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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2018
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Gen Ichimura, Tokyo, JP;
Hideyuki Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuaki Toba, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanari Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a method for controlling an electronic device, the method comprising starting control of emission of laser light from at least one light-emitting part of a receptacle, wherein the at least one light-emitting part comprises an optical member and a lens associated with the optical member, the start of the control of the emission of the laser light is based on a flow of current from a partner side electronic device to at least two electrical contacts of the receptacle and detection of a connection of a cable to the receptacle, and the at least one light-emitting part emits the laser light to communicate with the partner side electronic device.