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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2023
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yasusaburo Degura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/52 (2023.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/52 (2023.01); G06F 1/20 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control apparatus comprises: a detecting unit configured to detect connection of a cooling apparatus; an authenticating unit configured to authenticate the cooling apparatus whose connection has been detected by the detecting unit; and a controlling unit configured to control operation of the cooling apparatus. In a case where the cooling apparatus is not authenticated by the authenticating unit, the controlling unit accepts input of a policy regarding control of the operation of the cooling apparatus and controls the operation of the cooling apparatus based on the input policy.