Patent ID: 9426321
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: a processor and a memory configured to implement the functions of; a first wireless communication portion; and a second wireless communication portion, wherein the first wireless communication portion executes first wireless communication by a first wireless communication method, and the second wireless communication portion executes second wireless communication by a second wireless communication method having a communication range broader than that of the first wireless communication method, the processor causes a display device to display a predetermined screen for instructing printing in a case where the first wireless communication portion is in a first state such that the first wireless communication portion can communicate with a printer, and does not cause the display device to display the predetermined screen in a case where the first wireless communication portion is in a second state such that the first wireless communication portion cannot communicate with the printer after the first wireless communication portion established the first wireless communication with the printer, the second wireless communication portion establishes the second wireless communication with the printer by the second wireless communication method based on the first wireless communication, and the processor transmits data to be printed by the printer, to the printer, using the second wireless communication established by the second wireless communication portion, in accordance with an instruction by a user to the predetermined screen displayed by the display device.