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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Masashi Hamada, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing provided with a wireless communication unit adapted to communicate with a wireless network formed by a control apparatus, comprises: a first sending unit adapted to send a probe signal including identification data of the network via the wireless communication unit; a receiving unit adapted to receive a response signal to the probe signal from another information processing apparatus associated with the control apparatus via the wireless communication unit; and a determination unit adapted to determine an information processing apparatus capable of direct link communication, based on the response signal received by the receiving unit.