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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2020
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tomokazu Mori, Fujisawa, JP;
Yoshihiro Kobayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Akitaka Yoshizawa, Yokohama, JP;
Hitoshi Nishitani, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic device includes an internal speaker, a connection unit configured to connect an external speaker, an operation unit configured to receive a user operation, and a control unit, wherein, in a case where the external speaker is connected via the connection unit in a state in which the internal speaker is controlled not to output an electronic sound, the control unit controls the operation unit to receive an instruction to change a setting for switching whether to output an electronic sound, and wherein, in a case where the external speaker is not connected via the connection unit in a state in which the internal speaker is controlled not to output an electronic sound, the control unit controls the operation unit not to receive an instruction to change a setting for switching whether to output an electronic sound.