IP Library Granted Patent US 11,599,183
Granted Patent B2
US 11,599,183 · App. 16/940,915 · Granted Mar 7, 2023

Electronic device, method, and storage medium

Inventors: Yuki Tsujimoto (Tokyo, JP); Hiroki Kitanosako (Tokyo, JP); Masashi Yoshida (Miura-gun, JP); Kazuya Miyahara (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G06F1/3287G06F1/266G06F1/3212G06F13/4022G06F13/4282H02J7/0042G06F2213/0042
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Patent No.
US 11,599,183
App. No.
16/940,915
Granted
Mar 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a connection unit that receive power from a power supply apparatus via a first terminal, a communication control unit that communicates with the power supply apparatus via a second terminal to receive power supply capability information of the power supply apparatus, and a control unit that disables activation of the electronic device before the communication control unit receives a predetermined notification from the power supply apparatus.

Claims (45)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a connector;

an operation member operable by a user;

a CPU; and

a memory storing a program which, when executed by the CPU, causes the electronic device to function as:

a receiving unit that receives an operation of the operation member for turning on the electronic device by a user;

a power receiving unit that receives power from a power supply apparatus connected to the connector via a first terminal;

a communication control unit that communicates with the power supply apparatus connected to the connector via a second terminal to receive power supply capability information of the power supply apparatus; and

a control unit that turns on the electronic device in accordance with the operation of the operation member for turning on the electronic device by the user,

where the control unit performs control such that after the power supply apparatus is connected to the connector and before a predetermined notification is received from the power supply apparatus, the electronic device is not turned on even if the operation member is operated for turning on the electronic device by the user, and

wherein the predetermined notification is transmitted from the power supply apparatus to the electronic device when voltage supplied from the power supply apparatus is changed from 5 V to a voltage higher than 5 V.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit enables the electronic device to turn on by the operation of the operation member for turning on the electronic device by the user after the communication control unit receives the predetermined notification from the power supply apparatus.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit disables the electronic device to turn on by the operation of the operation member for turning on the electronic device by the user after the control unit determines that the power supply apparatus is connected to the connector.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the connector is connected to the power supply apparatus according to Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type-C standard and the first terminal is a VBUS terminal, and the control unit determines that the power supply apparatus is connected to the connector by detecting that voltage is supplied to the VBUS terminal.

5. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the connector is connected to the power supply apparatus according to Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type-C standard and the second terminal is a Configuration Channel (CC) terminal, and the control unit determines that the power supply apparatus is connected to the connector by detecting that voltage is supplied to the CC terminal.

6. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the power receiving unit receives power from the power supply apparatus according to Universal Serial Bus (USB) Power Delivery (PD) standard and the second terminal is a Configuration Channel (CC) terminal, and the control unit determines that the power supply apparatus is connected to the connection unit by detecting receipt of the power supply capability information corresponding to the USB PD standard from the power supply apparatus.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit disables the electronic device to turn on by the operation of the operation member for turning on the electronic device by the user after the power supply apparatus is connected to the connector when no battery is connected to the electronic device and before the predetermined notification is received from the power supply apparatus when no battery is connected to the electronic device.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein an the control unit displays information indicating that instantaneous interruption of power supply can occur on a display in a case where voltage supplied from the power supply apparatus is higher than 5 V.

9. A control method of an electronic device comprising:

receiving an operation of an operation member for turning on the electronic device by a user;

receiving power from a power supply apparatus connected to a connector of the electronic device via a first terminal of the connector;

communicating with the power supply apparatus connected to the connector via a second terminal of the connector to receive power supply capability information of the power supply apparatus;

turning on the electronic device in accordance with the operation of the operation member for turning on the electronic device by the user; and

performing control such that, after the power supply apparatus is connected to the connector and before a predetermined notification is received from the power supply apparatus, the electronic device is not turned on even if the operation member is operated for turning on the electronic device by the user,

wherein the predetermined notification is transmitted from the power supply apparatus to the electronic device when voltage supplied from the power supply apparatus is changed from 5 V to a voltage higher than 5 V.

10. A non-transitory storage medium that stores a program causing a computer to execute a method, the method comprising:

receiving an operation of an operation member for turning on an electronic device by a user;

receiving power from a power supply apparatus connected to a connector of the electronic device via a first terminal of the connector;

communicating with the power supply apparatus connected to the connector via a second terminal of the connector to receive power supply capability information of the power supply apparatus;

turning activating the electronic device in accordance with the operation of the operation member for turning on the electronic device by the user; and

performing control such that, after the power supply apparatus is connected to the connector and before a predetermined notification is received from the power supply apparatus, the electronic device is not turned on even if the operation member is operated for turning on the electronic device by the user,

wherein the predetermined notification is transmitted from the power supply apparatus to the electronic device when voltage supplied from the power supply apparatus is changed from 5 V to a voltage higher than 5 V.

11. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

enabling the electronic device to turn on by the operation of the operation member for turning on the electronic device by the user after the predetermined notification is received from the power supply apparatus.

12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the performing the control disables the electronic device to turn on by the operation of the operation member for turning on the electronic device by the user after a control unit of the electronic device determines that the power supply apparatus is connected to the connector.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the connector is connected to the power supply apparatus according to Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type-C standard and the first terminal is a VBUS terminal, and a connection of the power supply apparatus is determined by detecting that voltage is supplied to the VBUS terminal.

14. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the connector is connected to the power supply apparatus according to Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type-C standard and the second terminal is a Configuration Channel (CC) terminal, and a connection of the power supply apparatus is determined by detecting that voltage is supplied to the CC terminal.

15. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the connector is connected to the power supply apparatus according to Universal Serial Bus (USB) Power Delivery (PD) standard and the second terminal is a Configuration Channel (CC) terminal, and

a connection of the power supply apparatus is determined by detecting receipt of the power supply capability information corresponding to the USB PD standard from the power supply apparatus.

16. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the performing the control disables the electronic device to turn on by the operation of the operation member for turning on the electronic device by the user after the power supply apparatus is connected to the connector when no battery is connected to the electronic device and before the predetermined notification is received from the power supply apparatus when no battery is connected to the electronic device.

17. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

displaying information indicating that instantaneous interruption of power supply can occur on a display in a case where voltage supplied from the power supply apparatus is higher than 5 V.

18. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the power receiving unit receives power from the power supply apparatus according to Universal Serial Bus (USB) Power Delivery (PD) standard,

wherein the control unit controls the communication control unit to request the voltage higher than 5 V to the power supply apparatus in accordance with the power supply capability information received from the power supply apparatus, and

wherein the voltage supplied from the power supply apparatus is changed from the 5 V to the voltage higher than 5 V in accordance with the request.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2020
From: TSUJIMOTO, YUKI; KITANOSAKO, HIROKI; YOSHIDA, MASASHI; MIYAHARA, KAZUYA
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 053992/0145 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-141730 · Jul 31, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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