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US 10,652,741 B2Granted
Communication apparatus and method for controlling the same
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorNobuhiko Maki
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Abstract
A communication apparatus automatically starts operating in a direct wireless communication mode in conjunction with a user's logging in to the communication apparatus.
Claims11
A communication apparatus comprising:
- a wireless communication interface configured to have a direct wireless communication function of performing wireless communication with an external device without having an external access point therebetween;
- at least one memory that stores a set of instructions;
- and
- at least one processor that executes the set of instructions to:
- control the wireless communication interface to start the direct wireless communication function using a first-type service set identifier (SSID) in response to login of a user to the communication apparatus in a case where a setting is set on the communication apparatus, the setting indicating that the first-type SSID corresponding to the user having logged in to the communication apparatus is used in the direct wireless communication function,
- wherein the direct wireless communication function is not started in response to the login of the user to the communication apparatus in a case where a setting is set on the communication apparatus, the setting indicating that a second-type SSID different from the first-type SSID is used in the direct wireless communication function.
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A method for controlling a communication apparatus with a direct wireless communication function of performing wireless communication with an external device without having an external access point therebetween, comprising:
- controlling the communication apparatus to start the direct wireless communication function using a first-type service set identifier (SSID) in response to login of a user to the communication apparatus in a case where a setting is set on the communication apparatus, the setting indicating that the first-type SSID corresponding to the user having logged in to the communication apparatus is used in the direct wireless communication function;
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- controlling the communication apparatus not to start the direct wireless communication function in response to the login of the user to the communication apparatus in a case where a setting is set on the communication apparatus, the setting indicating that a second-type SSID different from the first-type SSID is used in the direct wireless communication function.
A communication apparatus comprising:
- a wireless communication interface configured to include a direct wireless communication function of performing wireless communication with an external device without having an external access point therebetween;
- at least one memory that stores a set of instructions;
- and
- at least one processor that executes the set of instructions to:
- control the wireless communication interface to start the direct wireless communication function using an SSID including a randomly generated character string in response to login of a user to the communication apparatus in a case where a setting indicating that a one-time SSID is used in the direct wireless communication function is set on the communication apparatus,
- wherein the direct wireless communication function is not started in response to the login of the user to the communication apparatus in a case where a setting indicating that a predetermined SSID is used in the direct wireless communication function is set on the communication apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.