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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Takagi, Yokohama, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A communication apparatus connectable to an external apparatus via first communication unit and second communication unit different from the first communication unit, comprises: an obtaining unit configured to obtain device information about the external apparatus from the external apparatus via the first communication unit; a connection unit configured to perform connection processing to the external apparatus via the second communication unit based on the device information; and a control unit configured to determine an internal state of the communication apparatus and to control a connection to the external apparatus via the second communication unit in accordance with a determination result, wherein the control unit changes a determination timing in accordance with a type of the external apparatus determined based on the device information obtained via the first communication unit.
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