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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Minato-ku, JP;
Inventor:
Jiro Fujiwara, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/641 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01); H01R 12/72 (2011.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H01R 13/629 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2013.01); H01R 12/72 (2013.01); H01R 13/639 (2013.01); H05K 5/0295 (2013.01); H05K 7/14 (2013.01); H01R 13/62966 (2013.01); H01R 2201/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic apparatus including a connector configured to electrically connect with a terminal of a second electronic device; a first detector configured to detect an electrical connection between the connector and the terminal; a second detector configured to detect physical contact between the connector and the terminal; and circuitry configured to control a lock structure based on outputs of the first and second detectors.