Patent ID: 9100527
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A communication apparatus comprising: a communication unit configured to perform a communication; a acquiring unit configured to acquire capability information indicating a communication capability of an external apparatus; and a first determining unit configured to, based on the capability information acquired by the acquiring unit, determine a communication mode for performing the communication by the communication unit when the communication apparatus operates in a second power mode lower in power consumption than in a first power mode, wherein the first power mode is a power mode for supplying power to at least the first determining unit, and the second power mode is a power mode for not supplying power to at least the first determining unit, wherein the first determining unit is configured to determine the communication mode based on the capability information acquired by the acquiring unit, before the communication apparatus shifts to the second power mode, and wherein the communication unit is configured to perform the communication by using the communication mode determined by the first determining unit, in a case where the communication apparatus operates in the second power mode.