Patent ID: 9113067
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: G03B,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication apparatus configured to wirelessly establish a network with a control apparatus, the communication apparatus comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit a participation request for participation in the network; a reception unit configured to receive a signal from the control apparatus that has received the participation request; a notification unit configured to notify the control apparatus of pulling out of the network if the communication apparatus pulls out of the network; a determination unit configured to determine, during a time from when the communication apparatus participates in the network to when the notification unit notifies the control apparatus of pulling out of the network, whether the communication apparatus pulls out of the network, based on a reception status of the signal; and a control unit configured to perform control, if the determination unit determines that the communication apparatus pulls out of the network, to start processing for participating in the network again without causing the notification unit to notify the control apparatus of pulling out of the network, wherein the control unit performs control to participate in the network again by causing the transmission unit to re-transmit the participation request.