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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Sayaka Kumon, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/56 (2021.01); H04N 23/617 (2023.01); H04N 23/65 (2023.01); H04N 23/661 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/561 (2013.01); G03B 17/566 (2013.01); H04N 23/65 (2023.01); H04N 23/662 (2023.01); H04N 23/617 (2023.01);
Abstract
An electronic apparatus to which an accessory is detachably attached, the electronic apparatus includes a receiving unit and a processing unit. In a case where a first accessory is attached to the electronic apparatus via a second accessory, the receiving unit receives, from the first accessory, first information indicating whether or not an operation of the first accessory attached to the electronic apparatus via the second accessory is to be permitted, and the processing unit makes different control over the operation of the first accessory in accordance with the first information.