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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2010
Takayuki Nakahama, Kawasaki, JP;
Takayuki Nakahama, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic device comprises: a mounting unit in which a first storage medium to be mounted; an acquiring unit configured to acquire attribute information of a mounted storage medium; a first determining unit configured to determine whether or not the mounted storage medium is a storage medium having a function other than a storage function based on the attribute information; a transmitting unit configured to transmit a command that can be used in a function other than a storage function to the mounted storage medium, in a case where it is determined that the storage medium is not a storage medium having the function other than the storage function; and a second determining unit configured to determine whether or not the mounted storage medium has the function other than the storage function based on whether or not there is a response to the transmitted command.