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US 2019/0094479 A1Published application
Cable, electronic device, and method for controlling electronic device
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsKAZUYOSHI SUZUKI, GEN ICHIMURA, HIDEYUKI SUZUKI, KAZUAKI TOBA, MASANARI YAMAMOTO
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Abstract
There is provided a cable including at least one optical fiber cable, at least two electrical cables provided so as to sandwich the optical fiber cable, and plugs positioned at both ends and each having an electrical contact part connected to each of the electrical cables.
Claims1
A method for controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:
- starting control of emission of laser light from a light-emitting part by a current when a cable is connected to a receptacle having at least two electrical contacts and at least one light-emitting part configured to emit laser light for performing communication by light to a partner side electronic device, wherein the current flows from the partner side electronic device to the electrical contacts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.