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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kensuke Kawajiri, Saitama, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention aims to prevent degradation of printing performance and also respond to a connection request. To do so, there is provided a controlling method for an image forming apparatus, comprising: determining whether or not a connection destination is a connection destination periodically transmitting a situation inquiry after transmitting data; and controlling to continue connection to the connection destination in a case where it is determined that the connection destination is the connection destination periodically transmitting the situation inquiry, and controlling to disconnect the connection to the connection destination in a case where it is determined that the connection destination is not the connection destination periodically transmitting the situation inquiry.