Back to results
US 8,913,280 B2Granted
Communication apparatus, method for controlling the same, storage medium, and printing apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTomohiro Kimura
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Loading patent…
Loading patent…
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTomohiro Kimura
Estimating the term…
A communication apparatus includes a first communication unit for executing direct wireless communication between an external apparatus and the communication apparatus in which one of the external apparatus and the communication apparatus serves as an access point, and a second communication unit for executing communication between the external apparatus and the communication apparatus in a different way from the communication by the first communication unit. If it is determined that the communication which the communication apparatus is executing is the communication by the second communication unit, a selection screen is displayed so as to enable a user to select a desired service, and if it is determined that the communication which the communication apparatus is executing is the communication by the first communication unit, the selection screen is displayed so as to prevent the user from selecting the specific service.
A communication apparatus capable of providing a plurality of services, comprising:
A method for controlling a communication apparatus that is capable of providing a plurality of services, the communication apparatus including a first communication unit configured to execute a direct wireless communication between an external apparatus and the communication apparatus in which one of the external apparatus and the communication apparatus serves as an access point, and a second communication unit configured to execute communication between the external apparatus and the communication apparatus in a different way from the communication by the first communication unit,
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
Drawings are temporarily unavailable. Open the PDF at USPTO
From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.
No references of this kind are recorded.
Display of information to the user, e.g. menus: using menus, i.e. presenting the user with a plurality of selectable options
Specifically adapted to achieve a particular effect: improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management
Specifically adapted to use a particular technique: connection management
Specifically adapted to adopt a particular infrastructure: mobile client, e.g. wireless printing
About 7 years 4 months of term left · ends 4 Mar 2034 (estimated)
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a communication apparatus, a method for controlling the same, a storage medium, and a printing apparatus.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a processing sequence of “Wi-Fi Direct”.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a printing apparatus 200 according to a first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a software configuration of the printing apparatus 200 according to the first embodiment.
Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the relative arrangement of the components, the numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present invention unless it is specifically stated otherwise.
Wi-Fi Direct
Hereinafter, a processing sequence of “Wi-Fi Direct” will be described with reference to FIG. 1. A printing apparatus and a mobile terminal are respective examples of an information processing apparatus and a communication apparatus that support “Wi-Fi Direct”.