ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20190332147A1
• Filed: 04/05/2019
• Published: 10/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Morii, Takashi
• Granted Patent: US 10,877,527 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/16 Constructional details or arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/30 Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode for executing microinstructions G06F9/22
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/3004 to perform operations on memory
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/24 with receiving set
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a support unit, a movement unit that moves an apparatus supported by the support unit, a communication unit, and a control unit. In a case where a connection for wireless communication to a communication apparatus is established via the communication unit, the control unit controls the movement unit to move the apparatus supported by the support unit. The control unit controls the communication unit to receive information about movement of the communication apparatus from the communication apparatus. The control unit determines whether the support unit is supporting the communication apparatus based on the information about the movement of the communication apparatus.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a support unit;

a movement unit configured to move an apparatus supported by the support unit;

a communication unit; and

a control unit,

wherein in a case where a connection for wireless communication to a communication apparatus is established via the communication unit, the control unit controls the movement unit to move the apparatus supported by the support unit,

wherein the control unit controls the communication unit to receive information about movement of the communication apparatus from the communication apparatus, and

wherein the control unit determines whether the support unit is supporting the communication apparatus based on the information about the movement of the communication apparatus.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in a case where the support unit is supporting the apparatus, the control unit controls the communication unit to establish a connection for wireless communication to the communication apparatus.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in a case where the control unit determines that the support unit is not supporting the communication apparatus, the control unit controls the communication unit to disconnect the connection for wireless communication.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in a case where the control unit determines that the support unit is supporting the communication apparatus, the control unit continues the connection for wireless communication.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein after disconnecting the connection for wireless communication, the control unit performs processing for establishing a connection for wireless communication to another communication apparatus different from the communication apparatus.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit identities a communication apparatus based on an identifier of the communication apparatus included in a packet that requires establishment of a connection for wireless communication.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit determines whether the support unit is supporting the communication apparatus based on image data received from the communication apparatus via the communication unit before the movement unit moves the apparatus supported by the support unit, and image data received from the communication apparatus via the communication unit after the movement unit moves the apparatus supported by the support unit.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication apparatus has a spherical shape.

9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the movement by the movement unit is a rotational movement.

10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information about the movement of the communication apparatus is a pattern of a vibration measured by the communication apparatus.

11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit is Bluetooth®

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12. A control method for an electronic apparatus including a support unit, a movement unit configured to move an apparatus supported by the support unit, and a communication unit, the control method comprising:

controlling the movement unit to move the apparatus supported by the support unit in a case where a connection for wireless communication to a communication apparatus is established via the communication unit;

controlling the communication unit to receive information about movement of the communication apparatus from the communication apparatus; and

determining whether the support unit is supporting the communication apparatus based on the information about the movement of the communication apparatus.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing an electronic apparatus including a support unit and a communication unit to execute a control method, the control method comprising:

moving an apparatus supported by the support unit;

moving the apparatus supported by the support unit in a case where a connection for wireless communication to a communication apparatus is established via the communication unit;

controlling the communication unit to receive information about movement of the communication apparatus from the communication apparatus; and

determining whether the support unit is supporting the communication apparatus based on the information about the movement of the communication apparatus.

14. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a movement unit configured to move a movement member;

a wireless communication unit;

a support unit configured to support a communication apparatus; and

a control unit,

wherein in a case where a connection for wireless communication to the communication apparatus is established via the communication unit, the control unit controls the movement unit to move the movement member,

wherein in a case where the control unit determines that the communication apparatus is moved by the movement member, the control unit controls the communication apparatus via the communication unit to cause the communication unit to capture an image, and

wherein in a case where the control unit determines that the communication apparatus is not moved by the movement member, the control unit controls the communication unit to disconnect the connection for wireless communication from the communication unit.