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US 2025/0056515 A1Published application
Communication device, control method, and computer-readable storage medium
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKEIGO TSUCHIYA
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Abstract
A communication device, when operating in a state where it can obtain from an external device frequency information indicating a frequency available for use in wireless communication in the 6 GHz band, displays a setting screen including an option corresponding to the 6 GHz band as an available frequency band option for use when operating as a parent station.
Claims19
A communication device capable of performing first wireless communication via an external access point and second wireless communication without using an external access point, comprising:
- at least one memory and at least one processor which function as:
- a display control unit configured to perform control to display, in a case where the communication device operates in a state in which the communication device is capable of obtaining frequency information indicating a frequency available for use in wireless communication in a 6 GHz band from an external device, a first setting screen including an option corresponding to the 6 GHz band as an available frequency band option for use when the communication device operates as a parent station in the second wireless communication, and,
- in a case where the communication device does not operate in a state in which the communication device is capable of obtaining the frequency information from the external device, to display a second setting screen where selecting the 6 GHz band as an available frequency band option for use when the communication device operates as a parent station in the second wireless communication is restricted;
- an identifying unit configured to identify a communication channel in the 6 GHz band based on the frequency information received from the external device in a case where an option corresponding to the 6 GHz band is selected on the first setting screen;
- and
- a wireless communication control unit configured to operate as a parent station in the second wireless communication using the identified channel,
- wherein the parent station in the second wireless communication determines a communication channel to use in the second wireless communication.
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A communication device comprising:
- at least one memory and at least one processor which function as:
- a display control unit configured to perform control to display, in a case where the communication device operates in a state in which the communication device is capable of obtaining frequency information indicating a frequency available for use in wireless communication in a 6 GHz band from an external system, a first setting screen allowing the 6 GHz band to be set as a frequency band for use by the communication device, and,
- in a case where the communication device operates in a state in which the communication device is incapable of obtaining the frequency information from the external system, to display a second setting screen that does not allow the 6 GHz band to be set as a frequency band for use by the communication device;
- an identifying unit configured to identify a communication channel in the 6 GHz band based on the frequency information received from the external system in a case where use of the 6 GHz band is set based on an operation on the first setting screen;
- and
- a control unit configured to perform control to execute wireless communication using the communication channel identified by the identifying unit.
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A control method for a communication device, comprising:
- in a case where the communication device operates in a state in which the communication device is capable of obtaining frequency information indicating a frequency available for use in wireless communication in a 6 GHz band from an external system, displaying a first setting screen allowing the 6 GHz band to be set as a frequency band for use by the communication device;
- in a case where the communication device operates in a state in which the communication device is incapable of obtaining the frequency information from the external system, displaying a second setting screen that does not allow the 6 GHz band to be set as a frequency band for use by the communication device;
- identifying a communication channel in the 6 GHz band based on the frequency information obtained from the external system in a case where use of the 6 GHz band is set based on an operation on the first setting screen;
- and
- performing control to perform wireless communication using the identified communication channel.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs for executing a method for controlling a communication device, the method comprising:
- in a case where the communication device operates in a state in which the communication device is capable of obtaining frequency information indicating a frequency available for use in wireless communication in a 6 GHz band from an external system, displaying a first setting screen allowing the 6 GHz band to be set as a frequency band for use by the communication device;
- in a case where the communication device operates in a state in which the communication device is incapable of obtaining the frequency information from the external system, displaying a second setting screen that does not allow the 6 GHz band to be set as a frequency band for use by the communication device;
- identifying a communication channel in the 6 GHz band based on the frequency information obtained from the external system in a case where use of the 6 GHz band is set based on an operation on the first setting screen;
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- performing control to perform wireless communication using the identified communication channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.