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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hikaru Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhito Kigure, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus connects to a power source device and an external apparatus, controls power input from the power source device and power output to the external apparatus, steps up or steps down voltage of the power input from the power source device, and sets a path through which the power input from the power source device is output to the external apparatus. The apparatus acquires attribute information of the power source device and required voltage of the external apparatus and, performs control, based on the attribute information and the required voltage, to switch between a path through which the power input from the power source device is output to the external apparatus via a voltage conversion, and a path through which the power input from the power source device is output to the external apparatus not via the voltage conversion.