Communication apparatus, communication method, and computer program

摘要

Communication parameters can be appropriately set without deteriorating user operability even if roles are not determined in advance when automatically setting the communication parameters. The invention includes a communication method when apparatus C newly joins a network formed of apparatuses A and B. The method is characterized by including a step of causing apparatus B to determine whether it belongs to the network in response to press of a button, and to operate as a provider and notify apparatus A of it upon determining that it belongs to the network, and a step of causing apparatus A to transmit, upon receiving the notification, a search response signal containing information on apparatus B in response to a search signal from apparatus C.

主权项

1. A communication method of a communication apparatus, the method comprising:
determining, in response to a start instruction of communication parameter setting processing, whether the communication apparatus is currently a member of a wireless network; starting an operation as a provider which provides communication parameters to a receiver, according to the determination that the communication apparatus is currently a member of the wireless network; receiving information indicative of a second communication apparatus, which operates as a provider, from the second communication apparatus; and transmitting, in a case where the communication apparatus does not operate as the provider and does receive a provider search signal from a third communication apparatus, the received information to the third communication apparatus.