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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1995
Osman Ozay Oktay, Irvine, CA (US);
Canon Information Systems, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Abstract
A reconfigurable connector for a peripheral device, which has a first standard configuration in which data is sent and received, and which has a second configuration in which data is sent and received, and in which power is supplied to an interfaced device through a predefined signal pin on the reconfigurable connector. Included in the reconfigurable connector are a controller and a sensor which senses a predetermined signal. In response to the predetermined signal, the controller alters a configuration of the reconfigurable connector from the first standard configuration to the second configuration. In the first standard configuration, the predefined signal pin is configured to provide to the interfaced device a signal which indicates that the peripheral device is supplied with power. In the second configuration, the predefined signal pin is configured to supply power to the interfaced device.