Patent ID: 11917705
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A method for controlling an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:
performing first wireless communication to perform wireless communication with a plurality of communication apparatuses simultaneously;
performing second wireless communication to perform wireless communication with one of the plurality of communication apparatuses selectively;
controlling establishment of a wireless connection with one of the plurality of communication apparatuses via the second wireless communication based on information shared via the first wireless communication; and
transmitting, in a case where a request to establish a wireless connection via the second wireless communication is received from one of the plurality of communication apparatuses, a notification to a communication apparatus that has a wireless connection via the first wireless communication and is not a transmitter of the request so that the communication apparatus receiving the notification recognizes that a connection via the second wireless communication is not allowed.