Patent ID: 7984196

Claim:
A communication apparatus including: a wired connection unit that connects to an information processing apparatus over a bus; a wireless communication unit that communicates with a communication partner of the information processing apparatus over a wireless network; a confirmation unit that confirms a state of communications between the communication apparatus and the communication partner; and a change unit that changes a state of a connection between the communication apparatus and the information processing apparatus to a quasi-disconnection state by operating the wired connection unit, depending on a confirmation result obtained by the confirmation unit, to simulate a temporary disconnection between the wired connection unit and the information processing apparatus, and that initializes the connection between the communication apparatus and the information processing apparatus, before a waiting time defined for disconnecting a connection between the communication apparatus and the communication partner has elapsed, wherein the change unit controls the wired connection unit to change the state of the connection between the communication apparatus and the information processing apparatus to the quasi-connection state, when the wireless communication unit receives, from another communication partner, a connection request for connecting with the information processing apparatus while the confirmation unit confirms that the communication apparatus and the communication partner cannot communicate with each other, and wherein the change unit is formed at least in part by a computer processor.