Patent ID: 9549281
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04W

Claim:
1. A communication apparatus comprising: a first wireless communication unit; a second wireless communication unit; and a control unit configured to establish a connection with an external apparatus via the second wireless communication unit according to a procedure selected from among a plurality of procedures including a first procedure and a second procedure, wherein the first procedure comprises: sharing, via the first wireless communication unit, a communication parameter for establishing a connection with the external apparatus, holding the shared communication parameter, and establishing, via the second wireless communication unit, the connection with the external apparatus based on the shared communication parameter, wherein the second procedure comprises: receiving, from a user, a communication parameter for establishing a connection with the external apparatus, holding the received communication parameter, and establishing, via the second wireless communication unit, the connection with the external apparatus based on the received communication parameter, wherein, if the connection with the external apparatus that is established via the first procedure is disconnected, the control unit deletes the communication parameter used in the disconnected connection, among communication parameters, and wherein, if the connection with the external apparatus that is established via the second procedure is disconnected, the control unit does not delete the communication parameter used in the disconnected connection, among communication parameters.