Communication apparatus and control method for controlling communication apparatus
A communication apparatus searches for a device by reading a two-dimensional code displayed by the device and notifies a user to use a direct wireless communication function of the device in a case where the device cannot be detected.
1. A communication apparatus comprising:
a memory device that stores a set of instructions; and
at least one processor that executes the set of instructions to:
read a two-dimensional code displayed by a device;
search for the device based on address information included in the two-dimensional code;
determine whether a direct wireless communication function of the device can be used based on information included in the two-dimensional code in a case where the device cannot be detected through the search operation; and
notify a user of the communication apparatus to use the direct wireless communication function of the device in a case where the device cannot be detected through search operation,
wherein the at least one processor determines that the direct wireless communication function of the device can be used in a case where information indicating that setting of the direct wireless communication function of the device is valid is included in the two-dimensional code, and the processor determines that the direct wireless communication function of the device cannot be used in a case where information indicating that setting of the direct wireless communication function of the device is invalid is included in the two-dimensional code.
2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor executes instructions in the memory device to:
notify a user of the communication apparatus to use the direct wireless communication function of the device in a case where the at least one processor determines that the direct wireless communication function of the device can be used, and
not notify a user of the communication apparatus to use the direct wireless communication function of the device in a case where the at least one processor determines that the direct wireless communication function of the device cannot be used.
3. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the communication apparatus establishes a connection between the communication apparatus and the device in a case where the device is detected through the search operation.
4. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the address information is either an internet protocol (IP) address of the device or a media access control (MAC) address of the device.
5. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the two-dimensional code is a quick response (QR) code.
6. A control method for controlling a communication apparatus comprising:
searching for a device based on address information included in a two-dimensional code when the communication apparatus reads the two-dimensional code displayed by the device;
determining whether a direct wireless communication function of the device can be used based on information included in the two-dimensional code in a case where the device cannot be detected through the searching; and
notifying a user of the communication apparatus to use the direct wireless communication function of the device in a case where the device cannot be detected through the searching,
wherein the communication apparatus determines that the direct wireless communication function of the device can be used in a case where information indicating that setting of the direct wireless communication function of the device is valid is included in the two-dimensional code, and the communication apparatus determines that the direct wireless communication function of the device cannot be used in a case where information indicating that setting of the direct wireless communication function of the device is invalid is included in the two-dimensional code.
7. The control method according to claim 6 further comprising:
notifying a user of the communication apparatus to use the direct wireless communication function of the device in a case where it is determined that the direct wireless communication function of the device can be used; and
not notifying a user of the communication apparatus to use the direct wireless communication function of the device in a case where it is determined that the direct wireless communication function of the device cannot be used.
8. The control method according to claim 6 , wherein a connection between the communication apparatus and the device is established in a case where the device can be detected through the searching.
9. The control method according to claim 6 , wherein the address information is either an IP address of the device or a MAC address of the device.
10. The control method according to claim 6 , wherein the two-dimensional code is a QR code.