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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2018
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A circuit device includes: a first physical layer circuit to which a first bus compliant with a USB standard is connected; a second physical layer circuit to which a second bus compliant with the USB standard is connected; a processing circuit that performs transfer processing in which a packet received from the first bus via the first physical layer circuit is transferred to the second bus via the second physical layer circuit, and a packet received from the second bus via the second physical layer circuit is transferred to the first bus via the first physical layer circuit; a bus monitor circuit that performs a monitor operation with respect to the first and second buses; and a bus switch circuit that switches on or off a connection between the first bus and the second bus based on a monitor result from the bus monitor circuit.