second communication with the selected device.
A method of controlling a communication apparatus that performs a first communication for wireless communicating with an external apparatus through a wireless access point of a local area network and a second communication for direct wireless communicating with the external apparatus, the method comprising:
- displaying a list of devices;
- attempting to perform the first communication with a device selected by a user in the displayed list;
- and
- in a case where the first communication with the selected device fails, proceeding to a process for the second communication with the selected device.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling a communication apparatus that performs a first communication for wireless communicating with an external apparatus through a wireless access point of a local area network and a second communication for direct wireless communicating with the external apparatus, the method comprising:
- displaying a list of devices;
- attempting to perform the first communication with a device selected by a user in the displayed list;
- and
- in a case where the first communication with the selected device fails, proceeding to a process for the second communication with the selected device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.