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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 dateMay 10, 2010
Grant dateOct 2, 2012
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Expiry dateMay 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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