Communication apparatus, method for controlling the same, and storage medium
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKozo Toda, Fumio Mikami
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Abstract
A communication apparatus connectable to a network using a first wireless LAN module includes an interface configured to connect a second wireless LAN module and at least one controller configured to function as a unit that uses the second wireless LAN module for network connection without using the first wireless LAN module for network connection based on a fact that the second wireless LAN module is connected to the interface.
Claims18
A communication apparatus connectable to a network using a first wireless LAN module, the communication apparatus comprising:
- an interface configured to connect a device and
- at least one controller configured to function as:
- a unit configured to start supplying power to a first wireless LAN module and supplying power to the device connected to the interface;
- and
- a unit configured to stop supplying power to the first wireless LAN module and load a driver corresponding to a second wireless LAN module upon acquisition of ID information related to the second wireless LAN module from the connected device subsequent to start of supplying power.
A method for controlling a communication apparatus connectable to a network using a first wireless LAN module, the communication apparatus including an interface configured to connect a device, the method comprising:
- starting supplying power to the first wireless LAN module and supplying power to the device connected to the interface;
- and
- stopping the supplying power to the first wireless LAN module and loading a driver corresponding to a second wireless LAN module upon acquisition of ID information related to the second wireless LAN module from the device connected to the interface subsequent to starting the supplying power.
A non-transitory storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method for controlling a communication apparatus connectable to a network using a first wireless LAN module, the communication apparatus including an interface that can connect a device, the method comprising:
- starting supplying power to the first wireless LAN module and supplying power to the device connected to the interface;
- and
- stopping the supplying power to the first wireless LAN module and loading a driver corresponding to a second wireless LAN module upon acquisition of ID information related to the second wireless LAN module from the device connected to the interface subsequent to starting the supplying power.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.