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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Kitanosako, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic device includes a connector that includes a first terminal for receiving power from a power supply apparatus, a second terminal, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal; a control unit that controls power received from the power supply apparatus via the first terminal; and a determination unit that determines a power supply capability of the power supply apparatus by using the second terminal or the third terminal and the fourth terminal, wherein the determination unit determines the power supply capability of the power supply apparatus by using the third terminal and the fourth terminal before a predetermined transition occurs in the second terminal.