Electronic equipment and camera

• US 5,987,266 A
• Filed: 07/28/1997
• Issued: 11/16/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Hayasaki, Hiromi
• Primary Examiner(s): Perkey, W. B.
• Application Number:
  US08/901,138
• Time in Patent Office: 841 Days
• Field of Search: 396/301, 396/302, 396/303, 395/287
• US Class Current: 396/303
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 7/091 Digital circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 7/097 for control of both exposure time and aperture
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 7/26 Power supplies; Circuitry or arrangement to switch on the power source; Circuitry to check the power source voltage

Abstract

An electronic equipment comprises a first computer, a first power line over which power is supplied to the first computer, a second computer, a second power line over which power is supplied to the second computer, and a switch having one terminal thereof connected with a data bus to which the first computer is connected, and having the other terminal thereof connected with a data bus to which the second computer is connected. When power is supplied to the second computer over the second power line, the switch connects the data bus to which the first computer is connected with the data bus to which the second computer is connected. When no power is supplied to the second computer over the second power line, the switch isolates the data bus to which the first computer is connected from the data bus to which the second computer is connected.

Claims

1. An electronic equipment comprising:

a first computer;

a first power line over which power is supplied to said first computer;

a second computer;

a second power line over which power is supplied to said second computer; and

a switch having one terminal thereof connected with a data bus to which said first computer is connected, and having the other terminal thereof connected with a data bus to which said second computer is connected,

wherein when power is supplied to said second computer over said second power line, said switch connects the data bus to which said first computer is connected with the data bus to which said second computer is connected, and when no power is supplied to said second computer over said second power line, said switch isolates the data bus to which said first computer is connected from the data bus to which said second computer is connected.

2. An electronic equipment according to claim 1, wherein said switch includes a detecting circuit for detecting a state of power output over said second power line, and based on the result of the detection performed by said detecting circuit, said switch determines whether the data bus to which said first computer is connected should be connected with or isolated from the data bus to which said second computer is connected.

3. An electronic equipment according to claim 1, wherein said first computer and said second computer control mutually-different external circuits.

4. An electronic equipment according to claim 3, wherein power is supplied to a first external circuit to be controlled by said first computer over said first power line, and power is supplied to a second external circuit to be controlled by said second computer over said second power line.

5. An electronic equipment according to claim 1, wherein said first computer controls the power output over said second power line.

6. An electronic equipment according to claim 1, wherein said switch is a switch integrated circuit to which power is supplied over said first power line.

7. An electronic equipment comprising:

a first computer;

a second computer;

a power circuit including a first power line over which power is supplied to said first computer and a second power line over which power is supplied to said second computer; and

a switch having one terminal thereof connected with a data bus to which said first computer is connected and having the other terminal thereof connected with a data bus to which said second computer is connected,

wherein when power is supplied to said second computer over said second power line, said switch connects the data bus to which said first computer is connected with the data bus to which said second computer is connected, and when no power is supplied to said second computer over said second power line, said switch isolates the data bus to which said first computer is connected from the data bus to which said second computer is connected.

8. An electronic equipment according to claim 7, wherein said switch includes a detecting circuit for detecting a state of power output over said second power line, and based on the result of the detection performed by said detecting circuit, said switch determines whether the data bus to which said first computer is connected should be connected with or isolated from the data bus to which said second computer is connected.

9. An electronic equipment according to claim 7, wherein said first computer and said second computer control mutually-different external circuits.

10. An electronic equipment according to claim 9, wherein power is supplied to a first external circuit to be controlled by said first computer over said first power line, and power is supplied to a second external circuit to be controlled by said second computer over said second power line.

11. An electronic equipment according to claim 7, wherein said first computer controls the power output over said second power line.

12. An electronic equipment according to claim 7, wherein said switch is a switch integrated circuit to which power is supplied over said first power line.

13. A camera comprising:

a first computer;

a first photographic operation circuit to be engaged in at least a portion of photographic operations, and controlled by said first computer;

a first power line over which power is supplied to said first computer;

a second computer;

a second photographic operation circuit to be engaged in a different portion of the photographic operations from those of said first photographic operation circuit, and controlled by said second computer;

a second power line over which power is supplied to said second computer; and

a switch having one terminal thereof connected with a data bus to which said first computer is connected and having the other terminal thereof connected with a data bus to which said second computer is connected,

wherein when power is supplied to said second computer over said second power line, said switch connects the data bus to which said first computer is connected with the data bus to which said second computer is connected, and when no power is supplied to said second computer over said second power line, said switch isolates the data bus to which said first computer is connected from the data bus to which said second computer is connected.

14. A camera according to claim 13, wherein power is supplied to a first external circuit to be controlled by said first computer over said first power line, and power is supplied to a second external circuit to be controlled by said second computer over said second power line.

15. A camera according to claim 13, wherein said first computer controls the power output over said second power line.

16. A camera according to claim 13, wherein said switch is a switch integrated circuit to which power is supplied over said first power line.

17. A camera comprising:

a first computer;

a first photographic operation circuit to be engaged in at least portion of photographic operations, and controlled by said first computer;

a second computer;

a second photographic operation circuit to be engaged in a different portion of the photographic operations from those of said first photographic operation circuit, and controlled by said second computer;

a power circuit including a first power line over which power is supplied to said first computer and a second power line over which power is supplied to said second computer; and

a switch having one terminal thereof connected with a data bus to which said first computer is connected and having the other terminal thereof connected with a data bus to which said second computer is connected,

wherein when power is supplied to said second computer over said second power line, said switch connects the data bus to which said first computer is connected with the data bus to which said second computer is connected, and when no power is supplied to said second computer over said second power line, said switch isolates the data bus to which said first computer is connected from the data bus to which said second computer is connected.

18. A camera according to claim 17, wherein power is supplied to a first external circuit to be controlled by said first computer over said first power line, and power is supplied to a second external circuit to be controlled by said second computer over said second power line.

19. A camera according to claim 17, wherein said first computer controls the power output over said second power line.

20. A camera according to claim 17, wherein said switch is a switch integrated circuit to which power is supplied over said first power line.