Communication apparatus, method for controlling the same, and storage medium

A method for controlling a communication apparatus which includes a first communication unit configured to perform short distance wireless communication and a second communication unit configured to perform communication of a wireless local area network (LANA, the method comprising:

• starting the short distance wireless communication with another communication apparatus by the first communication unit while the communication apparatus is joining a wireless LAN created by an external access point as a station of the wireless LAN using the second communication unit;
• determining whether the communication apparatus can concurrently perform a station function and an access point function of the wireless LAN in accordance with a start of the short distance wireless communication in the starting;
• performing a first connection as direct connection to the another communication apparatus by the wireless LAN by disconnecting from the external access point when it is not determined in the determining that the station function and the access point function can be concurrently performed;
• performing reconnection to the external access point as the station of the wireless LAN when a connection in the first connection fails;
• performing reconnection to the external access point as the station of the wireless LAN when the connection in the first connection succeeded and wireless communication with the another communication apparatus ended;
• and
• performing a second connection as direct connection to the another communication apparatus by the wireless LAN without disconnecting from the external access point when it is determined in the determining that the station function and the access point function can be concurrently performed.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer which is included in a communication apparatus including a first communication unit configured to perform short distance wireless communication and a second communication unit configured to perform communication of a wireless local area network (LAN) to:

• start the short distance wireless communication with another communication apparatus by the first communication unit while the communication apparatus is joining a wireless LAN created by an external access point as a station of the wireless LAN using the second communication unit;
• determine whether the communication apparatus can concurrently perform a station function and an access point function of the wireless LAN in accordance with a start of the short distance wireless communication in the starting;
• perform a first connection as direct connection to the another communication apparatus by the wireless LAN by disconnecting from the external access point when it is not determined that the station function and the access point function can be concurrently performed;
• perform reconnection to the external access point as the station of the wireless LAN when a connection in the first connection fails;
• perform reconnection to the external access point as the station of the wireless LAN when the connection in the first connection succeeded and wireless communication with the another communication apparatus ended;
• and
• perform a second connection as direct connection to the another communication apparatus by the wireless LAN without disconnecting from the external access point when it is determined that the station function and the access point function can be concurrently performed.