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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2024
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A controller is configured to control an image reading apparatus to a first connected state in which the image reading apparatus is connected to an external apparatus by a first connection method by which the image reading apparatus is connected to the external apparatus in a one-to-one relationship via a single communication path, and to a second connected state in which the image reading apparatus is connected to the external apparatus by a second connection method by which the image reading apparatus is connectable to a plurality of external apparatuses in a one-to-many relationship via a single communication path. The controller disables disconnection processing of disconnecting the image reading apparatus from the external apparatus to be performed when a first time period elapses without the image reading apparatus being operated in the first connected state, and enables the disconnection processing to be performed when the first time period elapses without the image reading apparatus being operated in the second connected state.
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