Information processing apparatus, image pickup apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, and program
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorSeigo Kikuchi
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus comprises a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus via a communication path, the communication path being selected from a first communication path and a second communication path, the first communication path being different from the second communication path. The apparatus also comprises an operation unit and a control unit. The control unit is configured to change an apparatus mode and to change a mode of communication performed by the communication unit, depending on a state of the operation unit.
Claims26
An information processing apparatus, comprising:
- a communication unit configured to communicate with an image pickup apparatus that performs image pickup processing via at least one communication path selected from a plurality of different communication paths that include a first communication path and a second communication path;
- an operation unit;
- and
- a control unit configured to change a type of communication performed by the communication unit while the image pickup apparatus performs the image pickup processing, depending on an operational state of the operation unit.
An image pickup apparatus, comprising:
- an image pickup unit configured to pick up an image;
- a communication unit configured to communicate with an information processing apparatus via at least one communication path selected from a plurality of different communication paths that include a first communication path and a second communication path;
- and
- a control unit configured to
- perform image pickup processing, and
- change a type of communication performed by the communication unit while performing the image pickup processing, depending on an operational state of an operation unit of the information processing apparatus to control the image pickup apparatus.
An information processing system, comprising:
- an image pickup apparatus;
- and
- an information processing apparatus that controls the image pickup apparatus, the information processing apparatus including
- a communication unit configured to communicate with the image pickup apparatus via at least one communication path selected from a plurality of different communication paths that include a first communication path and a second communication path,
- an operation unit, and
- a control unit configured to change a type of communication performed by the communication unit, depending on an operational state of the operation unit to control the image pickup apparatus;
- the image pickup apparatus including
- an image pickup unit that picks up an image,
- a communication unit configured to communicate with the information processing apparatus, and
- a control unit configured to
- perform image pickup processing on the image, and
- change a type of communication performed by the communication unit while performing the image pickup processing, depending on the operational state of the operation unit of the information processing apparatus.
An information processing method, which is executed by an information processing apparatus that includes a communication unit, an operation unit, and a control unit, the method comprising:
- communicating, via the communication unit, with an image pickup apparatus that performs image pickup processing via a communication path selected from a plurality of different communication paths that include a first communication path and a second communication path;
- and
- changing a type of communication performed by the communication unit while the image pickup apparatus performs the image pickup processing, depending on an operational state of the operation unit.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing program code for communications by an information processing apparatus that includes a communication unit, an operation unit, and a control unit, the program code being executable by a processor to perform operations comprising:
- communicating, via the communication unit, with an image pickup apparatus that performs image pickup processing via a communication path selected from a plurality of different communication paths that include a first communication path and a second communication path;
- and
- changing a type of communication performed by the communication unit while the image pickup apparatus performs the image pickup processing, depending on an operational state of the operation unit.
An information processing method executable by an image pickup apparatus that includes an image pickup unit, a communication unit and a control unit, the method comprising:
- picking up, by the image pickup unit, an image;
- communicating, by the communication unit, with an information processing apparatus via a communication path selected from a plurality of different communication paths that include a first communication path and a second communication path;
- performing, by the control unit, image pickup processing on the image;
- and
- changing, by the control unit, a type of communication performed by the communication unit while performing the image pickup processing, depending on an operational state of an operation unit of the information processing apparatus to control the image pickup apparatus.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing program code for communications by an image pickup apparatus that includes an image pickup unit, a communication unit and a control unit, the program code being executable by a processor to perform operations comprising:
- controlling the image pickup unit to pick up an image;
- controlling the communication unit to communicate with an information processing apparatus via a communication path selected from a plurality of different communication paths that include a first communication path and a second communication path;
- performing image pickup processing on the image;
- and
- changing a type of communication performed by the communication unit while performing the image pickup processing, depending on an operational state of an operation unit of the information processing apparatus to control the image pickup apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.