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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Mito, Koza-gun, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus capable of controlling a plurality of apparatuses including at least one image output apparatus that outputs image data and at least one image input apparatus into which image data are input, includes: a first obtaining unit configured to obtain, from one of a first apparatus that serves as the image input apparatus among the plurality of apparatuses and a second apparatus that serves as the image output apparatus among the plurality of apparatuses and outputs image data input into the first apparatus, pair information identifying the first apparatus and the second apparatus; and a control unit configured to perform interlock control of the first apparatus and the second apparatus on the basis of the pair information.