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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyoshi Iida, Yokohama, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A communication apparatus includes a first communication unit wirelessly communicating with an external apparatus via a first communication method, a second communication unit generating a network and wirelessly communicating with the external apparatus via a second communication method via the network; and a control unit controlling wireless communication with the external apparatus via the second communication unit in a selected procedure from among a plurality of procedures including at least a first procedure and a second procedure, wherein, in the first procedure, the control unit generates a network identified by identification information including a character string, and in the second procedure, generates identification information of the network without using the character string, shares the generated identification information with the external apparatus via the first communication unit, and generates a network identified by the shared identification information, to wirelessly communicate with the external apparatus.