Patent ID: 9686807
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: G06K,H04L,H04N,H04W

Claim:
1. A communication apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory storing code to be executed by the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor executes the code to function as: a search unit to search a partner apparatus to communicate with a wireless communication being compliant with an IEEE 802.11 standard; a transmission unit to transmit a first value stored in the communication apparatus to the partner apparatus searched by the search unit; a reception unit to receive a second value stored in the partner apparatus from the partner apparatus; and a determination unit to compare the first value with the second value, and determine (i) that the communication apparatus operates as an apparatus for providing a wireless parameter of the wireless communication being compliant with an IEEE 802.11 standard to the partner apparatus if the first value is greater than the second value, and determine (ii) that the communication apparatus operates an apparatus for receiving the wireless parameter of the wireless communication being compliant with an IEEE 802.11 standard from the partner apparatus if the first value is less than the second value, wherein the search unit, the transmission unit and the reception unit communicate through a predetermined frequency channel, wherein the communication apparatus communicates with the partner apparatus based on the wireless parameter through a frequency channel that is selected by the communication apparatus operates as the apparatus for providing the wireless parameter to the partner apparatus.