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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2024
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Masaya Takahashi, Osaka, JP;
Kin Nishikawa, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An imaging device including a connector conforming to a predetermined standard is enabled to communicate, via the connector, with an external device not including a communication interface of the predetermined standard. The imaging device includes: a connector conforming to a predetermined standard and having a plurality of terminals including a GND terminal; a first communication unit configured to communicate with a first external device having a communication interface of the predetermined standard when the first external device is connected to the connector; and a second communication unit configured to communicate with a second external device when the second external device configured to perform communication using the GND terminal alone among the plurality of terminals is connected to the connector.
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