Electronic apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9768563-B2
Application number	US-201514801104-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 16, 2015
Priority date	Oct 16, 2014
Publication date	Sep 19, 2017
Grant date	Sep 19, 2017

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus connectable to an external apparatus includes a first connector and a detector. The first connecter is electrically connected to a second connector of the external apparatus. Each of the first connector and the second connecter includes a plurality of terminals. The detector is configured to detect a state of a first terminal of the first connector. The first terminal of the first connector is configured to be set to a predetermined state via at least a connection line connecting two terminals of the second connector to each other while the first connector and the second connector are electrically connected to each other.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising a first electronic apparatus and a second electronic apparatus, wherein
the first electronic apparatus comprises a first connector,
the second electronic apparatus comprises a second connector connectable to the first connector,
the first connector comprises a first terminal, a second terminal and a third terminal,
the second connector comprises a fourth terminal connectable to the first terminal, a fifth terminal connectable to the second terminal and a sixth terminal connectable to the third terminal,
the second terminal and the third terminal are positioned at opposing ends of the first connector and connected to each other in the first electronic apparatus,
the fifth terminal and the sixth terminal are positioned at opposing ends of the second connector,
the fourth terminal and the fifth terminal are connected to each other in the second electronic apparatus,
the sixth terminal is in a predetermined state,
the first electronic apparatus comprises a first detector configured to detect a connection between the first electronic apparatus and the second electronic apparatus based on a state of the first terminal, and
the second electronic apparatus comprises a second detector configured to detect a connection between the first electronic apparatus and the second electronic apparatus based on a state of the fourth terminal.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sixth terminal is configured to be connected to ground or to a power supply voltage via a first resistor in the second electronic apparatus.

3. A system comprising a first electronic apparatus and a second electronic apparatus, wherein
the first electronic apparatus comprises a first connector,
the second electronic apparatus comprises a second connector connectable to the first connector,
the first connector comprises a first terminal, a second terminal and a third terminal,
the second connector comprises a fourth terminal connectable to the first terminal, a fifth terminal connectable to the second terminal and a sixth terminal connectable to the third terminal,
the second terminal and the third terminal are connected to each other in the first electronic apparatus,
the fourth terminal and the fifth terminal are connected to each other in the second electronic apparatus,
the sixth terminal is in a predetermined state,
the first electronic apparatus comprises a first detector configured to detect a connection between the first electronic apparatus and the second electronic apparatus based on a state of the first terminal, and
the second electronic apparatus comprises a second detector configured to detect a connection between the first electronic apparatus and the second electronic apparatus based on a state of the fourth terminal,
wherein
the first electronic apparatus comprises a first reverse-current prevention element between the first terminal and the first detector, and
the second electronic apparatus comprises a second reverse-current prevention element between the fourth terminal and the second detector.

4. A system comprising a first electronic apparatus and a second electronic apparatus, wherein
the first electronic apparatus comprises a first connector,
the second electronic apparatus comprises a second connector connectable to the first connector,
the first connector comprises a first terminal, a second terminal and a third terminal,
the second connector comprises a fourth terminal connectable to the first terminal, a fifth terminal connectable to the second terminal and a sixth terminal connectable to the third terminal,
the second terminal and the third terminal are connected to each other in the first electronic apparatus,
the fourth terminal and the fifth terminal are connected to each other in the second electronic apparatus,
the sixth terminal is in a predetermined state,
the first electronic apparatus comprises a first detector configured to detect a connection between the first electronic apparatus and the second electronic apparatus based on a state of the first terminal, and
the second electronic apparatus comprises a second detector configured to detect a connection between the first electronic apparatus and the second electronic apparatus based on a state of the fourth terminal,
wherein
the first terminal is configured to be connected to a power supply terminal or to a ground terminal via a resistor in the first electronic apparatus, and
the fourth terminal is configured to be connected to a power supply terminal or to a ground terminal via a resistor in the second electronic apparatus.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined state comprising any one of a ground voltage, a power supply voltage and a predetermined voltage obtained by dividing the power supply voltage.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are separately located and the fourth terminal and the fifth terminal are separately located.

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk

Inventors

• Hirosawa Hideki
• Horie Yutaka
• Kanou Akio

Classifications

• G01R31/66

  Testing of connections, e.g. of plugs or non-disconnectable joints (testing for incorrect line connections G01R31/55) · CPC title

• G01R19/145

  Indicating the presence of current or voltage · CPC title

• H01R13/6683 Primary

  with built-in sensor · CPC title

• H01R2201/06

  for computer periphery · CPC title

• G06F13/00

  Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units (interface circuits for specific input/output devices G06F3/00 {; multiprogram control therefor  G06F9/46}; multiprocessor systems  G06F15/16 ) · CPC title