Image-capturing apparatus capable of controlling transmission of accessory data, accessory apparatus attachable to the image-capturing apparatus, control method and storage medium storing control program
US10674064B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B17/565
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The accessory apparatus includes an accessory communicator providing a notification channel (RTS), a first data communication channel (DCL) and a second data communication channel (DCL). The accessory controller transmits, in a transmission request receiving state of receiving a transmission request from an image-capturing apparatus through the notification channel, accessory data to the image-capturing apparatus through the first data communication channel, and receives camera data transmitted through the second data communication channel from the image-capturing apparatus in response to receiving the accessory data. The accessory controller stops, in the transmission request receiving state and during transmission of the accessory data to the image-capturing apparatus, in response to becoming a non-transmission request receiving state, transmitting the accessory data to the image-capturing apparatus.
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