Image capture apparatus and control method thereof
US11275546B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1268
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image capture apparatus comprises a communication interface configured to join a wireless network generated by a print apparatus and a control unit configured to perform control so as to execute information acquisition processing in response to recognized information for joining the wireless network. The control unit performs control so as to join the wireless network generated by the print apparatus based on information read by an image capturing unit, acquire information regarding the print apparatus, and leave the wireless network generated by the print apparatus, and when an instruction to print an image is accepted in a state where the information regarding the print apparatus has been acquired, the image capture apparatus joins the wireless network generated by the print apparatus, and instructs the print apparatus to print an image, via the wireless network.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.