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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2021
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kento Inai, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Moritomo, Tokyo, JP;
Sho Ichikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichirou Hayashi, Aichi, JP;
Shigeo Aoyagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Sayaka Kumon, Tokyo, JP;
Hirokazu Izuoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Matsuo, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a first authentication unit that performs an authentication process for determining whether an external apparatus is a predetermined external apparatus, a second authentication unit that performs an authentication process for determining whether a battery connected to the external apparatus is a predetermined battery, and a control unit that permits the battery to be discharged but restricts the battery from being charged regardless of whether the battery is the predetermined battery, in a case where the external apparatus is not authenticated as the predetermined external apparatus.