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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2022
Audio-technica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Ryo Kanatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Audio-Technica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A microphone includes: a first connection port for connecting to an external device; a second connection port for connecting to a second microphone via a cable; and a determination part that determines to be in a master mode, in which electric power is supplied through the second connection port to the second microphone connected via the cable, when the cable is connected to the second connection port in a state where electric power is supplied from the external device through the first connection port, and determines to be in a slave mode, in which electric power is supplied through the second connection port from the second microphone connected via the cable, when the cable is connected to the second connection port in a state where no electric power is supplied through the first connection port.