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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shozo Yamasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a first control unit that outputs a command for driving an electric part, a detection unit that detects an abnormality of the first control unit, and a second control unit that controls whether or not supply of a drive signal based on the command for driving the electric part to the electric part can be performed, in which the first control unit outputs instruction signals for instructing execution and stop of the detection by the detection unit, and the second control unit cuts off the supply of the drive signal to the electric part in a case where the detection unit detects the abnormality of the first control unit and a case where the instruction signal for instructing the stop of the detection by the detection unit is output from the first control unit.