Patent ID: 7565107

Claim:
A communication system comprising: a first information processing apparatus holding communication setting information for establishing communication; and a second information processing apparatus for acquiring the communication setting information from the first information processing apparatus and for establishing the communication with the second information processing apparatus, wherein the first information processing apparatus comprises: supply means for supplying the communication setting information to the second information processing apparatus; and first communicating means for communicating with the second information processing apparatus; wherein the second information processing apparatus comprises: acquiring means for acquiring the communication setting information from the first information processing apparatus; and second communicating means for communication with the first information processing apparatus based on the communication setting information acquired by the acquiring means; wherein the communication setting information includes information indicating whether or not hold permission is granted, and also includes information indicating whether or not to supply the communication setting information of the second information processing apparatus to a third information processing apparatus, and wherein hold permission being granted indicates that the second information processing apparatus can hold the communication setting information after setting its own communication settings based on the communication information and communication permission being denied indicates that the second information processing apparatus is to discard the communication setting information after setting its own communication settings based on the communication information.