Patent ID: 9497629
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A communication apparatus comprising: a first communication unit that transmits, using a first communication method, a request signal to another communication apparatus and receives a response signal that includes information which specifies a communication method selected from a plurality of communication methods, which are each different from the first communication method, by a user of the another communication apparatus in response to the request signal; a second communication unit that transmits authentication information to the another communication apparatus in response to a determination that communication with the another communication apparatus by using the communication method is possible based on the response signal received by the first communication unit; and a notification unit that notifies a user of the communication apparatus after the response signal is received by the first communication unit, wherein a communication range of the second communication unit is greater than a communication range of the first communication unit.