Communication apparatus and method for controlling the same
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHiroyuki Torikai, Koji Hatanaka
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Abstract
A method for controlling a communication apparatus includes connecting to a first network formed by an access point, establishing communication with an information processing apparatus on the first network by using a first application, determining whether the information processing apparatus is operating as the access point forming the first network, detecting a transition of the first application to a background, and performing control to disconnect from the first network after it is determined that the information processing apparatus is operating as the access point and after the transition of the first application to the background is detected.
Claims15
A communication apparatus comprising:
- a connection unit that connects to a first network formed by an access point;
- a data communication unit configured to establish communication with an information processing apparatus on the first network by using a first application;
- a determination unit configured to determine whether the information processing apparatus is operating as the access point forming the first network;
- a detection unit configured to detect a transition of the first application to a background;
- and
- a control unit configured to perform control to disconnect from the first network after the determination unit determines that the information processing apparatus is operating as the access point and after the detection unit detects the transition of the first application to the background.
A method for controlling a communication apparatus, comprising:
- connecting to a first network formed by an access point;
- establishing communication with an information processing apparatus on the first network by using a first application;
- determining whether the information processing apparatus is operating as the access point forming the first network;
- detecting a transition of the first application to a background;
- and
- performing control to disconnect from the first network, after it is determined that the information processing apparatus is operating as the access point and after the transition of the first application to the background is detected.
A computer-readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that cause a computer to execute the method of claim 15.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.