Communication device, control method therefor, and program
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorFumihide Goto
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Abstract
Even when a plurality of communication parameter providing devices exist, a communication parameter setting process is enabled. When a plurality of communication parameter providing devices exist, one of the communication parameter providing devices is determined. For example, all the communication parameter providing devices are caused to stop the providing process. Alternatively, a user is allowed to select a communication parameter providing device. Alternatively, a communication parameter providing device is determined in accordance with a predetermined rule.
Claims8
A communication device comprising:
- a determination unit configured to determine whether the communication device participates in a wireless network;
- a first transmission unit configured to transmit a search signal to a plurality of channels in a case where the determination unit has determined that the communication device does not participate in the wireless network;
- a second transmission unit configured to transmit, to a part of the plurality of channels to which the communication device belongs, the search signal in a case where the determination unit has determined that the communication device participates in the wireless network;
- and
- an execution unit configured to execute, with another communication device which has responded to the search signal, a setting process of a communication parameter.
A method comprising:
- determining whether a communication device participates in a wireless network;
- transmitting a search signal to a plurality of channels in a case where the communication device does not participate in the wireless network;
- transmitting, to a part of the plurality of channels to which the communication device belongs, the search signal in a case where the communication device participates in the wireless network;
- and
- executing, with another communication device which has responded to the search signal, a setting process of a communication parameter.
A computer readable storage medium storing a computer-executable program of instructions for causing a computer to perform a method comprising:
- determining whether a communication device participates in a wireless network;
- transmitting a search signal to a plurality of channels in a case where the communication device does not participate in the wireless network;
- transmitting, to a part of the plurality of channels to which the communication device belongs, the search signal in a case where the communication device participates in the wireless network;
- and
- executing, with another communication device which has responded to the search signal, a setting process of a communication parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.