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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Etsuya Takami, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a capturing unit, a change unit configured to change an imaging range in which an image is to be captured by the capturing unit, a processor, and a memory for storing instructions to be executed by the processor, wherein, in a case where the instructions stored in the memory are executed by the processor, the apparatus functions as an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a plurality of external devices from the plurality of external devices, and a determination unit configured to determine an external device about which the information is to be acquired among the plurality of external devices based on the imaging range changed by the change unit.