Patent ID: 7899013

Claim:
A system having a printing apparatus and a plurality of external apparatuses each of which is a local area network (LAN) access point connected to the printing apparatus by a wired network, wherein the printing apparatus comprises: a wireless communication unit constructed to communicate by a wireless communication; a searching unit constructed to search the plurality of external apparatuses for at least one alternative wireless receiving apparatus that receives printing data in place of the printing apparatus; a selecting unit constructed to select one alternative wireless receiving apparatus from among the at least one alternative wireless receiving apparatus searched by the searching unit, in response to the printing apparatus being wirelessly connected to a first wireless communication apparatus, wherein the printing apparatus is unable to wirelessly communicate with other wireless communication apparatuses during a period of the printing apparatus being wirelessly connected to the first wireless communication apparatus; a requesting unit constructed to request, via the wired network, said selected alternative wireless receiving apparatus to perform alternative wireless receiving of the printing data from one of the other wireless communication apparatuses; a receiving unit constructed to receive the printing data from the requested alternative wireless receiving apparatus via the wired network, wherein said receiving unit receives the printing data that is received by the requested alternative wireless receiving apparatus, in place of the printing apparatus; a printing unit constructed to print the printing data received by said receiving unit; and a resetting unit constructed to reset the request to perform alternative wireless receiving by the alternative wireless receiving apparatus, in response to a release of the wireless connection to the first wireless communication apparatus.