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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2017
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a converter is supplied with power from a first or a second electronic apparatus and is configured to convert an electric signal received from the first electronic apparatus into an optical signal. The first and the second transmission lines configured to transmit the electric signal and the optical signal to the second electronic apparatus. The selector is supplied with power from the first or the second electronic apparatus and is configured to select one of transmission of the electric signal via the first transmission line and transmission of the optical signal via the second transmission line, based on an ability to supply the power by the first or the second electronic apparatus.