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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
May. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hideya Takanashi, Isehara, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/14 (2021.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G02B 7/09 (2021.01); G02B 7/10 (2021.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/14 (2013.01); G02B 7/09 (2013.01); G02B 7/102 (2013.01); G02B 27/0037 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); H04N 5/23209 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus mutually communicates with an interchangeable lens, via a first communication channel. The imaging apparatus receives optical data transmitted from the interchangeable lens via a second communication channel. The imaging apparatus transmits information relating to a timing for the interchangeable lens to obtain the optical data to the interchangeable lens, and the interchangeable lens obtains the optical data based on this information.