Patent ID: 9667504
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A communication apparatus comprising: a processor and a memory storing code to be executed by the processor, wherein, the processor executes the code to function as: a transmitting unit configured to transmit device information of the communication apparatus to a first another apparatus in a sharing process, with the first another apparatus, for sharing communication parameters for getting a wireless connection to the first another apparatus; a determination unit configured to determine, if the wireless connection to the first another apparatus is established using the communication parameters, whether the first another apparatus possesses account information corresponding to the communication apparatus, wherein the account information is used when making a second another apparatus perform a predetermined function; a first requesting unit configured to request the account information to the first another apparatus in a case where the determination unit determines that the first another apparatus possesses the account information, and not to request the account information to the first another apparatus in a case where the determination unit determines that the first another apparatus does not possess the account information; an acquisition unit configured to acquire the account information from the first another apparatus in accordance with the request from the first requesting unit; and a control unit configured to control, by using the account information acquired by the acquisition unit, for making the second another apparatus perform the predetermined function, wherein the first another apparatus and the second another apparatus are different.