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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hajime Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Hideaki Ohshima, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An imaging apparatus receives a signal regularly transmitted from a control apparatus, determines whether or not the imaging apparatus is disconnected from the network based on a status of the reception of the signal, transmits a request for participation in the network to the control apparatus according to a determination that the imaging apparatus is disconnected from the network to notify the control apparatus that the imaging apparatus is disconnected from the network, and participates in the network after the control apparatus receives the request for participation.