Communication apparatus

• US 20030071901A1
• Filed: 09/26/2002
• Published: 04/17/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Konica Corporation (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Konica Corporation (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Katagiri, Yoshito, Murakami, Koichiro
• Application Number:
  US10/254,778
• Publication Number:
  US 20030071901A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/211.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00925 Inhibiting an operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2007/145 Handheld terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet

Abstract

A communication apparatus has: a communication unit for performing a wireless communication with an external device; a device for performing a predetermined operation; a drive unit for driving the device; and a control unit for putting restrictions on one of the wireless communication with the external device by the communication unit and the predetermined operation of the device driven by the drive unit, while the other is being performed.

Claims

1. A communication apparatus, comprising:

a communication section for performing a wireless communication with an external device;

a device for performing a predetermined operation;

a drive section for driving the device; and

a control section for putting restrictions on one of the wireless communication with the external device by the communication section and the predetermined operation of the device driven by the drive section, while the other is being performed.

2. The communication apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an instruction section for instructing driving of the device by the drive section;

wherein

the control section puts restrictions on the predetermined operation of the device driven by the drive section, when an instruction for driving the device is given by the instruction section while the wireless communication with the external device is established.

3. The communication apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a communication determination section for determining whether the wireless communication with the external device is being established;

wherein

the communication determination section determines whether the wireless communication with the external device is being established when driving of the device is instructed by the instruction section.

4. The communication apparatus of claim 3, further comprising a display section for displaying a message which shows that the wireless communication with the external device is being performed, when the communication determination section determines that the wireless communication with the external device is being established when driving of the device is instructed by the instruction section.

5. The communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control section puts restrictions on the wireless communication with the external device by the communication section, when the device is being driven by the drive section when the communication connection to the external device is required from the external device.

6. The communication apparatus of claim 5, further comprising a driving determination section for determining whether the device is being driven by the drive section;

wherein

the driving determination section determines whether the device is being driven by the drive section when the communication connection to the external device is required from the external device.

7. The communication apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a transmit section for transmitting information based on the determination by the driving determination section, to the external device, when the driving determination section determines that the device is being driven by the drive section when the communication connection to the external device is required from the external device.

8. The communication apparatus of claim 7, wherein information based on the determination shows that the communication connection to the external device is restricted.

9. The communication apparatus of claim 7, wherein information based on the determination shows that the device is being driven by the drive section.

10. The communication apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a display section for displaying a message which shows that the communication connection to the external device is required from the external device, when the driving determination section determines that the device is being driven by the drive section when the communication connection to the external device is required from the external device.