Electronic equipment system and electronic equipment

Abstract

The connection device 2 has a level prescribing section 21 in which the level of a function executed at the electronic equipment 1 is determined in advance, while the electronic equipment 1 determines details of the function corresponding to the level. When the connection device 2 is connected to the electronic equipment 1, the setting processing section 31 detects the level determined at the level prescribing section 21 and sets a function actually executable by the electronic equipment 1 in accordance with the detected level. This allows plural types of electronic equipment 1 having different functions to be manufactured without the need for preparing different hardware configurations for the electronic equipment 1. Furthermore, a worker without expert knowledge can easily set the function of the electronic equipment 1 only by connecting the connection device 2 to the electronic equipment 1.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.