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Communication apparatus, control method thereof, and storage medium

  • US 9,112,676 B2
  • Filed: 04/04/2013
  • Issued: 08/18/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication apparatus, comprising:

  • a determination unit configured to determine whether to act as an authenticating apparatus that authenticates, for performing wireless communication in a wireless network, an authenticated apparatus or as an authenticated apparatus that is authenticated by an authenticating apparatus;

    an authentication unit configured to authenticate, in a case where the determination unit determines that the communication apparatus acts as the authenticating apparatus, a first other communication apparatus; and

    a sending unit configured to send, in a case where a search request is received from a second other communication apparatus that does not participate in a communication group while the communication apparatus and the first other communication apparatus form the communication group, information indicating the first other communication apparatus that the communication apparatus authenticated while acting as the authenticating apparatus, to the second other communication apparatus.

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