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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takahisa Kawade, Yokohama, JP;
Masayoshi Sekine, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 ; G06F 1/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 ; G06F 1/32 ;
Abstract
An object of this invention is to provide an electronic device which can establish connection between a host and a device to be connected thereto without any problem. In order to achieve this object, when a device whose power consumption exceeds the allowable power supply capacity of an electronic device which can supply power to the connected device through a connection terminal is connected to the electronic device, the supply of power to the device is restricted.