Patent ID: 9578482
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A communication apparatus which establishes a connection with a device in a network by using a discovery protocol for discovering the device, comprising: a communication interface that communicates with a device in a network; a processor that controls operation of the communication interface; and wherein the processor: controls the communication interface to transmit a search command to search devices in the network; controls the communication interface to receive pieces of device information transmitted from devices in the network in response to the search command; selects a device based on an instruction via an operation unit of the communication apparatus from among the devices from which the pieces of device information are received; controls the communication interface to transmit an advertisement signal to advertise to devices in the network of presence of the communication apparatus after the selection of the device; controls the communication interface to receive a connection request transmitted from a device in the network, the connection request being transmitted by a device which has received the advertisement signal; determines whether the connection request has been transmitted from the selected device; and controls the communication interface to transmit a response representing that a connection is accepted in response to the connection request if it is determined that the connection request has been transmitted from the selected device.