# US 9,883,091 B2 · Device control based on attachment/detachment information > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,883,091 B2 - Document ID: US9883091B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/034,920 - Filed: 2014-07-31 - Published: 2016-10-06 - Granted: 2018-01-30 - Earliest claimed: 2013-11-19 - Assignees: Sony Corporation - Applicants: Sony Corporation - Inventors: Ryogo Ito; Kazuma Akamatsu; Shunsuke Katsumata; Shiro Eshita; Megumi Takagi; Ayumi Yamamoto; Yoko Fukata - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9883091B2 ## CPC - H04N 23/66: Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices - G03B 17/02: Bodies - H04M 1/0264: {for a camera module assembly} - H04M 1/72409: by interfacing with external accessories (hands-free H04M1/60) - H04N 23/531: {being rotatable or detachable} - H04N 23/56: provided with illuminating means - H04N 23/631: {Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters} - H04N 23/667: Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes - H04M 1/72412: using two-way short-range wireless interfaces - H04M 1/72454: according to context-related or environment-related conditions - H04N 2201/0072: Detecting the status of a connected apparatus - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract An imaging system is provided with a controller. The controller performs a status control of an imaging device depending on attachment/detachment information indicating whether the imaging device and an information processing device are in an attachment status in which the imaging device and the information processing device are attached to each other or in a detachment status in which the imaging device and the information processing device are detached from each other. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An imaging system, comprising: a controller configured to: determine that an imaging device and an information processing device are in one of an attachment status or a detachment status, based on attachment/detachment information, wherein the attachment/detachment information indicates that the imaging device and the information processing device are in one of the attachment status or the detachment status, and wherein the attachment status is a status in which the imaging device is attached to the information processing device and the detachment status is a status in which the imaging device is detached from the information processing device; and change a mode of the imaging device from a manual focus mode to an autofocus mode, based on the determination that the imaging device and the information processing device are in the detachment status. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The imaging system according to claim 1, further comprising: a switch configured to generate a signal that indicates the imaging device and the information processing device are in one of the attachment status or the detachment status, wherein the attachment/detachment information corresponds to the signal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The imaging system according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to set a limit on a function of one of the imaging device or the information processing device, based on the attachment/detachment information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The imaging system according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to stop an illumination function of the imaging device, based on the attachment/detachment information that indicates the imaging device and the information processing device are in the attachment status. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The imaging system according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to cause a first frame rate of a captured image supplied from the imaging device to the information processing device to be lower than a second frame rate, based on the attachment/detachment information that indicates the imaging device and the information processing device are in the detachment status. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The imaging system according to claim 3, wherein the limit on the function of the imaging device corresponds to a reduction in a power consumption of the imaging device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The imaging system according to claim 6, wherein the controller is further configured to stop a power supply to a sensor of the imaging device, based on the attachment/detachment information that indicates the imaging device and the information processing device are in the attachment status, and wherein a function of the sensor of the imaging device is same as a function of a sensor of in the information processing device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The imaging system according to claim 7, wherein the sensor of the imaging device detects at least one of a position, a posture, or an orientation. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The imaging system according to claim 1, wherein the imaging device communicates with the information processing device, and the information processing device displays a captured image obtained from the imaging device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 3) The imaging system according to claim 3, wherein the controller is further configured to set a user preset mode of the imaging device, based on the attachment/detachment information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 3) The imaging system according to claim 3, wherein the controller is further configured to notify that the autofocus mode of the imaging device is preferred, and wherein the notification is based on the attachment/detachment information that indicates the imaging device and the information processing device are in the detachment status. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The imaging system according to claim 1, wherein the information processing device includes a speaker that outputs an operation sound, wherein the controller is further configured to at least one of control a start of a recording operation subsequent to a first operation sound, indicating a recording start operation, is outputted or control a completion of the recording operation preceding to a second operation sound, indicating a recording end operation, is outputted, and wherein the control is based on the attachment/detachment information that indicates the imaging device and the information processing device are in the attachment status. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The imaging system according to claim 1, wherein the information processing device includes a speaker that outputs an operation sound, and wherein the controller is further configured to prevent the speaker to output the operation sound in an operation mode in which the imaging device records a sound, based on the attachment/detachment information that indicates the imaging device and the information processing device are in the attachment status. ### Claim 14 An imaging control method, comprising: determining that an imaging device and an information processing device are in one of an attachment status or a detachment status, based on attachment/detachment information, wherein the attachment/detachment information indicating that the imaging device and the information processing device are in one of the attachment status or the detachment status, and wherein the attachment status is a status in which the imaging device is attached to the information processing device and the detachment status is a status in which the imaging device is detached from the information processing device; and changing a mode of the imaging device from a manual focus mode to an autofocus mode, based on the determination that the imaging device and the information processing device are in the detachment status. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a computer to perform operations, the operations comprising: determining that an imaging device and an information processing device are in one of an attachment status or a detachment status, based on attachment/detachment information, wherein the attachment/detachment information indicating that the imaging device and the information processing device are in one of the attachment status or the detachment status, and wherein the attachment status is a status in which the imaging device is attached to the information processing device and the detachment status is a status in which the imaging device is detached from the information processing device; and changing a mode of the imaging device from a manual focus mode to an autofocus mode, based on the determination that the imaging device and the information processing device are in the detachment status. ### Claim 16 An imaging device, comprising: a controller configured to: determine that the imaging device and an information processing device are in one of an attachment status or a detachment status, based on attachment/detachment information, wherein the attachment/detachment information indicates that the imaging device and the information processing device are in one of the attachment status or the detachment status, and wherein the attachment status is a status in which the imaging device is attached to the information processing device and the detachment status is a status in which the imaging device is detached from the information processing device; and change a mode of the imaging device from a manual focus mode to an autofocus mode, based on the determination that the imaging device and the information processing device are in the detachment status. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The imaging device according to claim 16, wherein the imaging device lacks a function to display a captured image generated by the imaging device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The imaging device according to claim 16, wherein the controller is further configured to control a communication between the imaging device and the information processing device. ### Claim 19 An information processing device, comprising: a controller configured to: control a communication between the information processing device and an imaging device; determine that the imaging device and the information processing device are in one of an attachment status or a detachment status, based on attachment/detachment information, wherein the attachment/detachment information indicates that the information processing device and the imaging device are in one of the attachment status or the detachment status, and wherein the attachment status is a status in which the information processing device is attached to the imaging device and the detachment status is a status in which the information processing device is detached from the imaging device; and change a mode of the imaging device from a manual focus mode to an autofocus mode, based on the determination that the imaging device and the information processing device are in the detachment status.