# US 2013/0155447 A1 · Electronic device system, electronic device, and storage medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0155447 A1 - Document ID: US20130155447A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/715,220 - Filed: 2012-12-14 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-19 - Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Daisuke FUJIKI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130155447A1 ## CPC - G06K 15/02: using printers - G06F 9/4411: {Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers} - G06F 21/575: {Secure boot} - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract An electronic device system, an electronic device and a storage medium are provided that prevent processing by a control program stored in a non-certified storage medium. An SDIO device 102 stores a control program 51a, and outputs the control program 51a from an SD pin unit 40. To an extended pin unit 41, a connection check signal from an electronic device 101 is inputted. A response signal from a response circuit unit 53 is outputted from the extended pin unit 41 to the electronic device 101. An input-output IF 14 obtains the response signal from the extended pin unit 41. A control unit 1 determines whether the SDIO device 102 is connected based on the obtained response signal, and when it is connected, executes the control program 51a by a processing unit 10. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device system comprising: a storage medium storing a program and outputting the program from a first pin; and an electronic device to which the storage medium is detachably connected so as to read the program from the storage medium and execute processing by the program, wherein the storage medium is provided with: a response unit that outputs a response signal in response to a connection check signal outputted from the electronic device; and a second pin to which the connection check signal is inputted and outputting the response signal outputted by the response unit, and the electronic device is provided with: an input-output unit that outputs the connection check signal to the second pin and obtains the response signal from the second pin; a determination unit that determines whether the storage medium is connected or not based on the response signal obtained by the input-output unit; and a processing unit that executes processing by the program when the determination unit determines that the storage medium is connected. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is provided with an identification information storage unit storing identification information of the electronic device itself, the input-output unit outputs the identification information stored in the identification information storage unit, the response unit outputs the response signal based on the inputted identification information, and when the identification information stored in the identification information storage unit coincides with identification information obtained based on the response signal, the determination unit determines that the storage medium is connected. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic device system according to claim 2, wherein the identification information is added to the program stored in the storage medium, the electronic device is provided with a second determination unit that determines whether or not the identification information obtained based on the response signal coincides with the identification information obtained from the program, and when the determination unit determines that the storage unit is connected and the second determination unit determines that the identification information coincides, the processing unit executes processing by the program. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device system according to claim 1, wherein the storage medium is an SDIO (secure digital input output) compliant memory card in which a plurality of pins including the first pin have an SD (secure digital) interface and the second pin is provided. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The electronic device system according to claim 2, wherein the storage medium is an SDIO (secure digital input output) compliant memory card in which a plurality of pins including the first pin have an SD (secure digital) interface and the second pin is provided. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The electronic device system according to claim 3, wherein the storage medium is an SDIO (secure digital input output) compliant memory card in which a plurality of pins including the first pin have an SD (secure digital) interface and the second pin is provided. ### Claim 7 An electronic device that reads a program from an external storage medium and executes processing by the program, the electronic device comprising: a program pin to which the program is inputted; a connection check pin that outputs, to an external device, a connection check signal to check connection and to which a response signal in response to the connection check signal is inputted; an input-output unit connected to the connection check pin and outputting the connection check signal and obtaining the response signal; a determination unit that determines whether the storage medium is connected or not based on the response signal; and a processing unit that executes, when the determination unit determines that the storage medium is connected, processing by the program inputted to the program pin. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the electronic device is provided with an identification information storage unit storing identification information of the electronic device itself, the input-output unit outputs the identification information stored in the identification information storage unit, and when the identification information stored in the identification information storage unit coincides with identification information obtained based on the response signal, the determination unit determines that the storage medium is connected. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the identification information is added to the program, the electronic device is provided with a second determination unit that determines whether or not the identification information obtained based on the response signal coincides with the identification information obtained from the program, and when the determination unit determines that the storage unit is connected and the second determination unit determines that the identification information coincides, the processing unit executes processing by the program. ### Claim 10 A storage medium connected to an external electronic device and storing a program and outputting the program from a first pin, the storage medium comprising: a response unit that outputs a response signal in response to an externally inputted connection check signal; and a second pin to which the connection check signal is inputted and outputting the response signal outputted by the response unit. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The storage medium according to claim 10, wherein the response unit outputs the response signal, based on identification information of the electronic device included in the connection check signal. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the identification information is added to the program. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The storage medium according to claim 10, wherein the storage medium is an SDIO compliant memory card in which a plurality of pins including the first pin have an SD interface and the second pin is provided. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the storage medium is an SDIO compliant memory card in which a plurality of pins including the first pin have an SD interface and the second pin is provided. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The storage medium according to claim 12, wherein the storage medium is an SDIO compliant memory card in which a plurality of pins including the first pin have an SD interface and the second pin is provided.