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US 9,756,671 B2Granted
Communicating apparatus, communication method, and storage medium storing program
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorAtsushi Shimazaki
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Abstract
A communication mode for performing wireless connection of a communicating apparatus is decided based on a first command for performing wireless connection and a second command received following the first command.
Claims15
A communicating apparatus comprising:
- a reception unit configured to be able to receive a plurality types of commands for performing wireless communication;
- a determination unit configured to determine, based on a receiving order of the plurality types of commands, an operating mode of the communicating apparatus from a software AP (Access Point) mode, a WiFi Direct mode, and a WiFi Direct extended mode;
- and
- an operating unit configured to operate the communicating apparatus in the operating mode determined by the determination unit,
- wherein the determination unit determines the operating mode to be the software AP mode, in a case where the reception unit receives a probe request for searching an apparatus and a wireless connection request in succession,
- the determination unit determines the operating mode to be the WiFi Direct extended mode, in a case where the reception unit receives a probe request for searching an apparatus and a confirmation request which includes an attribute information of the WiFi Direct extended mode in succession, and
- the determination unit determines the operating mode to be the WiFi Direct mode, in a case where the reception unit receives a probe request for searching an apparatus and a confirmation request which does not include the attribute information of the WiFi Direct extended mode in succession, and
- wherein the confirmation request is transmitted to confirm information of a partner apparatus.
5 more elements
A communicating method for a communicating apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality types of commands for performing wireless communication;
- determining, based on a receiving order of the plurality types of commands, an operating mode of the communicating apparatus from a software AP (Access Point) mode, a WiFi Direct mode, and a WiFi Direct extended m6ode;
- and
- operating the communicating apparatus in the operating mode determined by the determinating,
- wherein the determining determines the operating mode to be the software AP mode, in a case where the receiving receives a probe request for searching an apparatus and a wireless connection request in succession,
- the determining determines the operating mode to be the WiFi Direct extended mode, in a case where the receiving receives a probe request for searching an apparatus and a confirmation request which includes an attribute information of the WiFi Direct extended mode in succession, and
- the determining determines the operating mode to be the WiFi Direct mode, in a case where the receiving receives a probe request for searching an apparatus and a confirmation request which does not include the attribute information of the WiFi Direct extended mode in succession, and
- wherein the confirmation request is transmitted to confirm information of a partner apparatus.
5 more elements
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for performing a communicating method for a communicating apparatus, the program having instructions which, when executed by a computer, perform the communicating method, the communicating method comprising:
- receiving a plurality types of commands for performing wireless communication;
- determining, based on a receiving order of the plurality types of commands, an operating mode of the communicating apparatus from a software AP (Access Point) mode, a WiFi Direct mode, and a WiFi Direct extended mode;
- and
- operating the communicating apparatus in the determined operating mode,
- wherein the operating mode is determined to be the software AP mode, in a case where a probe request for searching an apparatus and a wireless connection request are received in succession,
- the operating mode is determined to be the WiFi Direct extended mode, in a case where a probe request for searching an apparatus and a confirmation request which includes an attribute information of the WiFi Direct extended mode are received in succession, and
- the operating mode is determined to be the WiFi Direct mode, in a case where a probe request for searching an apparatus and a confirmation request which does not include the attribute information of the WiFi Direct extended mode are received in succession, and
- wherein the confirmation request is transmitted to confirm information of a partner apparatus.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.