Wireless communication apparatus and control method therefor
US8804683B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/005
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
When a wireless communication network is built in an ad hoc mode, it is possible to appropriately build the wireless communication network regardless of start timings of wireless communication functions of image capturing apparatuses. In order to achieve the object, there is provided the image capturing apparatus which is capable of building a wireless communication network by wirelessly connecting to another image capturing apparatus in an ad hoc mode, and which is capable of switching between a function as a creator and a function as a joiner, including a start unit configured to start as the creator, a unit configured to execute a scan process, and a unit configured to determine based on a result of the scan process whether to function as the creator and to function as the joiner, and to control the image capturing apparatus in accordance with the determination result.
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