Patent ID: 9294633
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A communication control apparatus comprising: one or more processors; a connector configured to connect a storage medium that has a memory function for reading and writing data, and a wireless communication function for communicating with an external apparatus; a control unit configured to supply a clock to the storage medium at a predetermined timing and control the wireless communication function of the storage medium; an obtaining unit configured to obtain, after the storage medium is supplied with the clock by the control unit, communication protocol information on a communication protocol with which the wireless communication function is compatible from the storage medium; and a display unit configured to perform display according to the communication protocol information obtained by the obtaining unit, wherein the control unit stops supplying the clock to the storage medium after the communication protocol information has been obtained by the obtaining unit, wherein, when start of communication using the wireless communication function is instructed, the control unit restarts supplying a clock to the storage medium, and activates the wireless communication function if the wireless communication function has been deactivated, and wherein the control unit, the obtaining unit, and the display unit are implemented using the one or more processors.