Patent ID: 11921829
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 9:
10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a processor to execute a method of controlling a communication apparatus, the method comprising: verifying, by communicating with an external device, whether the external device is an external device that passed a predetermined certification; and displaying a screen for selecting an authenticator, wherein on the screen, a display item for an external authenticator verified as the external device that passed the predetermined certification and a display item for an external authenticator that failed to be verified as the external device that passed the predetermined certification are displayed in a distinguishable manner based on a result of the verification; wherein the communication apparatus functions as an internal authenticator of the communication apparatus to provide authentication function, and wherein the operations further comprise: searching for an external authenticator; and further displaying, on the screen, a display item for the external authenticator found as a result of the search and a display item for the internal authenticator.