Patent ID: 8830333
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A communication apparatus comprising: a confirmation unit configured to confirm whether a process, which is to be executed between the communication apparatus and a partner communication apparatus in communication therewith, has been selected by a user; an extraction unit configured to extract priority information assigned to each of a plurality of processes performed by the communication apparatus and priority information assigned to each of a plurality of processes performed by the partner communication apparatus; a determination unit configured to determine a process to be executed when a process has not been selected by the user, wherein the determination is according to the priority information assigned to each of a plurality of processes; and an execution unit configured to execute the process determined by the determination unit or the process confirmed by the confirmation unit when the communication apparatus is connected to the partner communication apparatus, wherein the execution unit executes the process which has been selected by the user when the confirmation unit confirms that there is a process selected by the user when the communication is connected, and wherein the execution unit executes the process determined by the determination unit when the confirmation unit does not confirm that there is a process selected by the user when the communication is connected.