Position information acquisition apparatus and method of controlling the same

摘要

A position information acquisition apparatus (201) capable of wireless communication with an imaging apparatus (251) , the position information acquisition apparatus includes position information acquisition means (203) configured to acquire position information that indicates a position of the position information acquisition apparatus, reception means (207) configured to receive a request for the position information from the imaging apparatus; position information transmission means (208) configured to transmit by the wireless communication the position information acquired by the position information acquisition means in response to a request for position information from the imaging apparatus, determination means (209) configured to determine whether the position information acquisition means transmit the position information, and signal transmission means configured to transmit a signal to the imaging apparatus by the wireless communication if the determination means determines that position information acquisition means does not transmit the position information, the signal inhibiting a request for the position information.