# US 2025/0098005 A1 · Communication apparatus, control method, and storage medium

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- Number: US 2025/0098005 A1
- Document ID: US20250098005A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 18/967,777
- Filed: 2024-12-04
- Published: 2025-03-20
- Earliest claimed: 2016-05-20
- Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Kenichiro Suga
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250098005A1

## CPC

- H04W 76/14: Direct-mode setup
- H04W 4/70: Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
- H04W 76/10: Connection setup
- H04W 76/15: Setup of multiple wireless link connections
- H04W 84/12: WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
- H04N 1/00307: {with a mobile telephone apparatus (constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00)}
- H04N 1/00315: {with a radio transmission apparatus (with a cordless telephone H04N1/00305; systems or arrangements for the transmission of a picture signal specially adapted for transmission via radio H04N1/00103; H04N1/00307 takes precedence; radio transmission systems H04B7/00; wireless communication networks H04W)}
- H04N 1/32765: {Initiating a communication}
- H04N 2201/0094: Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

A communication apparatus has a communication function for performing wireless communication using one of a first mode of performing first communication with a partner apparatus via another apparatus, a second mode of performing second communication with the partner apparatus not via another apparatus, and a third mode of concurrently performing the first communication and the second communication. When the third mode is the operation mode of the communication function, the communication apparatus controls the communication function so as to activate a function of the second communication after executing processing to establish a connection for the first communication. When the connection has not been established even after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of connection processing for the first communication, the function for the second communication is activated even if the connection for the first communication has not been established.

## Claims

### Claim 1

(canceled)

### Claim 2

A communication apparatus comprising:
communication control unit configured to control the communication apparatus to perform first wireless communication with a first other communication apparatus via an access point, and second wireless communication with a second other apparatus based on Wi-Fi Direct standard; and
accepting unit configured to accept a user operation to change setting regarding communication of the communication apparatus,
wherein the setting includes setting to enable or disable the first wireless communication and setting to enable or disable the second wireless communication, and
wherein the communication control unit controls the communication apparatus to switch between sending a first frame in the first wireless communication and sending a second frame in the second wireless communication in a case where the communication apparatus is not connected to the access point and the second other communication apparatus, with the first setting being setting that enables the first wireless communication and the second setting being setting that enables the second wireless communication.

### Claim 3

A communication apparatus comprising:
communication control unit configured to control the communication apparatus to perform first wireless communication with a first other communication apparatus via an access point, and a second wireless communication with a second other communication apparatus based on Wi-Fi Direct standard;
accepting unit configured to accept a user operation to change setting regarding communication of the communication apparatus, wherein the setting includes first setting to enable or disable the first wireless communication and second setting to enable or disable the second wireless communication;
one or more processors; and
one or more memories including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the communication apparatus to:
control the second wireless communication so as to connect to the second other communication apparatus via a first frequency channel in a case where the communication apparatus is connected to the access point via the first frequency channel after being connected to the second other communication apparatus via a second frequency channel with the second other communication apparatus, with the first setting being setting that enables the first wireless communication and the second setting being setting that enables the second wireless communication.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The communication apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the communication control unit controls the second wireless communication so as to connect to the second other communication apparatus via the first frequency channel in a case where the communication apparatus is connected to the access point via the first frequency channel before being connected to the second other communication apparatus with the first setting being setting that enables the first wireless communication and the second setting being setting that enables the second wireless communication.