Patent ID: 9531890
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A communication device, comprising: a first communication unit that performs at least communications of image data with a first external device in a first communication mode; a second communication unit that performs communications with a second external device via a network in a second communication mode different from the first communication mode; a communication status determination unit that determines whether or not communication status in the first communication mode is favorable for communications of the image data; and a device-side communication controller that controls operations of the first communication unit and the second communication unit, wherein when the communication status determination unit determines that the communication status in the first communication mode is not favorable for communications of the image data, the device-side communication controller requests the second external device via the second communication unit to transmit information indicative of a request for turning the communication status in the first communication mode of the first external device to favorable status to at least one other communication device communicating in the first communication mode.