Patent ID: 9088760
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A control apparatus comprising: a receiving unit that receives at least one image data transmitted from an external apparatus to the control apparatus; a storing unit that stores the at least one image data in a storage medium; and a processor that (a) determines whether or not a predetermined instruction is inputted to the control apparatus after the control apparatus starts receiving the at least one image data from the external apparatus, (b) causes a display apparatus to display a menu that is used to help a user to play back the at least one image data if the predetermined instruction is inputted to the control apparatus after the control apparatus starts receiving the at least one image data from the external apparatus and before a predetermine time has elapsed, (c) determines whether or not the predetermined instruction is inputted to the control apparatus after the predetermined time has elapsed if the predetermined instruction is not inputted to the control apparatus within the predetermine time, and (d) causes the display apparatus to display a list of image data stored in the storage medium instead of displaying the menu if the predetermined instruction is not inputted to the control apparatus within the predetermine time but the predetermined instruction is inputted to the control apparatus after the predetermine time has elapsed, wherein at least one of the receiving unit and the storing unit has a hardware structure.