Notification of operating status in image sensing system
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYoichi Yamagishi
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Abstract
In an image sensing system including at least one image sensing apparatus and at least one communication apparatus, the communication apparatus transmits the operating status of the communication apparatus to the image sensing apparatus. The image sensing apparatus determines the received operating status and displays the operating status on the display in accordance with the determination result.
Claims56
1-96. (canceled)
An image sensing system comprising at least one image sensing apparatus and at least one communication apparatus, wherein
- said image sensing apparatus comprises
- image sensing means, and
- transmission means for transmitting an operating status of said image sensing apparatus to said communication apparatus;
- and
- said communication apparatus comprises
- reception means for receiving the operating status transmitted from said transmission means, status determination means for determining the operating status of said image sensing apparatus, which is received by said reception means, and
- display means for displaying the operating status of said image sensing apparatus in accordance with a determination result by said status determination means.
A control method for an image sensing system comprising at least one image sensing apparatus and at least one communication apparatus, comprising:
- a notification step, of notifying the communication apparatus of an operating status of the image sensing apparatus;
- a reception step, of receiving, in the communication apparatus, the operating status transmitted in said notification step;
- a determination step, of determining, in the communication apparatus, the operating status of the image sensing apparatus, which is received in said reception step;
- and
- a display step, of displaying the operating status of the image sensing apparatus in accordance with a determination result in said status determination step.
A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for controlling an image sensing system comprising at least one image sensing apparatus and at least one communication apparatus, said product including:
- first computer readable program code means for notifying the communication apparatus of an operating status of the image sensing apparatus;
- second computer readable program code means for receiving, in the communication apparatus, the transmitted operating status;
- third computer readable program code means for determining, in the communication apparatus, the received operating status of the image sensing apparatus;
- and
- fourth computer readable program code means for displaying the operating status of the image sensing apparatus in accordance with a determination result by said third computer readable program code means.
An image sensing apparatus capable of transmitting image data to an external communication apparatus by communication, comprising
- image sensing means;
- and
- transmission means for transmitting an operating status of the image sensing apparatus to said external communication apparatus.
A control method for an image sensing apparatus capable of transmitting image data to an external communication apparatus by communication, comprising a notification step of notifying the external communication apparatus of an operating status of the image sensing apparatus.
A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for controlling an image sensing apparatus capable of transmitting image data to an external communication apparatus by communication, said product including first computer readable program code means for notifying the external communication apparatus of an operating status of the image sensing apparatus.
A communication apparatus capable of receiving image data from an external image sensing apparatus by communication, comprising:
- reception means for receiving an operating status of said external image sensing apparatus, which is transmitted from said external image sensing apparatus;
- status determination means for determining the operating status of said external image sensing apparatus, which is received by said reception means;
- and
- display means for displaying the operating status of said external image sensing apparatus in accordance with a determination result by said status determination means.
A control method for a communication apparatus capable of receiving image data from an external image sensing apparatus by communication, comprising:
- a reception steps of receiving an operating status of the external image sensing apparatus, which is transmitted from the external image sensing apparatus;
- a determination steps of determining the operating status of the external image sensing apparatus, which is received in said reception step;
- and
- a display steps of displaying the operating status of the external image sensing apparatus in accordance with a determination result in said determination step.
A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for controlling a communication apparatus capable of receiving image data from an external image sensing apparatus by communication, said product including:
- first computer readable program code means for receiving an operating status of the external image sensing apparatus, which is transmitted from the external image sensing apparatus;
- second computer readable program code means for determining the received operating status of the external image sensing apparatus;
- and
- third computer readable program code means for displaying the operating status of the external image sensing apparatus in accordance with a determination result by said second computer readable program code means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.