US 11,991,613 B2
Information processing apparatus that establishes connection to a communication apparatus, enabling an access point, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program
Ryo Suzaki, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Apr. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/132,464.
Application 18/132,464 is a continuation of application No. 17/198,373, filed on Mar. 11, 2021, granted, now 11,647,372.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-053140 (JP), filed on Mar. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0247406 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 12/69 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 4/80 (2018.02) [G06F 3/1204 (2013.01); G06F 3/1236 (2013.01); G06F 3/1292 (2013.01); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); G06F 3/1209 (2013.01); H04N 1/00015 (2013.01); H04W 12/69 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information processing apparatus that includes a predetermined program and an Operating System (OS) different from the predetermined program, comprising:
a memory containing instructions; and
a processor for executing the instructions to
execute on the OS, by the predetermined program, an instruction for searching for a predetermined access point, the predetermined access point having been enabled by a communication apparatus and being an access point including identification information including both of a specific character string and a character string other than the specific character string,
wherein the instruction is executed on the OS by designating the specific character string, and the specific character string is a character string commonly included in identification information of each of a plurality of access points enabled by a plurality of communication apparatuses including the communication apparatus, and the plurality of communication apparatuses are provided by a predetermined vendor; and
perform, by the predetermined program, a communication of information related to a different access point from the predetermined access point, the different access point being outside the information processing apparatus, after the predetermined access point is discovered by the instruction executed by designating the OS of the specific character string,
wherein the information related to the different access point is communicated via a connection between the information processing apparatus and the communication apparatus which has enabled the predetermined access point.