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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Junji Takai, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An accessory is attachable to, detachable from, and communicable with an electronic apparatus. The accessory includes an accessory processing unit configured to make a communication request to the electronic apparatus and to transmit information about a factor of the communication request. The accessory processing unit notifies the electronic apparatus by a first communication method of information corresponding to a used communication method for communicating the information about the factor, among the first communication method and a second communication method different from the first communication method.
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