Electronic device and control method thereof
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHideaki Nagano
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a connection unit, a communication unit configured to communicate with a first external device or a second external device, and a control unit configured to control the electronic device. The control unit controls the electronic device so that at least one terminal of the connection unit is connected to the communication unit in a case where the first external device is connected to the connection unit. The control unit controls the electronic device so that at least one terminal of the connection unit is connected to the control unit in a case where the second external device is connected to the connection unit.
Claims17
An electronic device comprising:
- a connection unit including a first group of terminals and a second group of terminals;
- a communication unit connected to the first group of terminals, and configured to communicate with an external device connected to the connection unit;
- a control unit configured to control the electronic device;
- and
- a selecting unit connected to the second group of terminals, the communication unit and the control unit, and configured to select one of the communication unit and the control unit,
- wherein the selecting unit (a) selects the communication unit to connect the second group of terminals and the communication unit in a case where the external device is not connected to the connection unit, (b) selects the communication unit to connect the second group of terminals and the communication unit in a case where the external device connected to the connection unit is not a predetermined device, and (c) selects the control unit to connect the second group of terminals and the control unit in a case where the external device connected to the connection unit is the predetermined device.
A method comprising:
- selecting a communication unit of an electronic device to connect a second group of terminals included in a connection unit of the electronic device and the communication unit in a case where an external device is not connected to the connection unit;
- selecting the communication unit to connect the second group of terminals and the communication unit in a case where the external device connected to the connection unit is not a predetermined device;
- and
- selecting a control unit of the electronic device to connect the second group of terminals and the control unit, in a case where the external device connected to the connection unit is the predetermined device,
- wherein the connection unit includes a first group of terminals and the second group of terminals,
- the communication unit is connected to the first group of terminals, and is configured to communicate with the external device connected to the connection unit,
- the control unit is configured to control the electronic device, and
- the selecting unit is connected to the second group of terminals, the communication unit and the control unit, and is configured to select one of the communication unit and the control unit.
A non-transitory storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute a method, the method comprising:
- selecting a communication unit of an electronic device to connect a second group of terminals included in a connection unit of the electronic device and the communication unit in a case where an external device is not connected to the connection unit;
- selecting the communication unit to connect the second group of terminals and the communication unit in a case where the external device connected to the connection unit is not a predetermined device;
- and
- selecting a control unit of the electronic device to connect the second group of terminals and the control unit, in a case where the external device connected to the connection unit is the predetermined device,
- wherein the connection unit includes a first group of terminals and the second group of terminals,
- the communication unit is connected to the first group of terminals, and is configured to communicate with the external device connected to the connection unit,
- the control unit is configured to control the electronic device, and
- the selecting unit is connected to the second group of terminals, the communication unit and the control unit, and is configured to select one of the communication unit and the control unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.