COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20140240769A1
• Filed: 02/19/2014
• Published: 08/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Tanji, Masamichi
• Granted Patent: US 9,148,747 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• 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 3/1231 Device related settings, e.g. IP address, Name, Identification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1236 Connection management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1292 Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/002 Interacting with the operator
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00233 details of image data reproduction, e.g. network printing or remote image display using an image reproducing device as a local output from a computer H04N1/00238; digital output from computer to printer unit G06F3/12
• 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 1/32767 in response to a user operation, e.g. actuating a switch H04N1/32769 and H04N1/32771 take precedence
• 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 2201/0098 User intervention not otherwise provided for, e.g. placing documents, responding to an alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

A communication apparatus capable of executing a wireless communication includes an identification unit, a display unit, a notification unit, and a connection unit. The identification unit identifies a communication partner of the wireless communication. The display unit displays, if an external apparatus which is the communication partner of the wireless communication is identified by the identification unit, a confirmation screen for allowing a user to confirm whether to execute the wireless communication with the external apparatus. The notification unit notifies, if the confirmation screen is displayed by the display unit, the external apparatus that the user is confirming whether to execute the wireless communication. The connection unit executes, if the user issues an instruction via the confirmation screen to execute the wireless communication with the external apparatus, connection processing for executing the wireless communication with the external apparatus.

Claims

1. A communication apparatus capable of executing a wireless communication, the communication apparatus comprising:

an identification unit configured to identify a communication partner of the wireless communication;

a display unit configured to display, if an external apparatus which is the communication partner of the wireless communication is identified by the identification unit, a confirmation screen for allowing a user to confirm whether to execute the wireless communication with the external apparatus;

a notification unit configured to notify, if the confirmation screen is displayed by the display unit, the external apparatus that the user is confirming whether to execute the wireless communication; and

a connection unit configured to execute, if the user issues an instruction via the confirmation screen to execute the wireless communication with the external apparatus, connection processing for executing the wireless communication with the external apparatus.

2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a setting unit configured to set, based on a designation by the user, whether to execute confirmation via the confirmation screen,

wherein, if it is set by the setting unit to execute confirmation via the confirmation screen, the display unit displays the confirmation screen, and

wherein, if it is set by the setting unit not to execute confirmation via the confirmation screen, the connection unit executes the connection processing without the display unit displaying the confirmation screen.

3. The communication apparatus according to claim 2,

wherein the display unit displays a setting screen for allowing the user to set whether to execute confirmation via the confirmation screen, and

wherein the setting unit sets, based on information input via the setting screen, whether to execute confirmation via the confirmation screen.

4. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, if the user issues an instruction via the confirmation screen not to execute the wireless communication with the external apparatus, the connection unit terminates processing with an error message without executing the connection processing.

5. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the connection processing is processing for determining roles of the external apparatus and the communication apparatus in the wireless communication, and establishing the wireless communication based on the determined roles.

6. The communication apparatus according to claim 5, wherein either of a group owner and a client is determined as a role in the wireless communication.

7. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication is performed based on Wi-Fi Direct.

8. A communication apparatus capable of executing a wireless communication, the communication apparatus comprising:

an identification unit configured to identify a communication partner of the wireless communication;

a display unit configured to display, if an external apparatus which is the communication partner of the wireless communication is identified by the identification unit, a confirmation screen for allowing a user to confirm whether to execute the wireless communication with the external apparatus;

a connection unit configured to execute, if the user issues an instruction via the confirmation screen to execute the wireless communication with the external apparatus, connection processing for executing the wireless communication with the external apparatus; and

a setting unit configured to set, based on a designation of the user, whether to execute confirmation via the confirmation screen,

wherein, the connection unit executes, if it is set by the setting unit to execute confirmation via the confirmation screen, the connection processing after the display unit displays the confirmation screen, and

wherein, the connection unit executes, if it is set by the setting unit not to execute confirmation via the confirmation screen, the connection processing without the display unit displaying the confirmation screen.

9. The communication apparatus according to claim 8,

wherein the display unit displays a setting screen for allowing the user to set whether to execute confirmation via the confirmation screen, and

wherein the setting unit sets, based on information input via the setting screen, whether to execute confirmation via the confirmation screen.

10. The communication apparatus according to claim 8, wherein, if the user issues an instruction via the confirmation screen not to execute the wireless communication with the external apparatus, the connection unit terminates processing with an error message without executing the connection processing.

11. The communication apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the connection processing is processing for determining roles of the external apparatus and the communication apparatus in the wireless communication, and establishing the wireless communication based on the determined roles.

12. The communication apparatus according to claim 11, wherein either of a group owner and a client is determined as a role in the wireless communication.

13. The communication apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the wireless communication is performed based on Wi-Fi Direct.

14. A method for controlling a communication apparatus capable of executing a wireless communication, the method comprising:

identifying a communication partner of the wireless communication;

displaying, if an external apparatus which is the communication partner of the wireless communication is identified, a confirmation screen for allowing a user to confirm whether to execute the wireless communication with the external apparatus;

notifying, if the confirmation screen is displayed, the external apparatus that the user is confirming whether to execute the wireless communication; and

executing, if the user issues an instruction via the confirmation screen to execute the wireless communication with the external apparatus, connection processing for executing the wireless communication with the external apparatus.

16. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute the method according to claim 14.

15. A method for controlling a communication apparatus capable of executing a wireless communication, the method comprising:

identifying a communication partner of the wireless communication;

displaying, if an external apparatus which is the communication partner of the wireless communication is identified, a confirmation screen for allowing a user to confirm whether to execute the wireless communication with the external apparatus;

executing, if the user issues an instruction via the confirmation screen to execute the wireless communication with the external apparatus, connection processing for executing the wireless communication with the external apparatus;

setting, based on a designation of the user, whether to execute confirmation via the confirmation screen;

executing, if it is set to execute confirmation via the confirmation screen, the connection processing after displaying the confirmation screen; and

executing, if it is set not to execute confirmation via the confirmation screen, the connection processing without displaying the confirmation screen.

17. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute the method according to claim 15.