Patent ID: 8448847

Claim:
A host apparatus adapted for linking with a tag scanner and an image capture apparatus, the host apparatus comprising: a control module; a data exchange interface module, for linking with the control module and the tag scanner, obtaining a tag information from a tag equipped on the image capture apparatus through the tag scanner and transmitting the obtained tag information to the control module; a storage unit, being coupled to the control module and for storing the tag information; and a link module, coupled to the control module and adapted for linking with a network, wherein when the image capture apparatus is linked with the network and broadcasts a beacon packet to the network, the link module obtains the beacon packet from the network and transmits the obtained beacon packet to the control module, the control module for controlling to establish an image transmission link between the host apparatus and the image capture apparatus at least according to a result of checking an identification data of the image capture apparatus contained in the beacon packet whether is matched with an identification data of the image capture apparatus contained in the tag information stored in the storage unit.