Communication apparatus, connection control method for communication apparatus and method of determining state of communication plug relative to communication connector in communication apparatus
First Claim
1. A communication apparatus comprising:
- a communication connector to which a communication plug is capable of being connected;
a communication section configured to control communication performed through the communication connector;
a connection section configured to connect the communication connector and the communication section;
a state detector in communication with the connection section and configured to generate a state detection signal corresponding to a connection state of the communication plug relative to the communication connector;
a controller in communication with the state detector and configured to determine which of a normal connection state, an improper connection state and a non-connection state the communication plug is in based on the state detection signal, and configured to control an ON-OFF operation of the connection section; and
a warning section in communication with the controller and configured to notify a user of results determined by the controller.
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Abstract
A communication apparatus includes a communication connector, a communication section, a connection section, a state detector, a controller and a warning section. The communication section controls communication performed through the communication connector, to which a communication plug is connected. The connection section connects the communication connector and the communication section. The state detector generates a state detection signal corresponding to a connection state of the communication plug relative to the communication connector. The controller determines which of a normal connection state, an improper connection state and a non-connection state the communication plug is in based on the state detection signal. The controller also controls an ON-OFF operation of the connection section. The warning section notifies a user of results determined by the controller.
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16 Claims
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1. A communication apparatus comprising:
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a communication connector to which a communication plug is capable of being connected; a communication section configured to control communication performed through the communication connector; a connection section configured to connect the communication connector and the communication section; a state detector in communication with the connection section and configured to generate a state detection signal corresponding to a connection state of the communication plug relative to the communication connector; a controller in communication with the state detector and configured to determine which of a normal connection state, an improper connection state and a non-connection state the communication plug is in based on the state detection signal, and configured to control an ON-OFF operation of the connection section; and a warning section in communication with the controller and configured to notify a user of results determined by the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A connection control method performed by a communication apparatus that includes a communication connector to which a communication plug is capable of being connected, a communication section that controls communication performed through the communication connector, and a connection section that connects the communication connector and the communication section, the method comprising:
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turning off the connection section when the communication apparatus is powered on; generating a state detection signal corresponding to a connection state of the communication plug relative to the communication connector; determining which of a normal connection state, an improper connection state and a non-connection state the communication plug is in based on the state detection signal; notifying a user of results of the determining; and turning on the connection section when the results of the determining indicate the normal connection state. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. In a communication apparatus that includes a communication connector to which a communication plug is capable of being connected, a communication section that controls communication performed through the communication connector, and a connection section that connects the communication connector and the communication section, a method of determining a state of the communication plug relative to the communication connector, the method comprising:
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receiving a voltage level signal from the communication connector when the communication apparatus is powered on and the connection section is turned off; and generating a state detection signal based on the received voltage level signal, wherein the state detection signal corresponds to one of a normal connection state, an improper connection state and a non-connection state of the communication plug relative to the communication connector, and the state detection signal also enables a type of communication plug to be determined when the communication plug is connected to the communication connector in the improper connection state.
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14. In a communication apparatus that includes a communication connector to which a communication plug is capable of being connected, a communication section that controls communication performed through the communication connector, and a connection section that connects the communication connector and the communication section, a connection control method, comprising:
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turning off the connection section when the communication apparatus is powered on; receiving a state detection signal generated in response to a connection state of the communication plug relative to the communication connector; determining which of a normal connection state, an improper connection state and a non-connection state the communication plug is in based on the state detection signal; notifying a user of results of the determining; and turning on the connection section when the results of the determining indicate the normal connection state. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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