US 11,509,792 B2 · Communication apparatus, control method, and recording medium

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a communication apparatus capable of preventing a decrease in the speed of communication with an external device due to execution of a handover when the communication apparatus is connected to the external device, and also directed to a control method and a recording medium. A communication apparatus provides, by using a first communication portion that uses a first communication method, communication information for performing communication based on a second communication method to an external device, and causes a second communication portion that uses the second communication method to connect with the external device using the second communication method, and performs control in such a manner that, in a case where the second communication portion connects with the external device, the first communication portion is used to provide communication information to no other external devices.

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Dependent claims

A communication apparatus configured to be capable of communicating by a first wireless communication method that is Bluetooth® and a second wireless communication method different from the first wireless communication method, the communication apparatus being capable of establishing a first wireless connection by the first wireless communication method and a second wireless connection by the second wireless communication method, the communication apparatus comprising:

at least one processor which executes operations comprising:
causing the communication apparatus to establish the first wireless connection;
performing predetermined communication with an external apparatus via the established first wireless connection in a state that the communication apparatus is operating as a slave apparatus based on the first wireless communication method, the predetermined communication being communication of communication information for performing communication based on the second wireless communication method;
causing the communication apparatus to establish the second wireless connection after the predetermined communication with the external apparatus is performed via the first wireless connection;
and
controlling the communication apparatus, based on processing related to the second wireless connection, so that the first wireless connection is disconnected.

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A communication apparatus configured to be capable of communicating by a first wireless communication method and a second wireless communication method different from the first wireless communication method, the communication apparatus being capable of establishing a first wireless connection by the first wireless communication method and a second wireless connection by the second wireless communication method, the communication apparatus comprising:

at least one processor which executes operations comprising:
causing the communication apparatus to operate in a state of executing a predetermined operation based on the first wireless communication method;
causing the communication apparatus to establish the first wireless connection after the communication apparatus is operated in the state of executing the predetermined operation;
performing predetermined communication with an external apparatus via the established first wireless connection in a state that the communication apparatus is operating as a slave apparatus based on the first wireless communication method, the predetermined communication being communication of communication information for performing communication based on the second wireless communication method;
causing the communication apparatus to establish the second wireless connection after the predetermined communication with the external apparatus is performed via the first wireless connection;
and
causing, in a state of not executing the predetermined operation, the communication apparatus to operate again in the state of executing the predetermined operation based on processing related to disconnecting the second wireless connection.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Communication apparatus, control method, and recording medium

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