Network connection management method and electronic apparatus
OwnerHiroki Hashiinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for supervising the network connection employing an electronic apparatus employing in turn an OS (operating system) of a non-event driven system. The electronic apparatus includes a connector jack (11) for LAN, an access controller (12) for detecting that a LAN cable (22) has been connected to or disconnected from this connector jack, and a micro-computer (13). A detection output of the access controller is supplied as an interrupt signal to the micro-computer. When an interrupt by the detection output of the access controller has occurred, the micro-computer carries out the processing for connection/disconnection of the LAN cable.
Claims8
A method for supervising the connection to a network of an electronic apparatus including an access controller for detecting the occurrence of electrical connection or disconnection of a network cable, and a micro-computer, comprising
- a step of supplying a detection output of said access controller as an interrupt signal to said micro-computer;
- and
- a step of said micro-computer executing the processing for the connection or the disconnection of said network cable in case there has occurred an interrupt by said detection output of said access controller.
An electronic apparatus comprising
- a connector jack for connection of a network cable;
- an access controller for detecting that electrical connection or disconnection for the network cable has occurred at said connector jack;
- and
- a micro-computer;
- wherein
- a detection output of said access controller is supplied as an interrupt signal to said micro-computer;
- and wherein
- when an interrupt by a detection output of said access controller has occurred, said micro-computer executes the processing for connection or disconnection of said network cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.