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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masashi Hamada, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/50 (2018.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 68/00 (2009.01); H04L 43/08 (2022.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/18 (2013.01); H04L 43/08 (2013.01); H04W 68/005 (2013.01); H04W 84/042 (2013.01);
Abstract
A communication apparatus extracts a wireless network identifier from a received notification signal; based on the extracted wireless network identifier, confirms whether or not there is present a second communication operator, among communication operators other than a first communication operator of a wireless network currently being used, that is currently usable and satisfies a predetermined condition; and in the case where its presence is confirmed, makes a request for a communication profile to a subscription management apparatus that manages a communication profile for the second communication operator.