US 6,982,747 B2
Notification of operating status in image sensing system
Yoichi Yamagishi, Tokyo (Japan)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on May 17, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/858,454.
Claims priority of application No. 2000-146940 (JP), filed on May 18, 2000; and application No. 2000-148889 (JP), filed on May 19, 2000.
Prior Publication US 2002/0012048 A1, Jan. 31, 2002
Int. Cl. H04N 5/232 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 348—211.1 46 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image sensing system comprising at least one image sensing apparatus and at least one communication apparatus, wherein
said communication apparatus comprises
transmission means for transmitting an operating status of a power source function of said communication apparatus to said image sensing apparatus; and
said image sensing apparatus comprises
image sensing means,
reception means for receiving the operating status transmitted from said transmission means,
first status determination means for determining the operating status of the power source function of said communication apparatus, which is received by said reception means, and
display means for displaying the operating status of the power source function of said communication apparatus in accordance with a determination result obtained by said first status determination means.