Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing system

An information processing method to be executed by a computer system, the information processing method comprising:

• receiving a plurality of beacon signals transmitted from each of a plurality of first apparatuses;
• detecting at least one unconnected apparatus from the plurality of first apparatuses based on the received plurality of beacon signals, wherein the at least one unconnected apparatus is not communicably connected to a second apparatus;
• communicably connecting to the second apparatus;
• requesting restriction of transmission of a beacon signal of the plurality of beacon signals to a connected apparatus of the plurality of first apparatuses, wherein the connected apparatus is communicably connected to the second apparatus;
• and
• transmitting setting information, for communicably connecting to the second apparatus, to the detected at least one unconnected apparatus.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to execute operations, the operations comprising

• receiving a plurality of beacon signals transmitted from each of a plurality of first apparatuses;
• detecting at least one unconnected apparatus from the plurality of first apparatuses based on the received plurality of beacon signals, wherein the at least one unconnected apparatus is not communicably connected to a second apparatus;
• communicably connecting to the second apparatus;
• requesting restriction of transmission of a beacon signal of the plurality of beacon signals to a connected apparatus of the plurality of first apparatuses, wherein the connected apparatus is communicably connected to the second apparatus;
• and
• transmitting setting information, for communicably connecting to the second apparatus, to the detected at least one unconnected apparatus.

An information processing system, comprising:

• a communication apparatus;
• a plurality of apparatuses configured to:
• detect whether each of the plurality of apparatuses is communicably connected to the communication apparatus, and
• transmit at least one beacon signal based on the detection that at least one apparatus of the plurality of apparatuses is not communicably connected to the communication apparatus;
• and
• a control apparatus configured to:
• request restriction of transmission of a beacon signal of the at least one beacon signal to a connected apparatus of the plurality of apparatuses, wherein the connected apparatus is communicably connected to the communication apparatus, and
• transmit setting information, for communicably connecting the communication apparatus, to an unconnected apparatus in the plurality of apparatuses based on a specific beacon signal transmitted from the unconnected apparatus, wherein the unconnected apparatus is not communicably connected to the communication apparatus.