INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

• US 20140247008A1
• Filed: 05/15/2014
• Published: 09/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FeliCa Networks, Inc (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: FeliCa Networks, Inc (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: SEKIYA, Shuichi, SEKITA, Suguru, KAWATA, Shogo, OOWADA, Kazuhito
• Granted Patent: US 9,118,204 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/108
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00045 Authentication, i.e. circuits for checking compatibility between one component, e.g. a battery or a battery charger, and another component, e.g. a power source
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0047 with monitoring or indicating devices or circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0048 Detection of remaining charge capacity or state of charge [SOC]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0049 Detection of fully charged condition

Abstract

An information processing apparatus is provided. The information processing apparatus includes a communication circuitry with an external apparatus in a noncontact manner by using a carrier of a predetermined frequency and charging an external battery in a noncontact manner; and a control circuitry configured to control a characteristic of at least one of communication and charging.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a communication circuitry with an external apparatus in a noncontact manner by using a carrier of a predetermined frequency and charging an external battery in a noncontact manner; and

a control circuitry configured to control a characteristic of at least one of communication and charging.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication circuitry includes

a resonance circuit having a coil that has a predetermined inductance and a capacitor that has a predetermined electrostatic capacity, and

a Q value changing circuit configured to selectively enable a load for changing a Q value or change a resistance value of the load.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication circuitry includes

a resonance circuit having a first coil that has a predetermined inductance and a capacitor that has a predetermined electrostatic capacity, and

a circuit that is placed near the resonance circuit, that is selectively enabled to change a Q value, that is electrically insulated from the resonance circuit, and that has a second coil.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control circuitry is configured to:

obtain a response signal that is transmitted from the external apparatus, that is a response to charging authentication information transmitted to the external apparatus, and that serves as information about charging of the battery, and

obtain charging continuation information that is intermittently transmitted from the external apparatus during charging of the battery and that serves as information about charging of the battery,

wherein the control circuitry determines whether charging of the battery is to be performed or not on the basis of the response signal or the charging continuation information, and

wherein the setting circuitry sets a Q value of the communication circuitry to a first value when the determining unit determines that charging of the battery is to be performed and sets the Q value of the communication circuitry to a second value when the control circuitry determines that charging of the battery is not to be performed.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

a power transmitting circuitry configured to transmit power for charging the battery to the external apparatus; and

a power transmission stop circuitry configured to stop transmission of the power by the power transmitting circuitry when the charging continuation information obtaining circuitry stops obtaining the charging continuation information that is intermittently obtained.

6. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a battery,

a communication circuitry configured to perform communication with a charging apparatus in a noncontact manner by using a carrier of a predetermined frequency and charging the battery in a noncontact manner; and

a control circuitry configured to control a characteristic of at least one of communication and charging.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the communication circuitry includes

a resonance circuit having a coil that has a predetermined inductance and a capacitor that has a predetermined electrostatic capacity, and

a Q value changing circuit configured to selectively enable a load for changing a Q value or change a resistance value of the load.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the communication circuitry includes

a resonance circuit having a first coil that has a predetermined inductance and a capacitor that has a predetermined electrostatic capacity, and

a circuit that is placed near the resonance circuit, that is selectively enabled to change a Q value, that is electrically insulated from the resonance circuit, and that has a second coil.

9. An information processing apparatus comprising a control circuitry configured to control a characteristic of communication and charging.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the control circuitry is configured to:

obtain a response signal that is transmitted from an external apparatus, that is a response to charging authentication information transmitted to the external apparatus, and that serves as information about charging of a battery, and

obtain charging continuation information that is intermittently transmitted from the external apparatus during charging of the battery and that serves as information about charging of the battery,

wherein the control circuitry determines whether charging of the battery is to be performed or not on the basis of the response signal or the charging continuation information, and

wherein the setting circuitry sets a Q value associated with communication to a first value when a determining circuitry determines that charging of the battery is to be performed and sets the Q value to a second value when the control circuitry determines that charging of the battery is not to be performed.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising:

a power transmitting circuitry configured to transmit power for charging the battery to the external apparatus; and

a power transmission stop circuitry configured to stop transmission of the power by the power transmitting circuitry when the charging continuation information obtaining circuitry stops obtaining the charging continuation information that is intermittently obtained.