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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masami Tsunoda, Abiko, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 84/18 (2013.01); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02);
Abstract
In response to receiving an acquisition request for acquiring wireless connection information from an external apparatus, it is determined whether or not a sensor for detecting a nearby object has detected an object. If it is determined that the sensor has detected an object, the wireless connection information is transmitted to the external apparatus. If it is determined that the sensor has not detected an object, the wireless connection information is not transmitted to the external apparatus.