Patent ID: 7705888

Claim:
A system comprising a first apparatus and a second apparatus, said first apparatus being an image pickup apparatus and comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire identification information of a user, who operates said first apparatus, from the user; a first transmission unit configured to transmit the identification information acquired by said acquisition unit and specific information of said first apparatus to said second apparatus; a first reception unit configured to receive, from said second apparatus, image pickup apparatus setup data indicating the user's preference regarding the setup of said first apparatus; and a setup unit configured to set up said first apparatus upon executing a predetermined function on the basis of the setup data received by said first reception unit; and said second apparatus comprising: a storing unit configured to store the identification information of the user, the specific information of said first apparatus, and image pickup apparatus setup data corresponding to the identification information and the specific information; a second reception unit configured to receive the identification information and the specific information transmitted from said first apparatus; and a second transmission unit configured to transmit the image pickup apparatus setup data corresponding to the identification information and the specific information received by said second reception unit to said first apparatus, wherein a plurality of users operate said first apparatus, and image pickup apparatus setup data for the plurality of users is stored only on said second apparatus.