Patent ID: 7329969

Claim:
An electronic device including an interface for data transfer composed of a signal cable and a power supply cable having limited maximum permissible current, comprising: a first interface terminal having a signal cable; a second interface terminal; a first switch connected to a power supply cable of said first interface terminal; a second switch connected between a power supply cable of said second interface terminal and said first switch; power supply voltage detection means connected to the power supply cable of said first interface terminal or the power supply cable of said second interface terminal to output a control signal in response to the fact that a voltage of said power supply cable has reached a predetermined voltage or more; a third switch on which an ON/OFF-control is performed by an output terminal of said power supply voltage detection means, and which performs an ON/OFF-control on said first and second switches using a voltage of the power supply cable to which said power supply voltage detection means is not connected out of the power supply cable of said first interface terminal and the power supply cable of said second interface terminal; and a main unit connected to the signal cable of said first interface terminal and output terminals of said first and second switches.