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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Motoki Koshigaya, Matsudo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A communication device communicates with an external apparatus including first and second Near Field Communication (NFC) circuits. The communication device includes a display configured to display information, a third NFC circuit, and a controller configured to cause display of first and second screens that prompt a user to carry out an operation for starting NFC communication. The first screen is displayed in a state in which the third NFC circuit is not permitted to perform specified communication with the first NFC circuit but is permitted to perform specified communication with the second NFC circuit, and the second screen is displayed in a state in which the third NFC circuit is permitted to perform specified communication with the first NFC circuit but is not permitted to perform specified communication with the second NFC circuit.