Image pickup apparatus, communication control method, and program
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsHideya Hijikata, Mayumi Kamiya
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Abstract
In an image pickup apparatus having a communication function through a predetermined communication interface and being equipped with a plurality of connectors adapted for the communication interface, the image pickup apparatus includes a connection state determining unit configured to detect respective connection states of the connectors, and when a state of two or more connectors being connected is detected, to hold communication on standby until a state of only one connector being connected is detected.
Claims8
An image pickup apparatus having a communication function, the image pickup apparatus comprising:
- a communication interface including a plurality of connectors;
- and
- connection state determining means for detecting respective connection states of the connectors, and when a state of two or more connectors being connected to respective different apparatuses external to the image pickup apparatus is detected, holding communication on standby until a state of only one connector being connected is detected.
A communication control method for an image pickup apparatus having a communication function through a communication interface including a plurality of connectors, the communication control method comprising:
- detecting respective connection states of the connectors, and when a state of two or more connectors being connected to respective different apparatuses external to the image pickup apparatus is detected, holding communication on standby until a state of only one connector being connected is detected.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a program, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute a method of communication control for an image pickup apparatus having a communication function through a communication interface including a plurality of connectors, the method of communication control comprising:
- detecting respective connection states of the connectors, and when a state of two or more connectors being connected to respective different apparatuses external to the image pickup apparatus is detected, holding communication on standby until a state of only one connector being connected is detected.
An image pickup apparatus having a communication function, the image pickup apparatus comprising:
- a communication interface including a plurality of connectors;
- and
- a connection state determining unit configured to detect respective connection states of the connectors, and when a state of two or more connectors being connected to respective different apparatuses external to the image pickup apparatus is detected, to hold communication on standby until a state of only one connector being connected is detected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.