Patent ID: 9258472
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A control apparatus configured to be connected to at least one data processing apparatus by wireless communication, the control apparatus comprising: an image capturing unit; a detection unit configured to detect operation that is made by a user; a transmission unit configured to transmit via the wireless communication, an information corresponding to a detection, by the detection unit, of a start of a prescribed operation to each data processing apparatus that is connected to the control apparatus and to transmit, via the wireless communication, an information corresponding to a detection, by the detection unit, of an end of the prescribed operation to each data processing apparatus; and a control unit configured to confirm a response from each data processing apparatus to transmission of the information corresponding to the detection of the end of the prescribed operation, and to cause the transmission unit to retransmit an information corresponding to the detection of the end of the prescribed operation to each data processing apparatus whose response is not confirmed, wherein the prescribed operation is related to image capturing performed by the image capturing unit, and the image capturing unit controls execution of the image capturing in response to the detection unit detecting the start of the prescribed operation and the end of the prescribed operation.