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There is provided an electronic apparatus which also enables the data input/output apparatus to be executed at a high speed to a small electronic apparatus having a limited installation space by using an IC card interface. In an electronic apparatus in which a detachable IC card is connected to an I

There is provided an electronic apparatus which also enables the data input/output apparatus to be executed at a high speed to a small electronic apparatus having a limited installation space by using an IC card interface. In an electronic apparatus in which a detachable IC card is connected to an IC card junction portion and a CPU bus of the electronic apparatus main body is connected to the IC card by the junction portion and the IC card is used as an external memory device, there is provided pseudo card means having a junction portion which can be connected to the IC card junction portion of the electronic apparatus main body, and further, the pseudo card means has control means for converting the data input/output interface between the electronic apparatus and the pseudo card means and the data input/output interface between a predetermined external apparatus and the pseudo card means, wherein the data input/output operation can be executed between the apparatus main body and the external device at a high speed by using the bus of the IC card through the pseudo card means connected to the IC card junction portion.

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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:a connection unit, arranged for connecting a detachable external device to said information processing apparatus;a recognition unit, arranged for recognizing connection of the external device to said information processing apparatus;a discrimination

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:a connection unit, arranged for connecting a detachable external device to said information processing apparatus;a recognition unit, arranged for recognizing connection of the external device to said information processing apparatus;a discrimination unit, arranged for discriminating a device type of the external device connected by said connection unit, in response to said recognition unit recognizing connection of the external device, on the basis of data stored in the connected external device; anda switching control unit, arranged for controlling switching between obtaining a device driver program provided in the external device, for controlling the connected external device, and loading a device driver program existing in a memory area provided in said information processing apparatus, for controlling the connected external device, on the basis of the device type discriminated by said discrimination unit.2. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit arranged for controlling the connected external device based on the device driver program obtained from the external device or based on the device driver program existing in the memory area of said information processing apparatus.3. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a reading unit arranged for reading data indicating the device type of the connected external device from the external device, wherein said discrimination unit discriminates the device type on the basis of the data read by said reading unit.4. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information processing apparatus is an electronic camera.5. A method of loading a device driver program for controlling an external device detachably connected to an information processing apparatus, said method comprising:a recognizing step of recognizing connection of the external device to the information processing apparatus;a discriminating step of discriminating a device type of the connected external device, in response to said recognition step recognizing connection of the external device, on the basis of data stored in the connected external device; anda switching control step of controlling switching between obtaining a device driver program provided in the external device and loading a device driver program existing in a memory area provided in the information processing apparatus, on the basis of the discriminated device type.6. A method according to claim 5, further comprising a controlling step of controlling the connected external device based on the device driver program obtained from the external device or based on the device driver program existing in the memory area of the information processing apparatus.7. A method according to claim 5, further comprising a reading step of reading data indicating the device type of the connected external, device from the external device, wherein said discriminating step discriminates the device type on the basis of the data read in said reading step.8. A computer program for instructing an information processing apparatus to perform:a recognizing step of recognizing connection of an external device to the information processing apparatus;a discriminating step of discriminating a device type of the connected external device, in response to said recognition step recognizing connection of the external device, on the basis of data stored in the connected external device; anda switching control step of controlling switching between obtaining a device driver program provided in the external device and loading a device driver program existing in a memory area provided in the information processing apparatus, on the basis of the discriminated device type.