Information processing apparatus and control method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMitsuru Konji, Yuuki Wakabayashi
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus capable of communicating using a first communication method and communicating using a second communication method performs, in a case where attempting processing fails to establish a connection with a communication apparatus using the first communication method without using an external apparatus, communication with the communication apparatus by the second communication method and transmits a job to the communication apparatus via the connection with the communication apparatus using the first communication method, the communication being used to establish the connection with the communication apparatus using the first communication method.
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A control method of an information processing apparatus capable of communicating using a first communication method and communicating using a second communication method, the control method comprising:
- performing predetermined communication by the second communication method before a communication instruction for predetermined data is accepted from a user, the predetermined communication being used to establish a connection with a communication apparatus using the first communication method;
- obtaining information about a capability of the communication apparatus via the connection with the communication apparatus using the first communication method before the communication instruction is accepted, the connection being established by the predetermined communication;
- accepting the communication instruction from the user;
- after the communication instruction is accepted, performing attempting processing for attempting to establish a connection with the communication apparatus using the first communication method;
- in a case where the attempting processing successfully establishes the connection with the communication apparatus using the first communication method, communicating the predetermined data with the communication apparatus via the connection with the communication apparatus using the first communication method without communication with the communication apparatus by the second communication method, the communication being used to establish the connection with the communication apparatus using the first communication method;
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- in a case where the attempting processing fails to establish the connection with the communication apparatus using the first communication method, performing the communication with the communication apparatus by the second communication method and communicating the predetermined data with the communication apparatus via the connection with the communication apparatus using the first communication method, the communication being used to establish the connection with the communication apparatus using the first communication method.
An information processing apparatus capable of communicating using a first communication method and communicating using a second communication method, the information processing apparatus comprising:
- at least one memory storing instructions;
- at least one processor, that, when executing the instructions, causes the information processing apparatus to;
- perform predetermined communication by the second communication method before a communication instruction for predetermined data is accepted from a user, the predetermined communication being used to establish a connection with a communication apparatus using the first communication method;
- obtain information about a capability of the communication apparatus via the connection with the communication apparatus using the first communication method before the communication instruction is accepted, the connection being established by the predetermined communication;
- accept the communication instruction from the user;
- execute an attempt, after the communication instruction is accepted, perform attempting processing for attempting to establish a connection with the communication apparatus using the first communication method;
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- perform communication, in a case where the attempting processing successfully establishes the connection with the communication apparatus using the first communication method, communicate the predetermined data with the communication apparatus via the connection with the communication apparatus using the first communication method without communication with the communication apparatus by the second communication method, the communication being used to establish the connection with the communication apparatus using the first communication method, and
- in a case where the attempting processing fails to establish the connection with the communication apparatus using the first communication method, perform the communication with the communication apparatus by the second communication method and communicate the predetermined data with the communication apparatus via the connection with the communication apparatus using the first communication method, the communication being used to establish the connection with the communication apparatus using the first communication method.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.