Patent ID: 9473733
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A wireless communication system, comprising: an imaging apparatus; a storage medium attached to the imaging apparatus; and a terminal device configured to execute wireless communication with the storage medium, wherein the imaging apparatus comprises: a controller configured to control operation of the imaging apparatus and to execute transmission/reception of data between the imaging apparatus and the storage medium, wherein the storage medium comprises: a first wireless communication unit configured to execute wireless communication with the terminal device; and a control unit configured to execute transmission/reception of data between the storage medium and the imaging apparatus and transmission/reception of data between the storage medium and the terminal device, wherein the terminal device comprises: a command generating unit configured to generate a command for controlling the operation of the imaging apparatus; and a second wireless communication unit configured to execute wireless communication with the storage medium, wherein: the controller executes a checking process to determine whether or not the storage medium has received the command through wireless communication in a predetermined cycle; and when the controller determines that the storage medium has received the command through the checking process, the controller controls the operation of the imaging apparatus in accordance with the command and transmits an instruction to change operation of the control unit to the storage medium in accordance with the operation of the imaging apparatus.