CHARGING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A charging apparatus comprising:
- a charging unit configured to perform a contactless charging operation for a placed external device;
a position detector configured to detect a position of a placed object;
a determining unit configured to determine whether the placed object is not an external device compatible with the charging unit; and
a control unit configured to control the charging unit such that, during the contactless charging operation for an external device compatible with the charging unit, the charging operation for the external device being charged is restricted when an object that is determined by the determining unit not to be an external device compatible with the charging unit, has been placed within a predetermined distance from the charging unit.
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Abstract
A charging apparatus includes: a charging unit configured to perform a contactless charging operation for a placed external device; a detector configured to detect a position of a placed object; a determining unit configured to determine that the placed object is an external device compatible with the charging unit; and a control unit configured to control the charging unit such that, during the contactless charging operation for an external device compatible with the charging unit, the charging operation for the external device being charged is restricted when an object that is determined by the determining unit not to be an external device compatible with the charging unit, has been placed within a predetermined distance from the charging unit.
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1. A charging apparatus comprising:
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a charging unit configured to perform a contactless charging operation for a placed external device; a position detector configured to detect a position of a placed object; a determining unit configured to determine whether the placed object is not an external device compatible with the charging unit; and a control unit configured to control the charging unit such that, during the contactless charging operation for an external device compatible with the charging unit, the charging operation for the external device being charged is restricted when an object that is determined by the determining unit not to be an external device compatible with the charging unit, has been placed within a predetermined distance from the charging unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A charging apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of charging units configured to perform contactless charging operations for placed external devices; a position detector configured to detect a position of a placed object; a determining unit configured to determine whether the placed object is not an external device compatible with the charging units; and a control unit configured to control the plurality of charging units, while a plurality of the charging units are performing contactless charging operations for external devices compatible with the charging units, such that when an object that is determined by the determining unit not to be an external device compatible with the charging units has been placed within a predetermined distance from either of the charging units performing the contactless charging operations, at least one of the charging operations for the external devices compatible with the charging units is restricted. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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