Patent ID: 9596336
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: H04M

Claim:
1. A communication apparatus connectable to an external apparatus via first communication unit and second communication unit different from the first communication unit, comprising: an obtaining unit configured to obtain device information about the external apparatus from the external apparatus via the first communication unit; a connection unit configured to perform connection processing to the external apparatus via the second communication unit based on the device information; and a control unit configured to determine an internal state of the communication apparatus and to control a connection to the external apparatus via the second communication unit in accordance with a determination result, wherein the control unit changes a determination timing in accordance with a type of the external apparatus determined based on the device information obtained via the first communication unit, the determination timing is a timing at which the control unit determines the internal state of the communication apparatus, wherein the determination timing when the type of the external apparatus is not a handheld device is earlier than the determination timing when the type of the external apparatus is a handheld device.