IP Library Granted Patent US 12666134
Granted Patent B2
US 12666134 · App. 18/765,780 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Control apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium

Inventor: Keisuke Inazawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H04N23/632H04N7/181
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Patent No.
US 12666134
App. No.
18/765,780
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire data from an external apparatus via a communication unit, and a generation unit configured to, based on the data acquired by the acquisition unit, generate a display screen including operation information which is information for operating the external apparatus, wherein the generation unit, based on whether a live view image is included in the data acquired by the acquisition unit, adjusts a display region for the operation information in the display screen.

Claims (53)

1 . A control apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor or circuit configured to function as:

an acquisition unit configured to acquire data from an external apparatus via a communication unit; and

a generation unit configured to, based on the data acquired by the acquisition unit, generate a display screen including operation information which is information for operating the external apparatus,

wherein

the generation unit,

based on whether a live view image is included in the data acquired by the acquisition unit, adjusts a first display region which is a display region for the live view image and a second display region which is a display region for the operation information in the display screen, and

wherein

the generation unit,

in a case where the live view image is included in the data acquired by the acquisition unit, adjusts a size of the second display region to a first size, and in a case where the live view image is not included in the data, adjusts the size of the second display region to a second size larger than the first size, and deletes the first display region.

2 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

whether the live view image is acquired is determined based on whether the acquisition unit received the live view image.

3 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising

a display unit configured to display a display screen generated by the generation unit.

4 . The control apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein

the control apparatus is operable to communicate with a plurality of the external apparatus.

5 . The control apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

the generation unit,

in a case where any live view image of the plurality of the external apparatus is not included in a plurality of data acquired by the acquisition unit, deletes the first display region.

6 . The control apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

the display unit

displays a live view image acquired from the plurality of the external apparatus on a third display region.

7 . The control apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein

an external apparatus that is a target of operation by the control apparatus is decided by a selection of a live view image displayed on the third display region.

8 . The control apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the generation unit,

even in a case where the first display region has been deleted, does not delete the third display region.

9 . The control apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein

the generation unit,

in a case where the first display region is reduced, also reduces the third display region.

10 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the operation information includes information for operating the external apparatus.

11 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the external apparatus is an image capturing apparatus.

12 . The control apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein

the live view image is acquired by image capturing by the image capturing apparatus.

13 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the generation unit,

when a time over which a live view image has not been included in the data continues for a predetermined time period, deletes the first display region.

14 . A method of controlling a control apparatus, the method comprising:

acquiring data from an external apparatus via a communication unit; and

based on the acquired data, generating a display screen including operation information which is information for operating the external apparatus,

wherein in the generating,

based on whether a live view image is included in the data acquired by the acquisition unit, a first display region which is a display region for the live view image and a second display region which is a display region for the operation information are adjusted in the display screen, and

wherein in the generating,

in a case where the live view image is included in the data acquired by the acquisition unit, a size of the second display region is adjusted to a first size, and in a case where the live view image is not included in the data, the size of the second display region is adjusted to a second size larger than the first size, and the first display region is deleted.

15 . A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as each unit of a control apparatus, the control apparatus comprising:

an acquisition unit configured to acquire data from an external apparatus via a communication unit; and

a generation unit configured to, based on the data acquired by the acquisition unit, generate a display screen including operation information which is information for operating the external apparatus,

wherein in the generating,

based on whether a live view image is included in the data acquired by the acquisition unit, a first display region which is a display region for the live view image and a second display region which is a display region for the operation information are adjusted in the display screen, and

wherein in the generating,

in a case where the live view image is included in the data acquired by the acquisition unit, a size of the second display region is adjusted to a first size, and in a case where the live view image is not included in the data, the size of the second display region is adjusted to a second size larger than the first size, and the first display region is deleted.