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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2007
Tetsuo Ido, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuo Ido, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A communication apparatus includes a notification unit configured to notify another communication apparatus on a network of the start of a service, a reception unit configured to receive a service join request in response to the notification, a determination unit configured to determine whether to provide the service to the communication apparatus that has transmitted the join request, a transmission unit configured to transmit a service rejection message to a communication apparatus that is determined by the determination unit as a service rejection target, and a re-notification unit configured to re-notify another communication apparatus on the network of the start of the service on the basis of the determination result of the determination unit.