COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
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1. A communication apparatus comprising:
- a connection unit configured to connect the communication apparatus to an external apparatus;
a determination unit configured to determine whether the external apparatus is connected to the communication apparatus via the connection unit in a first connection mode, the first connection mode being a mode in which the external apparatus establishes a connection to a pre-registered apparatus; and
a control unit configured to decide, based on a determination result obtained by the determination unit, whether to allow an operation for powering off the external apparatus to be performed.
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Abstract
A communication apparatus includes a connection unit configured to connect the communication apparatus to an external apparatus, a determination unit configured to determine whether the external apparatus is connected to the communication apparatus via the connection unit in a first connection mode, the first connection mode being a mode in which the external apparatus establishes a connection to a pre-registered apparatus, and a control unit configured to decide, based on a determination result obtained by the determination unit, whether to allow an operation for powering off the external apparatus to be performed.
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1. A communication apparatus comprising:
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a connection unit configured to connect the communication apparatus to an external apparatus; a determination unit configured to determine whether the external apparatus is connected to the communication apparatus via the connection unit in a first connection mode, the first connection mode being a mode in which the external apparatus establishes a connection to a pre-registered apparatus; and a control unit configured to decide, based on a determination result obtained by the determination unit, whether to allow an operation for powering off the external apparatus to be performed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a connection unit configured to connect the information processing apparatus to a communication apparatus; a registration unit configured to register a specified communication apparatus, the specified communication apparatus being a communication apparatus selected from one or more communication apparatuses that have previously been connected to the information processing apparatus via the connection unit; and a control unit configured to perform power supply control on the image processing apparatus, wherein the control unit sets a control level of the power supply control performed after the information processing apparatus is disconnected from the specified communication apparatus to be different from a control level of the power supply control performed after the information processing apparatus is disconnected from an apparatus other than the specified communication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A control method for a communication apparatus, comprising:
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connecting the communication apparatus to an external apparatus; determining whether the external apparatus is connected to the communication apparatus in a first connection mode, the first connection mode being a mode in which the external apparatus establishes a connection to a pre-registered apparatus; and deciding, based on a determination result, whether to allow an operation for powering off the external apparatus to be performed. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A control method for an information processing apparatus, comprising:
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connecting the information processing apparatus to a communication apparatus; registering a specified communication apparatus, the specified communication apparatus being a communication apparatus selected from one or more communication apparatuses that have previously been connected to the information processing apparatus; and performing power supply control on the image processing apparatus, wherein a control level of the power supply control performed after the information processing apparatus is disconnected from the specified communication apparatus is different from a control level of the power supply control performed after the information processing apparatus is disconnected from an apparatus other than the specified communication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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