Patent ID: 9307387
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A communication apparatus, comprising: a search unit configured to execute a first search process for searching another communication apparatus on a plurality of communication channels and to execute, after the execution of the first search process, a second search process for searching another communication apparatus by sending a probe request on a specified part of the plurality of communication channels; a display device to provide a display for causing a user to select whether or not to connect to a searched another communication apparatus on a control channel a connection circuit to establish a connection with the searched another communication apparatus in response to the user selecting to connect to the searched another communication apparatus; provided in the transmission a decision unit to decide a role of the communication apparatus during a communication parameter setting process performed between the communication apparatus and the searched another communication apparatus; a providing unit to provide, in a case where the role decided by the decision unit is a role as a provider for providing a communication parameter for a wireless network, the searched another communication apparatus with the communication parameter and at least one processor that comprises the search unit, the display device, the connection circuit, the decision unit, and the providing unit.