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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2015
Fujitsu Component Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Inomoto, Tokyo, JP;
Ryohei Okada, Tokyo, JP;
FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A communication device includes: an inputter that inputs a USB (Universal Serial Bus) signal from an input device; an acquirer that acquires an EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) signal from a monitor; an instructor that gives an instruction to output the EDID signal to another communication device; a switch that selectively switches a first route for outputting the acquired EDID signal to the another communication device and a second route for outputting the inputted USB signal to the another communication device; and a controller that controls the switch so as to switch from the second route to the first route in accordance with the instruction from the instructor.