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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2020
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Yuichiro Seto, Yokohama, JP;
Munefumi Nakata, Yokohama, JP;
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes: a connection detection unit configured to detect connection of a device to USB connector; a device information acquisition unit configured to acquire first information indicating whether the device detected by the connection detection unit as being connected supports USB-PD standard, second information indicating whether the device supports one or both of power supply and power reception in the case where the device supports the USB-PD standard, and third information indicating whether the device supports data communication by USB; and a device determination unit configured to determine a type of the device based on the first information, the second information, and the third information.