Patent ID: 11966654
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A control method for a communication apparatus, the control method comprising:
broadcasting a predetermined command to a predetermined network in which the communication apparatus is participating;
executing, after the predetermined command is broadcast, second wireless communication to transmit predetermined information to a target apparatus by use of direct wireless connection between the communication apparatus and the target apparatus not via an external apparatus outside of the communication apparatus and outside of the target apparatus based on the communication apparatus having not detected a predetermined response received from the predetermined network based on execution of broadcasting the predetermined command and corresponding to identification information about the target apparatus, the direct wireless connection is established based on communication information obtained by first wireless communication with the target apparatus; and
executing, after the predetermined command is broadcast, third wireless communication to transmit the predetermined information to the target apparatus by use of wireless connection between the communication apparatus and the target apparatus via the external apparatus based on the communication apparatus having detected the predetermined response,
wherein the first wireless communication is executed by a near field communication method different from a communication method used for the second wireless communication and a communication method used for the third wireless communication.