Patent ID: 9448753
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: G06F,H04N,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A communicating apparatus having an image forming unit comprising; a reception unit configured to receive a request command which requires a response, wherein a partner apparatus transmits the request command; a determination unit configured to determine based on the request command received by said reception unit whether a communication mode of the partner apparatus matches a communication mode executed by said communicating apparatus; and a response control unit configured to generate, in a case where the determination unit determines that the communication mode of the partner apparatus matches the communication mode of the communicating apparatus, a response command corresponding to the request command from the partner apparatus, wherein the response control unit, in a case where the determination unit determines that the communication mode of the partner apparatus does not match the communication mode of the communicating apparatus, does not generate the response command corresponding to the request command from the partner apparatus, and one or more of the reception unit, the determination unit, or the response control unit is implemented by a processor and a memory.