POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
First Claim
1. A power supply apparatus comprising:
- a detection unit configured to detect that a first power receiving apparatus is in a predetermined range and a second power receiving apparatus is in the predetermined range;
a power supply unit configured to supply power to the first and the second power apparatuses if the first and the second power receiving apparatuses are in the predetermined range;
an acquisition unit configured to acquire first and second information; and
a control unit configured to select one of the first and the second power receiving apparatuses based on the first and the second information if the first and the second power receiving apparatuses are in the predetermined range,wherein the control unit controls a selected apparatus to perform a predetermined process,wherein the predetermined process includes a process for charging a battery,wherein the first information includes information indicating that a first number of times it has been detected the first power receiving apparatus is in the predetermined range, andwherein the second information includes information indicating that a second number of times it has been detected the second power receiving apparatus is in the predetermined range.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect that a first power receiving apparatus is in a predetermined range and a second power receiving apparatus is in the predetermined range, a power supply unit configured to supply power to the first and the second power apparatuses if the first and the second power receiving apparatuses are in the predetermined range, an acquisition unit configured to acquire first information and second information, and a control unit configured to select one of the first and the second power receiving apparatuses based on the first and the second information if the first and the second power receiving apparatuses are in the predetermined range, wherein the control unit controls a selected apparatus to perform a predetermined process.
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18 Claims
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1. A power supply apparatus comprising:
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a detection unit configured to detect that a first power receiving apparatus is in a predetermined range and a second power receiving apparatus is in the predetermined range; a power supply unit configured to supply power to the first and the second power apparatuses if the first and the second power receiving apparatuses are in the predetermined range; an acquisition unit configured to acquire first and second information; and a control unit configured to select one of the first and the second power receiving apparatuses based on the first and the second information if the first and the second power receiving apparatuses are in the predetermined range, wherein the control unit controls a selected apparatus to perform a predetermined process, wherein the predetermined process includes a process for charging a battery, wherein the first information includes information indicating that a first number of times it has been detected the first power receiving apparatus is in the predetermined range, and wherein the second information includes information indicating that a second number of times it has been detected the second power receiving apparatus is in the predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for controlling an apparatus for supplying power to a first and a second power receiving apparatuses, the method comprising:
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detecting that the first power receiving apparatus is in a predetermined range; detecting that the second power receiving apparatus is in the predetermined range; supplying power to the first and the second power apparatuses if the first and the second power receiving apparatuses are in the predetermined range; acquiring first information and second information; selecting one of the first and the second power receiving apparatuses based on the first and the second information if the first and the second power receiving apparatuses are in the predetermined range; and controlling a selected apparatus to perform a predetermined process, wherein the predetermined process includes a process for charging a battery, wherein the first information includes information indicating that a first number of times it has been detected the first power receiving apparatus is in the predetermined range, and wherein the second information includes information indicating that a second number of times it has been detected the second power receiving apparatus is in the predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable recording medium storing a computer-executable program of instructions for causing a computer to perform a method comprising:
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detecting that a first power receiving apparatus is in a predetermined range; detecting that a second power receiving apparatus is in the predetermined range; supplying power to the first and the second power apparatuses if the first and the second power receiving apparatuses are in the predetermined range; acquiring first and second information; selecting one of the first and the second power receiving apparatuses based on the first and the second information if the first and the second power receiving apparatuses are in the predetermined range; and controlling a selected apparatus to perform a predetermined process, wherein the predetermined process includes a process for charging a battery, wherein the first information includes information indicating that a first number of times it has been detected the first power receiving apparatus is in the predetermined range, and wherein the second information includes information indicating that a second number of times it has been detected the second power receiving apparatus is in the predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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