ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,439,252, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).

"Communication apparatus and method for controlling the same" was invented by Nobuhiko Maki (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A communication apparatus automatically starts operating in a direct wireless communication mode in conjunction with a user's logging in to the communication apparatus."

The patent was filed on Feb. 12, 2024, under Application No. 18/438,950.

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