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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1999
Junichi Fujimori, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yoshihiro Inagaki, Hamamatsu, JP;
Hirotaka Kuribayashi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Takeshi Ando, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Abstract
A communications apparatus having: a communication cable receptacle having signal terminals and power supply terminals for connection to a communication cable having signal lines and power supply lines; a communication interface for transferring a signal to and from an external via the signal terminals of the communication cable receptacle; and one or a plurality of light emitting elements capable of emitting light, the light emitting element being disposed near the communication cable receptacle, being selectively connected to the power supply terminals of the communication cable receptacle, and being capable of displaying at least one of a communication state, a state of the apparatus, an alarm state, and a connection state of the apparatus while receiving a power from the communication cable via the power supply terminals.