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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2010
Seiji Kubo, Osaka, JP;
Taku Matsuda, Nara, JP;
Yoshifumi Sakata, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A communication apparatus () includes: a communication unit () connectable to one end of a cable (); a first detection unit () which detects a maximum transmission capability of an external device based on a communication standard with which the external device complies, the external device being connected to an other end of the cable () connected to the communication unit (); a second detection unit () which detects a maximum transmission capability of the cable () connected to the communication unit (); and an alert output unit () which outputs an alert when the maximum transmission capability of the cable () is smaller than the maximum transmission capability of the external device, the maximum transmission capability of the cable having been detected by the second detection unit (), and the maximum transmission capability of the external device having been detected by the first detection unit ().