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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kento Inai, Zushi, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/04 (2006.01); H01M 10/623 (2014.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/04 (2013.01); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 10/623 (2015.04); H01M 10/4257 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4278 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device includes a first connection unit, a second connection unit, and a control unit. The control unit determines whether a first external device is connected to the first connection unit, and controls the electronic device to prevent charging of a battery connected to the first external device with power supplied from a second external device connected to the second connection unit, in a case where the first external device is connected to the first connection unit.