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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Toshiba Client Solutions Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Motoaki Ando, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
TOSHIBA CLIENT SOLUTIONS CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 47/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01); H01R 24/60 (2011.01); H01R 107/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 47/00 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01); H01R 24/60 (2013.01); H02J 13/00 (2013.01); H01R 2107/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a port connection circuit includes a controller includes a first port configured to selectively switch to an input state or to an output state, a second port configured to output a switch control signal, a third port configured to detect an event, an input contact connected to or disconnected from an output contact of an external connector and connected to the third port, a switch connected between the input contact and the first port, and a switch control circuit configured to close or open the switch based on a voltage of the input contact.