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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masashi Yoshida, Miura-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 76/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04L 67/16 (2013.01); H04W 76/023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A communication apparatus searches for an external apparatus prior to connecting to a wireless network, determines a service provided by the searched external apparatus, transmits a request, based on the determined service, and connects, when the request for utilizing the service is accepted, to the wireless network to establish communication with the external apparatus through the wireless network.