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

• US 10,599,368 B2
• Filed: 04/04/2018
• Issued: 03/24/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Hosoda, Yasuhiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Allen H
• Application Number:
  US15/944,931
• Publication Number:
  US 20180225069A1
• Time in Patent Office: 720 Days
• Field of Search: 358 115
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1204 resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1236 Connection management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/128 Direct printing, e.g. sending document file, using memory stick, printing from a camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1292 Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32117 in a separate transmission or protocol signal prior to or subsequent to the image data transmission, e.g. in digital identification signal [DIS], in non standard setup [NSS] or in non standard field [NSF] for mode signalling H04N1/333
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32765 Initiating a communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/4413 involving the use of passwords, ID codes or the like, e.g. PIN
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/4433 to an apparatus, part of an apparatus or an apparatus function
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0041 Point to point H04N2201/0039 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0055 By radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3205 of identification information, e.g. name or ID code H04N2201/3209 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/10 using broadcasted information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

A communication apparatus equipped with a direct wireless communication function for executing a direct wireless communication with an external apparatus includes a memory that stores a program, and a processor that executes the program. The program, in a case that a first setting for instructing to use a Service Set Identifier, SSID, corresponding to a user who logs in to the communication apparatus, is set in the communication apparatus, executes the direct wireless communication function using the SSID corresponding to the user who logs in to the communication apparatus, and in a case that a second setting for instructing to use an SSID that is different from a previous SSID which is generated previously is set in the communication apparatus, executes the direct wireless communication function using the SSID that is different from the previous SSID.

Claims

1. A communication apparatus equipped with a direct wireless communication function for executing a direct wireless communication with an external apparatus without a relay apparatus, the communication apparatus comprising:

a memory that stores a program;

a processor that executes the program to;

specify a user who logs into the communication apparatus;

in a case that an operation mode of the communication apparatus is a first operation mode in which an SSID, Service Set Identifier, corresponding to the user who logs into the communication apparatus is used, execute the direct wireless communication function using the SSID corresponding to the specified user; and

in a case that the operation mode of the communication apparatus is a second operation mode in which an SSID that is different from a previous SSID which is generated previously is used, execute the direct wireless communication function using the SSID that is different from the previous SSID.

2. A communication apparatus equipped with a direct wireless communication function for executing a direct wireless communication with an external apparatus without a relay apparatus, the communication apparatus comprising:

a memory that stores a program;

a processor that executes the program to;

specify a user who logs into the communication apparatus;

in a case that an operation mode of the communication apparatus is a first operation mode in which an SSID, Service Set Identifier, corresponding to the user who logs into the communication apparatus is used, execute the direct wireless communication function using the SSID corresponding to the specified user; and

in a case that the operation mode of the communication apparatus is a second operation mode in which a fixed SSID that is stored in a predetermined storage area as a setting for the direct wireless communication is used, execute the direct wireless communication function using the fixed SSID.

3. A method of controlling a communication apparatus equipped with a direct wireless communication function that executes a direct wireless communication with an external apparatus without a relay apparatus, the method comprising:

specifying a user who logs into the communication apparatus;

in a case that an operation mode of the communication apparatus is a first operation mode in which an SSID, Service Set Identifier, corresponding to the user who logs into the communication apparatus is used, executing the direct wireless communication function using the SSID corresponding to the specified user; and

in a case that the operation mode of the communication apparatus is a second operation mode in which an SSID that is different from a previous SSID which is generated previously is used, executing the direct wireless communication function using the SSID that is different from the previous SSID which is generated previously.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

generating the SSID corresponding to the specified user using at least user information of the specified user.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the SSID corresponding to the specified user is generated by combining user information of the specified user with a predetermined character string.

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein the direct wireless communication function is performed in a software access point mode.

7. The method according to claim 3, wherein the direct wireless communication function is Wi-Fi Direct.

8. The method according to claim 3, wherein the communication apparatus is a printing apparatus that can execute printing.

9. The method according to claim 3, wherein the SSID that is different from the previous SSID is a randomly generated SSID.

10. A method of controlling a communication apparatus equipped with a direct wireless communication function that executes a direct wireless communication with an external apparatus without a relay apparatus, the method comprising:

specifying a user who logs into the communication apparatus;

in a case that an operation mode of the communication apparatus is a first operation mode in which an SSID, Service Set Identifier, corresponding to the user who logs into the communication apparatus, is used executing the direct wireless communication function using the SSID corresponding to the specified user; and

in a case that the operation mode of the communication apparatus is a second operation mode in which a fixed SSID that is stored in a predetermined storage area as a setting for the direct wireless communication is used, executing the direct wireless communication function using the fixed SSID.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

generating the SSID corresponding to the specified user using at least user information of the specified user.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the SSID corresponding to the specified user is generated by combining user information of the specified user with a predetermined character string.

13. The method according to claim 10, wherein the direct wireless communication function is performed in a software access point mode.

14. The method according to claim 10, wherein the direct wireless communication function is Wi-Fi Direct.

15. The method according to claim 10, wherein the communication apparatus is a printing apparatus that can execute printing.

16. The method according to claim 10, wherein the method further comprising:

in a case that a user'"'"'s operation for instructing a change of the fixed SSID is accepted, changing the fixed SSID that is stored in the predetermined storage area into a new fixed SSID according to the user'"'"'s operation.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a processor to execute a method of controlling a communication apparatus equipped with a direct wireless communication function that executes a direct wireless communication with an external apparatus without a relay apparatus, the method comprising:

specifying a user who logs into the communication apparatus;

in a case that an operation mode of the communication apparatus is a first operation mode in which an SSID, Service Set Identifier, corresponding to the user who logs into the communication apparatus, is used executing the direct wireless communication function using the SSID corresponding to the specified user; and

in a case that the operation mode of the communication apparatus is a second operation mode in which an SSID that is different from a previous SSID which is generated previously is used, executing the direct wireless communication function using the SSID that is different from the previous SSID which is generated previously.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a processor to execute a method of controlling a communication apparatus equipped with a direct wireless communication function that executes a direct wireless communication with an external apparatus without a relay apparatus, the method comprising:

specifying a user who logs into the communication apparatus;

in a case that an operation mode of the communication apparatus is a first operation mode in which an SSID, Service Set Identifier, corresponding to the user who logs into the communication apparatus, is used executing the direct wireless communication function using the SSID corresponding to the specified user; and

in a case that the operation mode of the communication apparatus is a second operation mode in which a fixed SSID that is stored in a predetermined storage area as a setting for the direct wireless communication is used, executing the direct wireless communication function using the fixed SSID.

19. A communication apparatus equipped with a direct wireless communication function for executing a direct wireless communication with an external apparatus without a relay apparatus, the communication apparatus comprising:

a memory that stores a program;

a processor that executes the program to;

specify a user who logs into the communication apparatus;

in a case that an operation mode of the communication apparatus is a first operation mode in which an SSID, Service Set Identifier, corresponding to the user who logs into the communication apparatus, is used execute the direct wireless communication function using the SSID corresponding to the specified user; and

in a case that the operation mode of the communication apparatus is a second operation mode in which a one time SSID is used, execute the direct wireless communication function using the one time SSID that is generated in order to perform the direct wireless communication.

20. The communication apparatus to claim 19, wherein the one-time SSID is an SSID of one time period used between a start and an end of the direct wireless communication and includes character string generated based on an acceptance of an instruction for instructing to execute the direct wireless communication function.

21. The communication apparatus to claim 20, wherein the one-time SSID includes a random character string generated based on the acceptance of the instruction.