Printing apparatus having direct wireless communication function, control method for printing apparatus, and storage medium
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorGo Inoue
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Abstract
A print processing apparatus is provided such that when a print processing apparatus is connected to a printing apparatus, use of Wi-Fi Direct is prohibited. On the other hand, in the printing apparatus, when the print processing apparatus is not connected to the printing apparatus, the use of Wi-Fi Direct is permitted.
Claims11
A printing apparatus having a direct printing function of executing print processing based on print data received from an external apparatus via a wireless communication interface by Wi-Fi Direct, the printing apparatus comprising:
- a communication interface other than the wireless communication interface;
- a memory storing instructions;
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- a processor that executes the instructions to:
- determine whether a print processing apparatus that processes print data for the printing apparatus is connected to the printing apparatus via the communication interface;
- control the printing apparatus not to execute print processing based on print data received via the wireless communication interface by Wi-Fi Direct in accordance with determination that the print processing apparatus is connected to the printing apparatus via the communication interface;
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- permit the printing apparatus to transmit data based on an image obtained by scanning a document to the external apparatus via the wireless communication interface by Wi-Fi Direct even in a case where it is determined that the print processing apparatus is connected to the printing apparatus via the communication interface.
A method for controlling a printing apparatus having a direct printing function of executing print processing based on print data received from an external apparatus via a wireless communication interface by Wi-Fi Direct and a communication interface other than the wireless communication interface, the method comprising:
- determining whether a print processing apparatus that processes print data for the printing apparatus is connected to the printing apparatus via the communication interface;
- controlling the printing apparatus not to execute print processing based on print data received via the wireless communication interface by Wi-Fi Direct in accordance with determination that the print processing apparatus is connected to the printing apparatus via the communication interface;
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- permitting the printing apparatus to transmit data based on an image obtained by scanning a document to the external apparatus via the wireless communication interface by Wi-Fi Direct even in a case where it is determined that the print processing apparatus is connected to the printing apparatus via the communication interface.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, executes a method for controlling a printing apparatus having a direct printing function of executing print processing based on print data received from an external apparatus via a wireless communication interface by Wi-Fi Direct and a communication interface other than the wireless communication interface, the method comprising:
- determining whether a print processing apparatus that processes print data for the printing apparatus is connected to the printing apparatus via the communication interface;
- controlling the printing apparatus not to execute print processing based on print data received via the wireless communication interface by Wi-Fi Direct in accordance with determination that the print processing apparatus is connected to the printing apparatus via the communication interface;
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- permitting the printing apparatus to transmit data based on an image obtained by scanning a document to the external apparatus via the wireless communication interface by Wi-Fi Direct even in a case where it is determined that the print processing apparatus is connected to the printing apparatus via the communication interface.
A printing apparatus connectable to a first network in a connection form for executing direct wireless communication with an external apparatus without going through an external access point and a second network different from the first network, the printing apparatus comprising:
- at least one memory that stores a set of instructions;
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- at least one processor that executes the instructions, the instructions, when executed, causing the printing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
- determining whether a print processing apparatus that processes print data for the printing apparatus is connected to the printing apparatus via the second network;
- controlling the printing apparatus not to execute print processing based on print data transmitted to the printing apparatus via the first network in accordance with determination that the print processing apparatus is connected to the printing apparatus via the second network;
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- permitting the printing apparatus to transmit data based on an image obtained by scanning a document to the external apparatus via the first network even in accordance with determination that the print processing apparatus is connected to the printing apparatus via the second network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.