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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroki Kitanosako, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/28 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/263 (2013.01); G06F 1/28 (2013.01); G06F 1/266 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0042 (2013.01); H02J 7/007 (2013.01); H02J 7/0036 (2013.01); H02J 7/0068 (2013.01); H02J 2207/30 (2020.01); H02J 2207/40 (2020.01);
Abstract
An electronic device includes an interface unit having a first terminal and a second terminal, a determination unit that determines a power supply capability of an external device in accordance with a voltage of the second terminal, a power switching unit that determines a current in response to the voltage of the second terminal and a power supply capability of the external device, and a control unit that enables power supply from the external device to be performed with the determined current.