CPC Class H04W

An electronic device includes a short range communication module configured to establish a communication channel for collecting device-related information on at least one other electronic device. The electronic device also includes a communication module configured to establish a communication channel with a service supporting device. The electronic device also includes a control module configured to transmit a message requesting function-related information installable or updatable on the other electronic device to the service supporting device in correspondence to the device-related information and configured to control transmitting identification information for receiving the function-related information and the device-related information.

A first communication apparatus including a control device configured to: receive a specific signal from a second communication apparatus; determine whether an inter-device distance between the communication apparatuses is equal to or smaller than a first distance; cause a server to supply printing data to a printer when the inter-device distance is equal to or smaller than the first distance; again receive the specific signal from the second communication apparatus; determine whether the inter-device distance is equal to or smaller than a second distance that is smaller than the first distance by using a second reception radio wave intensity of the again-received specific signal; and cause the printing execution unit to execute printing in accordance with the printing data when it is determined that the inter-device distance is equal to or smaller than the second distance.

A communication apparatus and a method for controlling same, where a wireless communication unit operates in a direct wireless communication mode that executes direct wireless communication between an external apparatus and the communication apparatus. When a user of the communication apparatus is specified, at least user information of the user is used to generate an SSID that is used in the direct wireless communication mode.

Disclosed is a remote audio monitor system and method for use. An embodiment of the system comprises one or more pods, each of the one or more pods comprising a Bluetooth radio; one or more remote audio monitors, each of the remote audio monitors comprising a Bluetooth radio; a first Bluetooth enabled receiving device; and a second Bluetooth enabled receiving device. The system can selectively alert users to sounds generated. Users may be selectively alerted based on the time of day.