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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2012
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shigeru Tajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/10 (2006.01); H02J 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2013.01); G06F 1/263 (2013.01); H02J 1/08 (2013.01); H04L 12/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a power control apparatus including a power supply control unit that executes power supply control with respect to a device connected to a power supply line, a connector that is connected to a cable to perform versatile communication between the power supply control unit and an external device, and a switch that is provided at a predetermined position of a circumferential portion of the connector and physically intercepts the versatile communication between the power supply control unit and the external device.