COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, EXTERNAL APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

摘要

A communication apparatus which controls an external apparatus, comprises a communication unit configured to control communication with the external apparatus, a control unit configured to control the external apparatus by causing the communication unit to transmit, to the external apparatus, operation information for causing the external apparatus to execute a predetermined function, and a management unit configured to, when a function controllable on the external apparatus is added, manage additional function information that renders the added function usable also by second application software that is different from first application software, the first application software causing the control unit to function so as to control the external apparatus.

主权项

1. A communication apparatus which controls an external apparatus, comprising:
a communication unit configured to control communication with the external apparatus; a control unit configured to control the external apparatus by causing the communication unit to transmit, to the external apparatus, operation information for causing the external apparatus to execute a predetermined function; and a management unit configured to, when a function controllable on the external apparatus is added, manage additional function information that renders the added function usable also by second application software that is different from first application software, the first application software causing the control unit to function so as to control the external apparatus.