Patent ID: 6879348
Filing Date: 2005-04-12
Classification: G06F,G09G,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for a control apparatus that remotely controls an image capture apparatus including a contrast adjusting function for adjusting a contrast value of the image capture apparatus, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting from the control apparatus to the image capture apparatus a first command requesting a current contrast value of the contrast adjusting function of the image capture apparatus; transmitting from the control apparatus to the image capture apparatus a second command requesting a remotely controllable range of the contrast adjusting function; detecting the current contrast value of the contrast adjusting function from a response of the first command transmitted by the image capture apparatus; detecting the remotely controllable range of the contrast adjusting function from a response of the second command transmitted by the image capture apparatus; and displaying the current contrast value and the remotely controllable range of the contrast adjusting function on a display unit of the control apparatus.