Communication apparatus and method of controlling the same
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakashi Tokoro
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Abstract
There is provided a communication apparatus including an HDMI connector complying with HEC (HDMI Ethernet Channel)-compliant HDMI standards, comprising: an HEC communication unit configured to communicate, via HEC, with an HEC-compliant communication apparatus connected to the HDMI connector; a determination unit configured to determine, using a protocol of the HDMI standards, whether or not an HEC-compliant communication apparatus is connected to the HDMI connector; and a control unit configured to stop power supply to the HEC communication unit if it is determined that an HEC-compliant communication apparatus is not connected to the HDMI connector.
Claims6
A communication apparatus including an HDMI connector complying with HEC (HDMI Ethernet Channel)-compliant HDMI standards, comprising:
- an HEC communication unit configured to communicate, via HEC, with an HEC-compliant communication apparatus connected to the HDMI connector;
- a determination unit configured to determine, using a protocol of the HDMI standards, whether or not an HEC-compliant communication apparatus is connected to the HDMI connector;
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- a control unit configured to stop power supply to said HEC communication unit if it is determined that an HEC-compliant communication apparatus is not connected to the HDMI connector.
A method of controlling a communication apparatus including an HDMI connector complying with HEC (HDMI Ethernet Channel)-compliant HDMI standards, the communication apparatus including an HEC communication unit configured to communicate, via HEC, with an HEC-compliant communication apparatus connected to the HDMI connector, the method comprising:
- a determination step of determining, using a protocol of the HDMI standards, whether or not an HEC-compliant communication apparatus is connected to the HDMI connector;
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- a control step of stopping power supply to the HEC communication unit if it is determined that an HEC-compliant communication apparatus is not connected to the HDMI connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.