Patent ID: 8699059
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A control apparatus capable of being connected to a predetermined external apparatus, which has a recording medium configured to record a control file and executes processing in accordance with a command that is written to the control file, said control apparatus comprising: a display control unit configured to display, on a display unit, a control menu for accepting a control instruction to the predetermined external apparatus by a user operation; a writing control unit configured to control to write a command corresponding to the control instruction accepted through the control menu to the control file in the recording medium, wherein the control file is recorded on the recording medium in advance; and a first determination unit configured to determine whether or not a data-writing inhibit attribute is set for the recording medium, wherein the data-writing inhibit attribute indicates at least that writing to a file, which has already been recorded on the recording medium, is prohibited, wherein if it is determined by the first determination unit that the data-writing inhibit attribute is set for the recording medium, the display control unit displays a notification on the display unit, the notification notifying that the data-writing inhibit attribute is set for the recording medium, and when a control instruction is accepted through the control menu, the writing control unit controls to write a command corresponding to the control instruction, to the control file recorded on the recording medium in advance, even if it is determined by the first determination unit that the data-writing inhibit attribute is set for the recording medium.