Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Yuichi Kinoshita

Atsushi Kumagai

Hiroyuki Torikai

Kaori Ikeda

Tomoaki Kikuchi

Masahiko Kimura

An information processing apparatus includes a communication unit configured to communicate with a camera configured to capture a third image which is one image in which left and right images are arranged, and a control unit configured to display the third image on a display unit and set a position of an enlarged range to which enlargement processing is to be applied by the camera in the third image displayed on the display unit, and the control unit converts the set position of the enlarged range based on a display format in which the third image is displayed on the display unit, and outputs an instruction to the camera.

Information processing apparatus, control method, and storage medium

An information processing apparatus comprises a decoder, a managing unit which manages storage of history information relating to communication with an image capturing apparatus, a receiving unit which, in a case of communication with the image capturing apparatus, receives an image file held in the image capturing apparatus and saves the image file to a predetermined storage unit; and a display control unit which controls a display of an image of the image file saved to the storage unit, wherein, when displaying an image file stored in the storage unit, the display control unit extracts, from the image file, identification information of the image capturing apparatus, and, based on the extracted identification information and the managed history information, determines whether or not to use the decoder to decode the image file.

Information processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and information processing system

There is provided a communication apparatus. A first communication unit receives an advertise signal from an external apparatus. A second communication unit wirelessly communicates with the external apparatus by using a predetermined protocol. A control unit determines whether the external apparatus supports the predetermined protocol on the basis of the advertise signal from the external apparatus. If it is determined that the external apparatus does not support the predetermined protocol, the control unit performs control so that a request to start encrypted communication is sent to the external apparatus via the first communication unit. If it is determined that the external apparatus supports the predetermined protocol, the control unit performs control so that a request to start unencrypted communication is sent to the external apparatus via the first communication unit.

Communication apparatus, method for controlling communication apparatus, and storage medium

A communication apparatus comprises a communication unit that wirelessly communicates with an electronic apparatus present within a predetermined range, a detection unit that detects a wireless signal transmitted from the electronic apparatus at a predetermined frequency, and a control unit that performs a function to control the electronic apparatus via the communication unit. The control unit changes the predetermined frequency according to the state of the function.

Communication apparatus, control method of the same, electronic apparatus, and system

An information processing apparatus includes a first application program for executing an output process on content and a second application program for executing a process of obtaining the content from an external apparatus. The information processing apparatus causes the first application program to issue a request for activating the second application program and activates the second application program so as to execute a process of obtaining content from the external apparatus through communication with the external apparatus. After obtaining the content from the external apparatus, the information processing apparatus causes the second application program to issue a request for activating the first application program and activates the first application program so as to execute the output process on the content obtained from the external apparatus.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium storing program for activating applications

A communication apparatus comprises a processor configured to perform the operations of following units: while the communication apparatus has joined a first network, a first receiving unit configured to receive a first signal being transmitted from a first apparatus that has joined the first network and the first signal including information pertaining to the first apparatus; a second receiving unit configured to receive a second signal including information of a second network formed by a second apparatus; and a display control unit configured to display a selection screen for selecting an apparatus with which to establish a predetermined communication, wherein the display control unit displays the information of the first apparatus and the information of the second apparatus determined to meet a predetermined condition in the selection screen as information of candidate apparatuses with which the predetermined communication may be established.

Communication apparatus capable of establishing communication with multiple devices, control method thereof, and storage medium

If a search signal from an external device received through wireless communication does not include unique information of a searched device, it is determined whether or not the external device has been registered as a communication partner. If it is determined that the external device has been registered as a communication partner, registration of the external device is cancelled. It is possible to detect an inconsistency in the registration state in wireless communication with the external device registered as a communication partner.

Wireless communication device, control method thereof, and wireless communication system

A communication apparatus that performs wireless communication with an external apparatus includes a display control unit to control a display unit so as to display a help screen for providing an explanation of an operation of the external apparatus, and a detection unit to detect a wireless signal transmitted from the external apparatus while no network with the external apparatus is formed. When operation information corresponding to a user operation on the external apparatus is included in a wireless signal detected by the detection unit, the display control unit controls the display unit so as to display the help screen corresponding to the operation information while no network with the external apparatus is formed.

Communication apparatus and control method thereof

A communication apparatus comprises an image capturing unit, a controller, a first communication interface configured to communicate with an image capturing device which is attachable to the communication apparatus and a predetermined operation unit. The controller, in a first state for performing image capturing by the image capturing unit, causes the predetermined operation unit to function as a member for instructing image capturing by the image capturing unit, and, in a second state for causing the image capturing device to perform image capturing via the first communication interface, causes the predetermined operation unit to function as a member for transmitting a capturing instruction via the first communication interface to the image capturing device.

Communication apparatus and method of controlling same

A communication apparatus receives a network ID from an access point, connects to a network formed by the access point, establishes communication with an external device via the connected network, allows data communication, receives a device ID from the external device, compares the network ID of the connected network with the received device ID, and determines whether the external device is operating as the access point based on a result of the comparison.

Information processing apparatus, method for controlling the same, and storage medium

A display item (SW1 button) for instructing imaging preparation and a display item (SW2 button) for instructing imaging are individually displayed on a touch panel display. When the SW1 buttonis touched by a touch operation by a photographer, an imaging apparatusis controlled so as to perform an imaging preparation operation. When the SW2 buttonis touched by a touch operation by the photographer, the imaging apparatusis controlled so as to perform an imaging operation. Further, when the SW1 buttonis slid so that the SW1 buttonand the SW2 buttonoverlap, the imaging apparatusis controlled so as to perform an imaging operation.

Imaging control apparatus and imaging apparatus control method including a first display mode and a second display mode for executing an image preparation operation based on a touch operation

The present invention is directed to an information processing apparatus which receives a live view image from an imaging apparatus and displays the live view image by overlaying a predetermined overlay image thereto on a screen and the live view image when various operations regarding shooting processing are performed by the imaging apparatus. The information processing apparatus sets whether to display the overlay image by overlaying it onto the live view image or not for each type of an instruction to the imaging apparatus. When the information processing apparatus receives an instruction in response to a user operation, it detects the type of the instruction. When the overlay image is set to be displayed for the detected type of the instruction, the information processing apparatus displays the overlay image by overlaying it onto the live view image.

Information processing apparatus, method for displaying live view image, and storage medium storing program therefor

A display control apparatus having a connecting portion communicably connected to an imaging apparatus obtains an inclination angle of the imaging apparatus, and displays a displayed item on a display unit based on the obtained inclination angle. At this time, the display control apparatus performs control for displaying the displayed item indicating an inclination angle whose positive and negative have been inverted relative to positive and negative of the obtained inclination angle.

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Kawasaki, Japan

Yuichi Kinoshita