POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHODS THEREFOR, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
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1. A power transmitting apparatus comprising:
- a first power transmitting unit configured to transmit power by a first wireless power transmission method;
a second power transmitting unit configured to transmit power by a second wireless power transmission method;
a detection unit configured to detect a wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus; and
a determination unit configured to determine whether power is transmitted to a first power receiving apparatus by the first power transmitting unit or the second power transmitting unit, based on a wireless power transmission method supported by the first power receiving apparatus and detected by the detection unit, and a wireless power transmission method supported by a second power receiving apparatus and detected by the detection unit.
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Abstract
A power transmitting apparatus transmits power by a first wireless power transmission method, transmits power by a second wireless power transmission method, detects a wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus, and determines whether power is transmitted to a first power receiving apparatus by the first power transmission method or the second power transmission method, based on a detected wireless power transmission method supported by the first power receiving apparatus and a detected wireless power transmission method supported by a second power receiving apparatus.
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24 Claims
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1. A power transmitting apparatus comprising:
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a first power transmitting unit configured to transmit power by a first wireless power transmission method; a second power transmitting unit configured to transmit power by a second wireless power transmission method; a detection unit configured to detect a wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus; and a determination unit configured to determine whether power is transmitted to a first power receiving apparatus by the first power transmitting unit or the second power transmitting unit, based on a wireless power transmission method supported by the first power receiving apparatus and detected by the detection unit, and a wireless power transmission method supported by a second power receiving apparatus and detected by the detection unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A control method for a power transmitting apparatus, comprising:
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transmitting power by a first wireless power transmission method; transmitting power by a second wireless power transmission method; detecting a wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus; and determining whether power is transmitted to a first power receiving apparatus by a first wireless power transmission method or a second wireless power transmission method, based on a wireless power transmission method supported by the first power receiving apparatus and detected in the detecting, and a wireless power transmission method supported by a second power receiving apparatus and detected in the detecting.
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12. (canceled)
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13. A first power receiving apparatus for receiving power wirelessly supplied from a power transmitting apparatus, comprising:
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a detection unit configured to detect a wireless power transmission method supported by a second power receiving apparatus; and an instruction unit configured to instruct, to the power transmitting apparatus, a wireless power transmission method to be used for power transmission to the first power receiving apparatus based on a wireless power transmission method supported by the first power receiving apparatus and the wireless power transmission method supported by the second power receiving apparatus and detected by the detection unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A control method for a first power receiving apparatus for receiving power wirelessly supplied from a power transmitting apparatus, comprising:
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detecting a wireless power transmission method supported by a second power receiving apparatus; and instructing, to the power transmitting apparatus, a wireless power transmission method to be used for power transmission to the first power receiving apparatus based on a wireless power transmission method supported by the first power receiving apparatus and the wireless power transmission method supported by the second power receiving apparatus and detected in the detecting.
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22. (canceled)
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23. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for a power transmitting apparatus, the control method comprising:
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transmitting power by a first wireless power transmission method; transmitting power by a second wireless power transmission method; detecting a wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus; and determining whether power is transmitted to a first power receiving apparatus by a first wireless power transmission method or a second wireless power transmission method, based on a wireless power transmission method supported by the first power receiving apparatus and detected in the detecting, and a wireless power transmission method supported by a second power receiving apparatus and detected in the detecting.
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24. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for a first power receiving apparatus for receiving power wirelessly supplied from a power transmitting apparatus, the control method comprising:
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detecting a wireless power transmission method supported by a second power receiving apparatus; and instructing, to the power transmitting apparatus, a wireless power transmission method to be used for power transmission to the first power receiving apparatus based on a wireless power transmission method supported by the first power receiving apparatus and the wireless power transmission method supported by the second power receiving apparatus and detected in the detecting.
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