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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2006
Motohiro Hayashi, Kyoto, JP;
Kenji Ogasawara, Tondabayashi, JP;
Mariko Arai, Kashihara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A control system comprising an electronic device equipped with a port, a hub being connectable to multiple external devices and to be connected to the port of the electronic device, and one or more external devices to be connected to the hub, the operation of the external devices connected via the hub being controlled using the electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a supplying section for supplying currents to the hub connected to the port and the external devices connected via the hub, and a storage section for storing the magnitude of the total current supplied from the supplying section.