Communication apparatus, control method of communication apparatus, and program
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHiroshi Mashimo
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Abstract
A communication apparatus includes an electric power reception unit that receives electric power wirelessly supplied from another apparatus, a notification unit that provides notification of capability information of the communication apparatus by wireless communication, and a control unit that controls the notification unit to switch from providing notification of a first capability information not including information indicating capability to receive electric power wirelessly supplied, to providing notification of an information capability information including information indicating capability to receive electric power wirelessly supplied, in accordance with reception of electric power by the electric power reception unit.
Claims14
A communication apparatus comprising:
- an electric power reception unit configured to receive electric power wirelessly supplied from another apparatus;
- a wireless unit configured to provide notification of capability information of the communication apparatus by wireless communication;
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- a control unit configured to control the wireless unit to switch from providing notification of first capability information to providing notification of second capability information in accordance with reception of electric power by the electric power reception unit, the first capability information not including first service information but including second service information, the first service information indicating that a wireless power transmission service of receiving electric power supplied wirelessly is able to be executed, the second service information indicating that a service that is different from the wireless power transmission service is able to be executed, the second capability information including the first service information.
A method for controlling a communication apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving electric power wirelessly supplied from another apparatus;
- providing notification of capability information of the communication apparatus by wireless communication;
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- switching from providing notification of first capability information to providing notification of second capability information in accordance with the reception of electric power, the first capability information not including first service information but including second service information, the first service information indicating that a wireless power transmission service of receiving electric power supplied wirelessly is able to be executed, the second service information indicating that a service that is different from the wireless power transmission service is able to be executed, the second capability information including the first service information.
A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that cause a computer to execute a method for controlling a communication apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving electric power wirelessly supplied from another apparatus;
- providing notification of capability information of the communication apparatus by wireless communication;
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- switching from providing notification of first capability information to providing notification of second capability information in accordance with the reception of electric power, the first capability information not including first service information but including second service information, the first service information indicating that a wireless power transmission service of receiving electric power supplied wirelessly is able to be executed, the second service information indicating that a service that is different from the wireless power transmission service is able to be executed, the second capability information including the first service information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.