Information processing apparatus and method for detecting a type of apparatus connected to a connector thereof
US8281048B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/0042
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a connector that conforms to a Universal Serial Bus standard. The information processing apparatus detects voltages at signal terminals of the connector a plurality of times, and judges a type of an apparatus connected to the connector by using detection results obtained the plurality of times.
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