Patent ID: 6904488

Claim:
A portable electronic device comprising a common serial bus connector provided with data terminals and a power supply terminal in compliance with a common serial bus standard for connecting a plurality of peripheral devices in common to a host information processing device, a common serial bus controller for executing predetermined data communication processing attendant on data communication with an information processing device connected to the common serial bus controller connector, and a control circuit connected to the common serial bus controller for executing device operation processing for the usual operation of the electronic device, the electronic device being capable of receiving a power supply from the information processing device or an external power source as connected to the common serial bus connector or from an internal power source, the portable electronic device being characterized in that the control circuit discriminates among the sources of supply of power and causes the common serial bus controller to execute the predetermined data communication processing while power voltage is greater than or equal to 4.4 volts and is supplied from the information processing device connected to the common serial bus connector, and executes the usual device operation processing while power voltage is less than 4.4 volts and is supplied from the external power source connected to the common serial bus connector.