Electronic device and control method therefor

摘要

An electronic device using a removable recording medium detects the operational mode supported by the recording medium when the attached recording medium has a communication function, and displays a menu with an item corresponding to the operational mode. When the item corresponding to the operational mode is selected from the menu, the electronic device communicates with an external device using the communication protocol corresponding to the selected item. When a recording medium with a communication function is attached, the electronic device enables commanding wireless communication with a target device with a simple operation and without knowing what communication protocol is used.

主权项

1. An electronic device that uses a removable recording medium, comprising:
a setting unit that sets an operation mode of a removable recording medium having a communication function, wherein the operational mode is one of a plurality of operational modes including at least two operational modes each of which uses a different communication protocol from each other; a determination unit that determines whether or not an attached recording medium has the communication function; a detection unit that detects an operational mode supported by the attached recording medium if the attached recording medium is determined to have the communication function; a display unit that displays a menu from which an item corresponding to the supported operational mode can be selected; and a control unit that controls, when the item corresponding to the operational mode is selected from the menu, the communication function to automatically select a communication protocol used in the supported operational mode corresponding to the selected item and to communicate with an external device using the selected communication protocol.