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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Sho Ichikawa, Ebina, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus including a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type-C™ connector includes a connection detection unit configured to detect a connection of a power source connected to the electronic apparatus via the USB Type-C connector, a power supply control unit configured to receive a supply of power from the connected power source, a communication control unit configured to communicate with the power source via a Configuration Channel (CC) terminal, an information acquisition unit configured to acquire a remaining capacity of the power source using the communication control unit every predetermined time, and a control unit configured to, in a case where a difference between a first remaining capacity acquired by the information acquisition unit and a second remaining capacity acquired after the first remaining capacity is acquired is greater than or equal to a predetermined amount, give a user notification.