Patent ID: 9519327
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: G06F,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A communication apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire information indicating whether a partner apparatus connected to the communication apparatus by wired connection has a predetermined function of waiting in a power saving state in the wired connection; a setting unit configured to set a communication speed with the partner apparatus in a case where the communication apparatus is in a first state based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the partner apparatus has the predetermined function, in a case where the communication apparatus transits from the first state into a second state that requires more power consumption than the first state; and a resetting unit configured to execute a reset process of the communication speed with the partner apparatus, in a case where it is determined that the partner apparatus does not have the predetermined function, wherein the communication apparatus maintains, in the second state, the communication speed set by the setting unit in the first state without executing the reset process by the resetting unit, in a case where it is determined that the partner apparatus has the predetermined function.