Patent ID: 8896874
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A communication apparatus, comprising: a wireless communication unit capable of executing direct wireless communication between a communication terminal and the communication apparatus with one of the communication terminal and the communication apparatus functioning as an access point; a communication unit capable of executing communication between an external apparatus and the communication apparatus, which is a different communication method from communication using the wireless communication unit; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the wireless communication unit is executing communication in a case where a communication request for communicating with the external apparatus has occurred; and a control unit configured to, in a case where the determination unit has determined that the wireless communication unit is executing communication, control the communication apparatus to not communicate with the external apparatus based on the communication request until the communication method switches from communication using the wireless communication unit to communication using the communication unit, and cause the communication unit to communicate with the external apparatus based on the communication request in response to switching of the communication method from communication using the wireless communication unit to communication using the communication unit.