ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

Abstract

An electronic apparatus including a plurality of operation modes determines a operation mode of an electronic device and notifies a user of an appropriate plug type for a communication line based on the determination of the operation mode so that selecting wrong connection using an incorrect plug for the communication line can be prevented at an early stage when devices are connected with each other.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments, features, and aspects of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a digital camera according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an exemplary plug type display when a dual-role device carries out communication by a USB connection, according to an aspect of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view illustrating an exemplary operation to select an USB operation mode on a display screen of a digital camera, according to an aspect of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view illustrating an exemplary operation to guide insertion of a Mini-A plug, according to an aspect of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view illustrating an exemplary operation to notify incorrect insertion of a plug to a user, according to an aspect of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating an exemplary operation to guide insertion of a Mini-B plug, according to an aspect of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a view illustrating an exemplary operation to notify incorrect insertion of a plug to a user, according to an aspect of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a view illustrating a conventional connection between a digital camera and a printer using a cable which has a Mini-A plug at one end and a standard B plug at the other end.

FIG. 9 is a view illustrating a conventional connection between a digital camera and a printer using a cable which has a Mini-A plug at one end and a Mini-B plug at the other end.

FIG. 10 is a view illustrating a conventional connection between a digital camera and a personal computer using a cable which has a Mini-B plug at one end and a standard A plug at another end.

FIG. 11 is a view illustrating a connection between a digital camera and a personal computer using a cable which has a Mini-B plug at one end and a Mini-A plug at another end.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus configured to communicate with another device through a communication line, the apparatus comprising: a determination unit configured to determine an operation mode of the electronic apparatus; anda notification unit configured to notify a plug type of the communication line corresponding to the operation mode determined by the determination unit.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines whether the electronic apparatus is in an operation mode of a host device or in an operation mode of a peripheral device.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a detection unit configured to detect the plug type of the communication line inserted into the electronic apparatus,wherein if the detection unit detects that a plug different from the plug type of the communication line corresponding to the operation mode determined by the determination unit is inserted into the electronic apparatus, the notification unit notifies that the type of the plug inserted into the electronic apparatus is incorrect.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic apparatus performs communication based on the USB On-The-Go (OTG) standard using the communication line.

5. A control method of an electronic apparatus configured to communicate with another device through a communication line, the method comprising: determining an operation mode of the electronic apparatus; andnotifying a plug type of the communication line corresponding to the determined operation mode.

6. A computer readable medium containing computer-executable instructions for controlling an electronic apparatus configured to communicate with another device through a communication line, the medium comprising: computer-executable instructions for determining an operation mode of the electronic apparatus; andcomputer-executable instructions for notifying a plug type of the communication line corresponding to the determined operation mode.