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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kazumichi Sugiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus to which a plurality of accessory apparatuses are attachable includes a camera communicator configured to provide a communication path with each of the plurality of accessory apparatuses, and a camera controller configured to communicate with the plurality of accessory apparatuses via the camera communicator. The camera controller transmits a first request to the plurality of accessory apparatuses, receives first information corresponding to whether or not to stop a communication with the imaging apparatus from each of the plurality of accessory apparatuses that have received the first request, and controls a communication with each of the plurality of accessory apparatuses according to the first information.