Manipulating system consisting of wirelessly connected manipulating apparatus and electronic apparatus, power consumption control method, manipulating apparatus, electronic apparatus and computer readable recording medium having program thereof

1. A manipulating system including a manipulating apparatus and an electronic apparatus which is configured to be wirelessly manipulated from the manipulating apparatus, the system comprising:

a checking unit for checking whether each of the manipulating apparatus and the electronic apparatus is in a state of moving or in a state of not moving;

a determination unit for determining a use state of the manipulating system based on the state of the manipulating apparatus and the state of the electronic apparatus checked by the checking unit; and

a control unit for controlling the manipulating system to perform a low-power operation of which power consumption is less than power consumption of a normal operation which is required when the electronic apparatus is manipulated by the manipulating apparatus, in a case in which the determination unit determines that the use state of the manipulating system is a predetermined use state.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the determination unit determines the use state of the manipulating system based on changes in the state of the manipulating apparatus and the state of the electronic apparatus.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the control unit stops power supply to both of a predetermined device of the manipulating apparatus and a predetermined device of the electronic apparatus when controlling the manipulating system to perform the low-power operation.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the electronic apparatus includes a plurality of predetermined devices that are candidates to which power supply is to be stopped, and the control unit stops power supply to one or more of the plurality of predetermined devices based on the determination by the determination unit.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the low-power operation of the manipulating system includes setting a mode of wireless communication between the manipulating apparatus and the electronic apparatus to a low-power mode in which power consumption is less than power consumption in a normal mode.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic apparatus is an imaging device which includes an imaging unit for capturing an image of a subject, which captures the image of the subject in response to wireless manipulation from the manipulating apparatus, and which sends the captured image to the manipulating apparatus, and

the manipulating apparatus includes a display unit for displaying the captured image received from the imaging device and a manipulation unit for manipulating the imaging device to capture the image.

7. A method of controlling power consumption of a manipulating system including a manipulating apparatus and an electronic apparatus which is configured to be wirelessly manipulated from the manipulating apparatus, the method comprising:

checking whether each of the manipulating apparatus and the electronic apparatus is in a state of moving or in a state of not moving;

determining a use state of the manipulating system based on the checked state of the manipulating apparatus and the checked state of the electronic apparatus; and

controlling the manipulating system to perform a low-power operation of which power consumption is less than power consumption of a normal operation which is required when the electronic apparatus is manipulated by the manipulating apparatus, in a case in which it is determined that the use state of the manipulating system is a predetermined use state.

8. A manipulating apparatus which is included in a manipulating system comprising the manipulating apparatus and an electronic apparatus which is configured to be wirelessly manipulated from the manipulating apparatus, the manipulating apparatus comprising:

a checking unit for checking whether each of the manipulating apparatus and the electronic apparatus is in a state of moving or in a state of not moving;

a determination unit for determining a use state of the manipulating system based on the state of the manipulating apparatus and the state of the electronic apparatus checked by the checking unit; and

a control unit for controlling the electronic apparatus to perform a low-power operation of which power consumption is less than power consumption of a normal operation which is required when the electronic apparatus is manipulated by the manipulating apparatus, in a case in which the determination unit determines that the use state of the manipulating system is a predetermined use state.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein:

the electronic apparatus is an imaging device which includes an imaging unit for capturing an image of a subject, which captures the image of the subject in response to wireless manipulation from the manipulating apparatus, and which sends the captured image to the manipulating apparatus, and

the manipulating apparatus includes a display unit for displaying the captured image received from the imaging device and a manipulation unit for manipulating the imaging device to capture the image.

10. A method of controlling power consumption of a manipulating apparatus which is included in a manipulating system comprising the manipulating apparatus and an electronic apparatus which is configured to be wirelessly manipulated from the manipulating apparatus, the method comprising:

checking whether each of the manipulating apparatus and the electronic apparatus is in a state of moving or in a state of not moving;

determining a use state of the manipulating system based on the checked state of the manipulating apparatus and the checked state of the electronic apparatus; and

controlling the manipulating system to instruct the electronic apparatus to perform a low-power operation of which power consumption is less than power consumption of a normal operation which is required when the electronic apparatus is manipulated by the manipulating apparatus, in a case in which it is determined that the use state of the manipulating system is a predetermined use state.

11. A non-transitory recording medium having stored thereon a computer-readable program that is executable by a computer of a manipulating apparatus which is included in a manipulation system comprising the manipulating apparatus and an electronic apparatus which is configured to be wirelessly manipulated from the manipulating apparatus, wherein the program is executable by the computer to control the computer to perform functions comprising:

checking whether each of the manipulating apparatus and the electronic apparatus is in a state of moving or in a state of not moving;

determining a use state of the manipulating system based on the checked state of the manipulating apparatus and the checked state of the electronic apparatus; and

controlling the manipulating system to instruct the electronic apparatus to perform a low-power operation of which power consumption is less than power consumption of a normal operation which is required when the electronic apparatus is manipulated by the manipulating apparatus, in a case in which it is determined that the use state of the manipulating system is a predetermined use state.