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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2003
Satoshi Nakama, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichi Koyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Nakama, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichi Koyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes a register, a communication unit, a control unit and a display unit. The communication unit receives a write request from an external storage device, the write request being used to write battery capacity information and storage capacity information in the register. The control unit (a) obtains the battery capacity information and the storage capacity information from the register if the start of imaging is detected, (b) detects a condition of a battery of the external storage device using the battery capacity information obtained from the register, and (c) detects a condition of the storage capacity of the external storage device using the storage capacity information obtained from the register. The display unit displays the condition of the battery detected by the control unit, and displays the condition of the storage capacity detected by the control unit.