Patent ID: 8976772
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. An image capture apparatus, comprising: an image capture unit; a first receiving unit configured to wirelessly receive first information, wherein the first information is used to determine that the image capture apparatus should operate as a first role for joining a created wireless communication network; a second receiving unit configured to wirelessly receive second information wherein the second information is used to determine that the image capture apparatus should operate as a second role for creating a wireless communication network or as the first role; and a determining unit configured to determine that the image capture apparatus should operate as the first role in a case that the first receiving unit receives the first information and in a case that the image capture apparatus connects to a communication partner apparatus which transmitted the first information, and determine that the image capture apparatus should operate as the second role or as the first role in accordance with the second information in a case that the first receiving unit does not receive the first information and the second receiving unit receives the second information, wherein the image capture apparatus communicates an image captured by the image capture unit with a communication partner apparatus to which the capture apparatus connects by operating as the first role or the second role that are determined by the determining unit.