Patent ID: 11882607
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 19:
20. An information processing apparatus capable of connecting to an external access point which is located outside the information processing apparatus, comprising:
a receiving unit configured to receive a list of a plurality of external access points from a communication apparatus which is located outside the information processing apparatus and outside the external access point;
a display unit configured to display a service set identifier (SSID) of the external access point to which the information processing apparatus is currently wirelessly connected based on the external access point to which the information processing apparatus is currently wirelessly connected being included in the list, and displaying the list based on the external access point to which the information processing apparatus is currently wirelessly connected being not included in the list; and
in a case where the SSID is displayed, transmitting first connection information transmitting first connection information, which includes the SSID and which is used for getting connected to the external access point to which the information processing apparatus is currently wirelessly connected, to the communication apparatus by using a predetermined wireless communication scheme in a state in which the information processing apparatus remains wirelessly connected to the external access point, and
in a case where the list is displayed, transmitting second connection information, which is used for getting connected to the external access point selected from the list by a user, to the communication apparatus by using the predetermined wireless communication scheme.