Patent ID: 11934084
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 9:
10. An accessory detachably attached to an electronic apparatus, the accessory comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to function as an accessory processing unit configured to communicate with the electronic apparatus,
wherein the accessory is attached to an accessory shoe portion of the electronic apparatus, and
wherein in a case where the accessory is attached to the electronic apparatus via an intermediate accessory, the accessory processing unit transmits to the electronic apparatus first information indicating whether or not an operation of the accessory attached to the electronic apparatus via the intermediate accessory is to be permitted.