US 12,309,484 B2
Control apparatus, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
Kenshiro Mizuma, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on May 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/659,477.
Application 18/659,477 is a continuation of application No. 18/355,609, filed on Jul. 20, 2023, granted, now 12,010,419.
Application 18/355,609 is a continuation of application No. 17/511,782, filed on Oct. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,750,913, issued on Sep. 5, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-189787 (JP), filed on Nov. 13, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0292082 A1, Aug. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 23/617 (2023.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 23/661 (2023.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/617 (2023.01) [H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 23/661 (2023.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control apparatus comprising a computer executing instructions which, when executed by the computer, cause the control apparatus to:
determine whether an operation state indicates that an image capturing apparatus is operating an automatic control function or not; and
in a case where an operation for removing the image capturing apparatus set as a control target of the control apparatus from the control target is performed by a user instruction;
when the operation state is determined to indicate that the image capturing apparatus set as the control target is not operating the automatic control function, transmit, to the image capturing apparatus set as the control target, a command so as to stop controlling a specific function of the image capturing apparatus set as the control target, and
when the operation state is determined to indicate that the image capturing apparatus set as the control target is operating the automatic control function, keep controlling a specific function of the image capturing apparatus set as the control target.