Information processing device, control method, and recording medium

1. A control method of an information processing device that communicates with a communication device and includes at least one processor configured to execute the control method, the method comprising:

accepting a predetermined operation by a user;

not executing control to execute newly transmission processing for transmitting wirelessly, to the communication device by a first communication standard, information about an external device outside the communication device and outside the information processing device, and communicating with the communication device via the external device in a case where the predetermined operation is accepted, in a state that the external device is connected to the information processing device by a second communication standard different from the first communication standard and the communication device is connected to the external device by the second communication standard, and

communicating with the communication device via the external device after the control to execute newly the transmission processing is executed based on the predetermined operation in a case where the predetermined operation is accepted, in a state that the communication device is not connected to the external device by the second communication standard, the external device being connected to the information processing device by the second communication standard

wherein after the control to execute newly the transmission processing is executed, the communication device connects to the external device by the second communication standard based on the information about the external device, the information being transmitted to the communication device as a result of the transmission processing being executed newly.

2. The control method according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the transmission processing, the information about the external device to which the information processing device is connected is transmitted.

3. The control method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

acquiring a list of the external devices to which the communication device can connect from the communication device by the first communication standard,

wherein information about the external device included in the acquired list is transmitted in the transmission processing.

4. The control method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first communication standard is Bluetooth® Low Energy, and

wherein the second communication standard is Wi-Fi®.

5. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the control to newly execute the transmission processing is not executed and the communication device directly communicates with the information processing device and not via the external device, in a case where the predetermined operation is accepted, in a state that the communication device directly connects with the information processing device by the second communication standard and not via the external device.

6. The control method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the information about the external device includes information concerning at least one of an SSID and a password for connection with the external device.

7. The control method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

accepting input of the password for connection with the external device from a user,

wherein, the information about the external device includes information concerning the password.

8. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the first communication standard is Bluetooth®.

9. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the communication device is a printer.

10. A control method of an information processing device that communicates with a communication device and includes at least one processor configured to execute the control method, the method comprising:

accepting a predetermined operation by a user;

not executing transmission processing for transmitting wirelessly, to the communication device by a first communication standard, information about an external device outside the communication device and outside the information processing device and communicating with the communication device via the external device after the predetermined operation is accepted, in a state that the external device is connected to the information processing device by a second communication standard different from the first communication standard and the communication device is connected to the external device by the second communication standard; and

communicating with the communication device via the external device after the transmission processing is executed after the predetermined operation is accepted, in a state that the information processing device is not connected to the external device by the second communication standard and the communication device is connected to the external device by the second communication standard,

wherein the communication device connects to the external device by the second communication standard based on the information about the external device, the information being transmitted to the communication device as a result of the transmission processing being executed after the transmission processing is executed.

11. The control method according to claim 10 ,

wherein, in the transmission processing, the information about the external device to which the information processing device is connected is transmitted.

12. The control method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

acquiring a list of the external devices to which the communication device can connect from the communication device by the first communication standard,

wherein information about the external device included in the acquired list is transmitted in the transmission processing.

13. The control method according to claim 10 ,

wherein the first communication standard is Bluetooth® Low Energy, and

wherein the second communication standard is Wi-Fi®.

14. The control method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

determining whether the communication device is connected to the external device by the second communication standard based on execution of the predetermined operation, the external device being connected to the information processing device by the second communication standard;

not executing the control to execute newly the transmission processing for transmitting wirelessly, to the communication device by the first communication standard, the information about the external device and communicating with the communication device via the external device, after it is determined that the communication device is connected to the external device by the second communication standard, the external device being connected to the information processing device by the second communication standard, and

communicating with the communication device via the external device after the control for newly executing the transmission processing is executed, after it is determined that the communication device is not connected to the external device by the second communication standard, the external device being connected to the information processing device by the second communication standard.

15. The control method according to claim 10 ,

wherein the transmission processing is not executed and the communication device communicates via the external device, in a case where the predetermined operation is accepted in a state that the communication device directly connects with the information processing device and not via the external device.

16. The control method according to claim 10 ,

wherein, the information about the external device includes information concerning at least one of an SSID, a MAC address, an IP address, and a password for connection with the external device.

17. The control method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

accepting input of the password for connection with the external device from a user,

wherein, the information about the external device includes information concerning the password.

18. The control method according to claim 10 , wherein the first communication standard is Bluetooth®.

19. The control method according to claim 10 , wherein the communication device is a printer.

20. An information processing device that is capable of communication with a communication device and includes at least one processor configured to execute a control method, the control method comprising:

accepting a predetermined operation by a user;

determining whether the communication device is connected to an external device outside the communication device and outside the information processing device by a second communication standard different from a first communication standard based on execution of the predetermined operation, the external device being connected to the information processing device by the second communication standard;

not executing control to execute newly transmission processing for transmitting wirelessly, to the communication device by the first communication standard, information about the external device, and communicating with the communication device via the external device after it is determined that the communication device is connected to the external device by the second communication standard, the external device being connected to the information processing device by the second communication standard; and

communicating with the communication device via the external device after the control to execute newly the transmission processing is executed, after it is determined that the communication device is not connected to the external device by the second communication standard, the external device being connected to the information processing device by the second communication standard,

wherein the communication device connects to the external device by the second communication standard based on the information about the external device transmitted to the communication device as a result of newly executing the transmission processing, after the control to newly execute the transmission processing is executed.

21. The control method according to claim 20 ,

wherein, in the transmission processing, the information about the external device to which the information processing device is connected is transmitted.

22. The control method according to claim 21 , wherein the communication device is a printer.

23. The control method according to claim 20 , further comprising:

acquiring a list of the external devices to which the communication device can connect from the communication device by the first communication standard,

wherein information about the external device included in the acquired list is transmitted in the transmission processing.

24. The control method according to claim 20 ,

wherein the first communication standard is Bluetooth® Low Energy, and

wherein the second communication standard is Wi-Fi®.

25. The control method according to claim 20 , wherein the control to newly execute the transmission processing is not executed and the communication device communicates with the information processing device via the external device, in a case where the predetermined operation is accepted, in a state that the communication device directly connects with the information processing device by the second communication standard and not via the external device.

26. The control method according to claim 20 ,

wherein, the information about the external device includes information concerning at least one of an SSID, a MAC address, an IP address, and a password for connection with the external device.

27. The control method according to claim 20 , further comprising:

accepting input of password for connection with the external device from an user, wherein, the information about the external device includes information concerning the password.

28. The control method according to claim 20 , wherein the first communication standard is Bluetooth®.