Communication apparatus and control method thereof

a technology of communication apparatus and control method, applied in the field of communication technique, can solve the problems of wasting power while in standby mode and operation cannot be regarded as intuitive operation

Active Publication Date: 2016-02-23
CANON KK
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However, in the conventional near field communication system, although the wireless link connection is established by making the mating communication apparatuses come close to each other, a nonintuitive operation, that is, an operation of determining the transfer direction of user data on the application is required.
Even if one communication apparatus is always set in the standby mode to omit operation procedures, this operation cannot be regarded as an intuitive operation.
This wastes power while in the standby mode.

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[0030]In this embodiment, a digital camera is exemplified as a wireless communication apparatus having a near field communication (noncontact communication) function. A case in which images, folders, and the like are exchanged between wireless communication apparatuses using the near field communication function will be described.

[0031]An example of the functional arrangement of a wireless communication apparatus 101 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. 1. FIG. 1 does not illustrate all the components of the wireless communication apparatus 101, but illustrates main components to be used in the following processing. That is, other components may be added to the wireless communication apparatus 101 depending on the application purpose. For example, when the wireless communication apparatus 101 is applied to the digital camera as in this embodiment, an image capturing unit including an optical system and an image sensor, a shutter,...

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[0086]This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the following points. Only differences from the first embodiment will be described below. In the first embodiment, after a data file / folder serving as a transmission target is designated, the user taps an appropriate position on the user interface 104 to enable the near field communication function. However, according to the second embodiment, when the first data file / folder is designated, the near field communication function is enabled. The operation of the wireless communication apparatus for enabling the near field communication function is the same as in the first embodiment.

[0087]In the first embodiment, the two mating apparatuses determine whether one of the transmission application and the reception application is executed. In the second embodiment, however, an apparatus which has transmitted a connection request performs this determination. The processing performed by a wireless communication apparatus accordin...

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A first user instruction for turning on a communication unit of a communication apparatus is detected. An instruction which is performed firstly, out of the first user instruction and a second user instruction for turning on a communication unit of the other communication apparatus, is determined. Based on this determination result, data designated by a user is transmitted from the communication apparatus to another communication apparatus.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a communication technique and, more particularly, to near field communication.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]There is available a wireless communication system in which communication terminals each having a near field communication function can exchange data using near field communication. The communication terminals which exchange data can establish wireless connection by making their near field communication antennas come close to each other and further making the antennas come closer to each other.[0005]Near field communication having a very short communicable distance can easily identify a network and is almost free from eavesdropping. Accordingly, designating a network identifier, inputting a password, and the like can be omitted. For this reason, near field communication features that a wireless link can be connected by a simple operation, that is, making the terminal...

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Patent Type & AuthorityPatents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H04W76/02H04B5/00
CPCH04B5/0031H04W76/023H04W76/14
InventorHIROSE, TAKATOSHI
OwnerCANON KK