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A technique to register a roaming cell-phone in a visiting location as a local phone. The technique involves identifying roaming-related information from the roaming cell-phone in the visiting location, and then dynamically configuring the roaming cell-phone to operate as a local cell-phone in the v

A technique to register a roaming cell-phone in a visiting location as a local phone. The technique involves identifying roaming-related information from the roaming cell-phone in the visiting location, and then dynamically configuring the roaming cell-phone to operate as a local cell-phone in the visiting location.

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A technique to register a roaming cell-phone in a visiting location as a local phone. The technique involves identifying roaming-related information from the roaming cell-phone in the visiting location, and then dynamically configuring the roaming cell-phone to operate as a local cell-phone in the v

A technique to register a roaming cell-phone in a visiting location as a local phone. The technique involves identifying roaming-related information from the roaming cell-phone in the visiting location, and then dynamically configuring the roaming cell-phone to operate as a local cell-phone in the visiting location. nd focus detection unit. 5. The camera system according to claim 4, wherein said first focus detection unit detects the focusing condition of said image-taking optical system by a phase difference detection method, and said second focus detection unit detects the focusing condition of said image-taking optical system by a contrast detection method. 6. The camera system according to claim 4, wherein said control circuit controls said stepping motor using the information based on the output of said first focus detection unit when the information based on the output of said first focus detection unit indicates said image-taking optical system to be in an out-of-focus condition that falls outside a predetermined range, and controls said stepping motor using the information based on the output of said second focus detection unit when the information based on the output of said first focus detection unit indicates said image-taking optical system to be in an out-of-focus condition that is within said predetermined range. 7. A camera system comprising: an image-taking optical system, which forms a subject image from the light flux that has entered the image-taking optical system; a first focus detection unit, which detects the focusing condition of said image-taking optical system; a second focus detection unit, which detects the focusing condition of said image-taking optical system at a higher precision than said first focus detection unit; a vibration type motor, which drives a focus lens included in said image-taking optical system; a control circuit, which selectively uses information based on the output from said first focus detection unit and information based on the output from said second focus detection unit to control said vibration type motor; and a vibration condition detector, which detects the vibration condition of said vibration type motor; wherein said control circuit performs closed loop control, by which the drive frequency is controlled based on the output of said vibration condition detector, when controlling said vibration type motor using the information based on the output of said first focus detection unit, and performs control for applying a drive signal of fixed frequency to said vibration type motor, when controlling said vibration type motor using the information based on the output of said second focus detection unit. 8. The camera system according to claim 7, wherein said first focus detection unit detects the focusing condition of said image-taking optical system by a phase difference detection method, and said second focus detection unit detects the focusing condition of said image-taking optical system by a contrast detection method. 9. The camera system according to claim 7, wherein said control circuit controls said vibration type motor using the information based on the output of said first focus detection unit when the information based on the output of said first focus detection unit indicates said image-taking optical system to be in an out-of-focus condition that falls outside a predetermined range and controls said vibration type motor using the information based on the output of said second focus detection unit when the information based on the output of said first focus detection unit indicates said image-taking optical system to be in an out-of-focus condition that is within said predetermined range. 10. A lens apparatus which is provided with an image-taking optical system that forms a subject image from the light flux that has entered the image-taking optical system, and is detachably mountable to a camera which comprises a first focus detection unit that detects the focusing condition of said image-taking optical system and a second focus detection unit that detects the focusing condition of said image-taking optical system at a higher precision than said first focus detection unit, furthermore comprising: a communication circuit, which enable commun ication of information with said camera; a stepping motor, which drives a focus lens included in said image-taking optical system; a control circuit, which selectively uses information based on the output from said first focus detection unit and information based on the output from said second focus detection unit to control said stepping motor; and a rotation detector, which detects the rotation phase of said stepping motor; wherein said control circuit performs closed loop control, based on the output of said rotation detector, when controlling said stepping motor using the information based on the output of said first focus detection unit, which has been received from said camera via the communication circuit, and performs open control for driving said stepping motor a predetermined number of steps at a time, when controlling said stepping motor using the information based on the output of said second focus detection unit. 11. The lens apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said control circuit controls said stepping motor using the information based on the output of said first focus detection unit when the information based on the output of said first focus detection unit indicates said image-taking optical system to be in an out-of-focus condition that falls outside a predetermined range, and controls said stepping motor using the information based on the output of said second focus detection unit when the information based on the output of said first focus detection unit indicates said image-taking optical system to be in an out-of-focus condition that is within said predetermined range. 12. A lens device which is provided with an image-taking optical system that forms a subject image from the light flux that has entered the image-taking optical system, and is detachably mountable to a camera which comprises a first focus detection unit that detects the focusing condition of said image-taking optical system and a second focus detection unit that detects the focusing condition of said image-taking optical system at a higher precision than said first focus detection unit, furthermore comprising: a communication circuit, which enable communication of information with said camera; a stepping motor, which drives a focus lens included in said image-taking optical system; and a control circuit, which selectively uses information based on the output from said first focus detection unit and information based on the output from said second focus detection unit to control said stepping motor; wherein said control circuit drives said stepping motor by a 2-phase excitation method when controlling said stepping motor using the information based on the output of said first focus detection unit, which has been received from said camera via communication contacts, and drives said stepping motor by a 1-2-phase excitation method or microstep method when controlling said stepping motor using the information based on the output of said second focus detection unit. 13. The lens apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said control circuit controls said stepping motor using the information based on the output of said first focus detection unit when the information based on the output of said first focus detection unit indicates said image-taking optical system to be in an out-of-focus condition that falls outside a predetermined range, and controls said stepping motor using the information based on the output of said second focus detection unit when the information based on the output of said first focus detection unit indicates said image-taking optical system to be in an out-of-focus condition that is within said predetermined range. 14. A lens apparatus which is provided with an image-taking optical system that forms a subject image from the light flux that has entered the image-taking optical system and is detachably mountable to a camera which comprises a first focus detection unit that detects the focusing condi tion of said image-taking optical system and a second focus detection unit that detects the focusing condition of said image-taking optical system at a higher precision than said first focus detection unit, furthermore comprising: a communication circuit, which enable communication of information with said camera; a vibration type motor, which drives a focus lens included in said image-taking optical system; a control circuit, which selectively uses information based on the output from said first focus detection unit and information based on the output from said second focus detection unit to control said vibration type motor; and a vibration condition detector, which detects the vibration condition of said vibration type motor; wherein said control circuit performs closed loop control, by which the drive frequency is controlled based on the output of said vibration condition detector, when controlling said vibration type motor using the information based on the output of said first focus detection unit, and performs control for applying a drive signal of fixed frequency to said vibration type motor, when controlling said vibration type motor using the information based on the output of said second focus detection unit. 15. 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