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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
May. 30, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hideya Takanashi, Isehara, JP;
CANON KABUUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes: a first camera communication control unit configured to transmit, from the imaging apparatus to the accessory device, a control command for controlling operations of the accessory device, via a first communication channel provided between the imaging apparatus and the accessory device, and receive data transmitted from the accessory device in response to the control command; and a second camera communication control unit configured to receive optical data of the accessory device transmitted from the accessory device, via a second communication channel provided between the imaging apparatus and the accessory device separate from the first communication channel.