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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Moritomo, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Fujisaki, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuya Miyahara, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasuhiro Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Tomoya Yamashita, Yokohama, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic device comprises an interface including a first terminal that receives power from an external device and a second terminal for communicating with the external device, and at least one processor and/or at least one circuit to perform the operations of a communication unit that communicates with the external device via the second terminal, and a control unit that controls a connection between the second terminal and a ground, wherein in a case that a state of power received via the first terminal is a predetermined state, the communication unit sends a reset request for stopping the supply of power to the external device, and the control unit controls the connection between the second terminal and the ground from a connected state to a disconnected state.