Control apparatus, communication apparatus, control method, and storage medium

A communication apparatus comprising a control apparatus, the control apparatus comprising:

• a determination unit configured to perform detection processing for detecting a volume of a sound obtained by sound obtaining unit corresponding to imaging unit, determine whether the volume is not less than a threshold, and execute volume determination processing for outputting a determination result;
• a change control unit configured to perform first change control for changing an imaging direction in the imaging unit when the determination result indicates the volume of not less than the threshold and second change control for changing an imaging direction in the imaging unit regardless of the volume;
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• a control unit configured to control to change control associated with the volume determination processing when the first change control is executed by the change control unit and the second change control is executed by the change control unit, so as not to set a state in which the first change control is performed, upon execution of the second change control.

A control method of a control apparatus, comprising:

• a determination step of performing detection processing for detecting a volume of a sound obtained by sound obtaining unit corresponding to imaging unit, determine whether the volume is not less than a threshold, and execute volume determination processing for outputting a determination result;
• a change control step of performing first change control for changing an imaging direction in the imaging unit when the determination result indicates the volume of not less than the threshold and second change control for changing an imaging direction in the imaging unit regardless of the volume;
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• a control step of controlling to change control associated with the volume determination processing when the first change control is executed in the change control step and the second change control is executed in the change control step, so as not to set a state in which the first change control is performed, upon execution of the second change control.

A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as each unit of a control apparatus, the control apparatus characterized by comprising:

• a determination unit configured to perform detection processing for detecting a volume of a sound obtained by sound obtaining unit corresponding to imaging unit, determine whether the volume is not less than a threshold, and execute volume determination processing for outputting a determination result;
• a change control unit configured to perform first change control for changing an imaging direction in the imaging unit when the determination result indicates the volume of not less than the threshold and second change control for changing an imaging direction in the imaging unit regardless of the volume;
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• a control unit configured to control to change control associated with the volume determination processing when the first change control is executed by the change control unit and the second change control is executed by the change control unit, so as not to set a state in which the first change control is performed, upon execution of the second change control.