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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2018
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Hirofumi Kondo, Ama-gun, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus, including an image processing unit, a controller, a power source, and a USB interface with a connector and a current detector, is provided. The controller starts delivering power to an external device through the USB interface by controlling the power source in a case where connection with the external device is detected, and, in a case where a job requiring the image processing unit to process an images is received, and in a case where a difference between a smallest value and a largest value among current values detected by the current detector within a predetermined length of time while the power is delivered to the external device exceeds a threshold value, the controller commands the USB interface to restrict power delivery to the external device.