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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/18 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/28 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2019.01); G06F 1/3212 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3212 (2013.01); G06F 1/189 (2013.01); G06F 1/263 (2013.01); G06F 1/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device electrically connectable to an external device includes: circuitry configured to: accept, from a user, a selection of one of: a first state that enables the electronic device to supply electric power to the external device; and a second state that enables the electronic device to receive electric power from the external device; and switch a state of the electronic device to the selected one of the first state and the second state and fix the selected one of the first state and the second state as the state of the electronic device in response to power off of the electronic device.