| US 7,612,922 B2 | ||
| Image-sensing method and apparatus, control method and apparatus therefor, and storage medium | ||
| Yuji Koide, Kohoku-ku (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 06, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/567,618. | ||
| Application 11/567618 is a continuation of application No. 09/542551, filed on Apr. 03, 2000, granted, now 7,199,908. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 11-122980 (JP), filed on Apr. 28, 1999. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0097216 A1, May 03, 2007 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04N 1/40 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 358—471 [358/474; 358/473; 358/1.15; 348/207.11; 348/207.99; 348/222.1; 348/296; 382/312; 382/313; 396/351] | 18 Claims |
| 1. An image sensing apparatus comprising: an image capture unit configured to capture a digital image using an image sensing device; a communication unit configured to transmit a resume signal to an external computer, the resume signal used by the external computer to release a suspended state; and a switch configured to enable the image sensing apparatus to capture a digital image using the image capture unit and enable the image sensing apparatus to transmit the resume signal to the external computer the communication unit, wherein before the resume signal is transmitted to the external computer, the image sensing apparatus determines whether the external computer is in the suspended state, and if it is determined that the external computer is in the suspended state, the image sensing apparatus enables the communication unit to transmit the resume signal to the external computer so as to release the suspended state. |