Communication controlling method, computer readable medium, and communication device

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions to control a communication device, which is capable of communicating with a first external device, the first external device being a printing device in an in-area communication method configured to communicate with network-enabled devices exclusively within a specific coverage area, and with a second external device in a telephone-network communication method configured to communicate with a device outside the specific coverage area using a telephone-network communication, comprising steps of:

• determining prior to communicating in the in-area communication method whether the communication device is set to communicate in the telephone-network communication method;
• switching the communication methods in the communication device from the telephone-network communication method to the in-area communication method when it is determined that the communication device is set to communicate in the telephone-network communication method, wherein the step of switching the communication methods from the telephone-network communication method to the in-area communication method is completed automatically;
• communicating with the first external device in the in-area communication method after switching the communication methods;
• and
• switching the communication methods in the communication device from the in-area communication method back to the telephone-network communication method automatically, after the communication with the first external device is completed;
• wherein the step of determining prior to communicating in the in-area communication method, is completed without releasing communication between the communication device and the second external device
• wherein, in the step of communicating with the first external device, while a part of data being print data is transmitted from the communication device to the first external device in the in-area communication method, when an instruction for accessing the device outside the specific coverage area is received, the communication device switches the communication methods from the in-area communication method to the telephone-network communication method to access the device outside the specific coverage area, and after switching, if no further instruction for accessing the device outside the specific coverage area is received for a predetermined length of period, the communication methods are switched from the telephone-network communication method to the in-area communication method, and a remaining part of the print data is transmitted to the first external device in the in-area communication method to have the print data printed by the first external device.

A communication device, which is capable of communicating with a first external device, the first external device being a printing device in an in-area communication method configured to communicate with network-enabled devices exclusively within a specific coverage area, and with a second external device in a telephone-network communication method configured to communicate with a device outside the specific coverage area using a telephone-network communication, comprising:

• a determining unit, which is configured to determine prior to communicating in the in-area communication method whether the communication device is set to communicate in the telephone-network communication method;
• a switching unit, which is configured to switch the communication methods in the communication device from the telephone-network communication method to the in-area communication method when the determining unit determines that the communication device is set to communicate in the telephone-network communication method, wherein the switching unit is configured to automatically switch the communication methods from the telephone-network communication method to the in-area communication method, and the switching unit is configured to automatically switch the communication methods from the in-area communication method back to the telephone-network communication method automatically, after the communication with the first external device is completed;
• and
• a communicating unit, which is configured to communicate with the first external device in the in-area communication method after the switching unit switches the communication methods;
• wherein the determining unit completes the determination of whether the communication device is set to communicate in the telephone-network communication method, without releasing communication between the communication device and the second external device
• wherein, in the step of communicating with the first external device, while a part of data being print data is transmitted from the communication device to the first external device in the in-area communication method, when an instruction for accessing the device outside the specific coverage area is received, the communication device switches the communication methods from the in-area communication method to the telephone-network communication method to access the device outside the specific coverage area, and after switching, if no further instruction for accessing the device outside the specific coverage area is received for a predetermined length of period, the communication methods are switched from the telephone-network communication method to the in-area communication method, and a remaining part of the print data is transmitted to the first external device in the in-area communication method to have the print data printed by the first external device.