Accessory, method of controlling accessory, electronic device, method of controlling electronic device, communication system, and storage medium

An accessory communicably connected to an electronic device, comprising:

• a storage unit that allows reading therefrom and writing therein and stores accessory information including a flag indicating whether execution of a command by the accessory is allowed or not;
• a communication unit that, upon the accessory being mounted on the electronic device, transmits the accessory information to the electronic device;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the accessory to perform operations comprising:
• upon receipt of a predetermined command from the electronic device through the communication unit, not executing the predetermined command in a case where the flag indicates that execution of the command is not allowed, and executing the predetermined command in a case where execution of the command is allowed;
• and
• differentiating a value of the checksum included in a notification of a result of execution of the command to the electronic device, between a case where execution of the command received from the electronic device is successful and a case where the execution of the command is unsuccessful.

An electronic device to which an accessory can be connected, comprising:

• a communication unit that communicates with the accessory;
• a reading unit that, upon the accessory being mounted on the electronic device, reads accessory information including a flag stored in a storage unit provided in the accessory;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising:
• in a case where the flag indicates that execution of a command by the accessory is not allowed, not transmitting the command to the accessory, and in a case where the flag indicates that execution of the command is allowed, transmitting the command to the accessory;
• and
• not adding a checksum to communication to the accessory for the electronic device to read the flag from the accessory, and adding a checksum to communication to the accessory for the electronic device to write the command into the storage unit.

A communication system including:

• an electronic device, and
• an accessory communicably connected to the electronic device,
• wherein the accessory comprises:
• a storage unit that allows reading therefrom and writing therein and stores accessory information including a flag indicating whether execution of a command by the accessory is allowed or not;
• a communication unit that, upon the accessory being mounted on the electronic device, transmits the accessory information to the electronic device;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the accessory to perform operations comprising:
• upon receipt of a predetermined command from the electronic device through the communication unit, not executing the predetermined command in a case where the flag indicates that execution of the command is not allowed, and executing the predetermined command in a case where the flag indicates that execution of the command is allowed, and wherein the electronic device comprises:
• a reading unit that, upon the accessory being mounted on the electronic device, reads the accessory information;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory having instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising:
• in a case where the flag indicates that execution of a command by the accessory is not allowed, not transmitting the command to the accessory, and in a case where the flag indicates that execution of the command is allowed, transmitting the command to the accessory.

A method of controlling an accessory communicably connected to an electronic device, comprising:

• establishing communication with the electronic device;
• upon the accessory being mounted on the electronic device, transmitting to the electronic device accessory information stored in a storage unit provided in the accessory, the accessory information including a flag indicating whether execution of a command by the accessory is allowed or not;
• checking the flag, upon receipt of a predetermined command from the electronic device;
• not executing the predetermined command in a case where the flag indicates that execution of the command is not allowed, and executing the predetermined command in a case where the flag indicates that execution of the command is allowed;
• and
• adding a checksum to communication to the electronic device for the electronic device to read information stored in the storage unit from the accessory, and also adding a checksum to communication to the electronic device for the electronic device to write the command into the storage unit.

A method of controlling an electronic device to which an accessory can be connected, comprising:

• establishing communication with the accessory;
• upon the accessory being mounted on the electronic device, reading accessory information including a flag stored in a storage unit provided in the accessory;
• and
• not transmitting, in a case where the flag indicates that execution of a command by the accessory is not allowed, the command to the accessory, and transmitting, in a case where the flag indicates that execution of the command is allowed, the command to the accessory;
• and
• not adding a checksum to communication to the accessory for the electronic device to read the flag from the accessory, and adds a checksum to communication to the accessory for the electronic device to write the command into the storage unit.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling an accessory communicably connected to an electronic device, the method comprising:

• establishing communication with the electronic device;
• upon the accessory being mounted on the electronic device, transmitting to the electronic device accessory information stored in a storage unit provided in the accessory, the accessory information including a flag indicating whether execution of a command by the accessory is allowed or not;
• checking the flag, upon receipt of a predetermined command from the electronic device;
• not executing the predetermined command in a case where the flag indicates that execution of the command is not allowed, and executing the predetermined command in a case where the flag indicates that execution of the command is allowed;
• and
• adding a checksum to communication to the electronic device for the electronic device to read information stored in the storage unit from the accessory, and also adding a checksum to communication to the electronic device for the electronic device to write the command into the storage unit.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling an electronic device to which an accessory can be connected, the method comprising:

• establishing communication with the accessory;
• upon the accessory being mounted on the electronic device, reading accessory information including a flag stored in a storage unit provided in the accessory;
• and
• not transmitting, in a case where the flag indicates that execution of a command by the accessory is not allowed, the command to the accessory, and transmitting, in a case where the flag indicates that execution of the command is allowed, the command to the accessory;
• and
• not adding a checksum to communication to the accessory for the electronic device to read the flag from the accessory, and adding a checksum to communication to the accessory for the electronic device to write the command into the storage unit.

A method of controlling an accessory communicably connected to an electronic device, comprising:

• establishing communication with the electronic device;
• upon the accessory being mounted on the electronic device, transmitting to the electronic device accessory information stored in a storage unit provided in the accessory, the accessory information including a flag indicating whether execution of a command by the accessory is allowed or not;
• checking the flag, upon receipt of a predetermined command from the electronic device;
• not executing the predetermined command in a case where the flag indicates that execution of the command is not allowed, and executing the predetermined command in a case where the flag indicates that execution of the command is allowed;
• and
• differentiating a value of the checksum included in a notification of a result of execution of the command to the electronic device, between a case where execution of the command received from the electronic device is successful and a case where the execution of the command is unsuccessful.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling an accessory communicably connected to an electronic device, the method comprising:

• establishing communication with the electronic device;
• upon the accessory being mounted on the electronic device, transmitting to the electronic device accessory information stored in a storage unit provided in the accessory, the accessory information including a flag indicating whether execution of a command by the accessory is allowed or not;
• checking the flag, upon receipt of a predetermined command from the electronic device;
• not executing the predetermined command in a case where the flag indicates that execution of the command is not allowed, and executing the predetermined command in a case where the flag indicates that execution of the command is allowed;
• and
• differentiating a value of the checksum included in a notification of a result of execution of the command to the electronic device, between a case where execution of the command received from the electronic device is successful and a case where the execution of the command is unsuccessful.