Printing apparatus having direct wireless communication function, control method for printing apparatus, and storage medium
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorGo Inoue
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Abstract
When a print processing apparatus is connected to a printing apparatus, use of Wi-Fi Direct is prohibited. On the other hand, when the print processing apparatus is not connected to the printing apparatus, the use of Wi-Fi Direct is permitted.
Claims4
A printing apparatus having a direct printing function of executing print processing based on print data received from an external apparatus by Wi-Fi Direct, the printing apparatus comprising:
- a network interface;
- a memory storing instructions;
- and
- a processor that executes the instructions to:
- determine whether a print processing apparatus that processes print data for the printing apparatus is connected to the network interface;
- prohibit the printing apparatus from executing the direct printing function in accordance with determination that the print processing apparatus is connected to the network interface.
A method for controlling a printing apparatus having a network interface and a direct printing function of executing print processing based on print data received from an external apparatus by Wi-Fi Direct, the method comprising:
- determining whether a print processing apparatus that processes print data for the printing apparatus is connected to the network interface;
- prohibiting the printing apparatus from executing the direct printing function in accordance with determination that the print processing apparatus is connected to the network interface.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, executes a method for controlling a printing apparatus having a network interface and a direct printing function of executing print processing based on print data received from an external apparatus by Wi-Fi Direct, the method comprising:
- determining whether a print processing apparatus that processes print data for the printing apparatus is connected to the network interface;
- prohibiting the printing apparatus from executing the direct printing function in accordance with determination that the print processing apparatus is connected to the network interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.