Patent ID: 7683571

Claim:
An electronic device having a structure operable by the power of a battery pack, the electronic device comprising: an authenticating section disposed within a battery pack that authenticates the battery pack connected to the electronic device, where the battery pack supplies power to the authenticating section so that the authenticating section may determine whether the battery pack is a genuine product; a user interface; and a controller for controlling the electronic device; wherein the controller performs an authentication process with the authenticating section when the battery pack is connected to the electronic device so as to supply power to the electronic device, such that when the battery pack has been authenticated, the discharging of the battery pack is enabled, and such that when the battery pack has not been authenticated, the controller requests the user to input recognition through the user interface indicating whether the battery pack is a genuine product, and changes the control for the battery pack depending on the user input indicating that the battery pack is a genuine product or indicating that the battery pack is not a genuine product, wherein in response to the request, when the user inputs the recognition that the battery pack is a genuine product, the controller disables the discharging of the battery pack, and when the user inputs the recognition that the battery pack is not a genuine product, the controller enables the discharging of the battery pack.