Patent ID: 9218298
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An electronic device system comprising: a storage device storing data and including a storage device side connection unit provided with standard terminals and extension terminals; and an electronic device connected to the storage device, reading data from the storage device and including an electronic device side connection unit provided with standard terminals and extension terminals, wherein the electronic device includes a sending unit that sends a permission/inhibition information indicating whether reading-out of data is permitted to the storage device through the extension terminals of the electronic device side connection unit, when the storage device side connection unit is connected to the electronic device side connection unit, and the storage device includes: a switching unit that obtains the permission/inhibition information sent from the electronic device through the extension terminals of the storage device side connection unit, and then permits the reading-out of data if the obtained permission/inhibition information indicates that reading-out of data is permitted, and inhibits the reading-out of data if the obtained permission/inhibition information indicates that reading-out of data is not permitted; and a sending unit that sends the data to the electronic device through the standard terminals of the storage device side connection unit when the switching unit permits the reading-out of data.