ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,418,725, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).
"Control apparatus and control method therefor" was invented by Eiichiro Kitagawa (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control apparatus communicates with an external apparatus via a coaxial cable and receives supply of power via the coaxial cable. The apparatus comprising: a first functional unit; a second functional unit; a power supply unit configured to supply power to the first and the second functional units by using power supplied via the coaxial cable; and a control unit configured to control the first and the second control units in accordance with a ...