IP Library Granted Patent US 11,973,913
Granted Patent B2
US 11,973,913 · App. 18/302,416 · Granted Apr 30, 2024

Wireless communication processing in an information processing device

Inventors: Toshihiro Yokoyama (Kawasaki, JP); Mitsuru Konji (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
H04N1/32776H04N1/32797H04W4/80H04W76/10H04N2201/0041H04N2201/0094
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Patent No.
US 11,973,913
App. No.
18/302,416
Granted
Apr 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control method of an information processing device that is capable of performing communication by Wi-Fi® and communication by Bluetooth® includes accepting a predetermined instruction based on a user operation to the information processing device, executing, after the predetermined instruction is accepted, displaying processing that displays a predetermined screen that is a screen for allowing the information processing device to communicate with a communication device by Wi-Fi® based on a fact that the information processing device is not able to perform communication with the communication device by Wi-Fi®, and executing, after the predetermined instruction is accepted, communication processing that communicates, with the communication device by Bluetooth®, predetermined information for establishing a wireless connection of the communication device by Wi-Fi®.

Claims (40)

1. A control method of an information processing device that is capable of performing communication by Wi-Fi® and communication by Bluetooth® and that includes at least one processor configured to execute the control method, the method comprising:

accepting a predetermined instruction based on a user operation to the information processing device;

executing, after the predetermined instruction is accepted, displaying processing that displays a predetermined screen that is a screen for allowing the information processing device to communicate with a communication device by Wi-Fi® based on a fact that the information processing device is not able to perform communication with the communication device by Wi-Fi®; and

executing, after the predetermined instruction is accepted, communication processing that communicates, with the communication device by Bluetooth®, predetermined information for establishing a wireless connection of the communication device by Wi-Fi®.

2. The control method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the predetermined information is information concerning an external device that is outside the communication device and outside the information processing device, and

wherein the wireless connection of the communication device by Wi-Fi® is a wireless connection between the communication device and the external device corresponding to the predetermined information.

3. The control method according to claim 2 , wherein the predetermined information is information concerning the external device to which the information processing device is connecting.

4. The control method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

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

wherein the predetermined information includes information concerning the password.

5. The control method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

acquiring, by Bluetooth®, a list of external devices to which the communication device can connect,

wherein the predetermined information is information concerning the external device included in the acquired list.

6. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the displaying processing is not executed based on a fact that the information processing device is able to perform communication with the communication device by Wi-Fi®.

7. The control method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the communication processing is a processing that communicates, with the communication device by Bluetooth® Low Energy.

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

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

10. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined screen is for accepting input of information concerning an external device that is outside the communication device and outside the information processing device.

11. The control method according to claim 10 , wherein the predetermined screen is for accepting input of information concerning the external device to which the communication device is connecting.

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

receiving information concerning the communication device based on a fact that the predetermined instruction is accepted; and

determining, based on the information concerning the communication device, whether the information processing device is able to perform communication with the communication device by Wi-Fi®,

wherein the displaying processing is executed based on a fact that it is determined that the information processing device is not able to perform communication with the communication device by Wi-Fi®.

13. The control method according to claim 12 , wherein the information concerning the communication device is received by Bluetooth®.

14. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein a print job for causing the communication device to print is transmitted by communication with the communication device via the wireless connection of the communication device by Wi-Fi®.

15. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the displaying processing is executed based on a fact that the information processing device is not able to perform communication with the communication device by Wi-Fi® and the predetermined instruction is accepted in a state that the communication device is connected by Wi-Fi® to an external device that is outside the communication device and outside the information processing device.

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

executing second displaying processing that displays a screen, that is a different from the predetermined screen, based on a fact that the predetermined instruction is accepted in a state that the communication device is connected by Wi-Fi® to an external device that is outside the communication device and outside the information processing device.

17. The control method according to claim 16 , wherein the predetermined screen for associating a communication device with the information processing device and for accepting operation from user.

18. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the communication processing is executed after the second displaying processing is executed.

19. An information processing device that is capable of performing communication by Wi-Fi® and communication by Bluetooth®, the information processing device comprising:

an accepting unit configured to accept a predetermined instruction based on a user operation to the information processing device;

a first executing unit configured to execute, after the predetermined instruction is accepted, displaying processing that displays a predetermined screen that is a screen for allowing the information processing device to communicate with a communication device by Wi-Fi® based on a fact that the information processing device is not able to perform communication with the communication device by Wi-Fi®; and

a second executing unit configured to execute, after the predetermined instruction is accepted, communication processing that communicates, with the communication device by Bluetooth®, predetermined information for establishing a wireless connection of the communication device by Wi-Fi®.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program which causes a computer to execute a control method of an information processing device that is capable of performing communication by Wi-Fi® and communication by Bluetooth®, the control method comprising:

accepting a predetermined instruction based on a user operation to the information processing device;

executing, after the predetermined instruction is accepted, displaying processing that displays a predetermined screen that is a screen for processing of allowing the information processing device to communicate with a communication device by Wi-Fi® based on a fact that the information processing device is not able to perform communication with the communication device by Wi-Fi®; and

executing, after the predetermined instruction is accepted, communication processing that communicates, with the communication device by Bluetooth®, predetermined information for establishing a wireless connection of the communication device by Wi-Fi®.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-072786 · Mar 31, 2016 · national
Continuity (6)
Continuation 17587709 · Jan 28, 2022
Continuation 17128771 · Dec 21, 2020
Continuation 16793879 · Feb 18, 2020
Continuation 16133124 · Sep 17, 2018
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