Patent ID: 7900077

Claim:
An electronic apparatus comprising: a plurality of loads consuming power to perform a predetermined function; a control circuit for controlling an operation of the plurality of loads; a control-use power supply circuit configured to supply a first power to the control circuit, detect a first abnormal operation state, and stop supplying the first power and output a first abnormality detection signal upon detection of the first abnormal operation state; a plurality of load-use power supply circuits each configured to supply a second power to each of said plurality of loads, respectively, detect a second abnormal operation state of any one of said load-use power supply circuits, and upon detection of the second abnormal operation state, output a second abnormality detection signal; and a power supply control circuit configured to cause said one of said load-use power supply circuits, in which the second abnormal operation state was detected, to stop supplying the second power to a corresponding load of said one of said load-use power supply circuits and cause others of said load-use power supply circuits to continue to supply the second power to respective ones of the loads, upon receipt of the second abnormality detection signal from said one of said load-use power supply circuits.