ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CHARGING METHOD
First Claim
1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
- a battery;
a temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of the battery;
a charging unit configured to charge the battery;
a power reception coil configured to receive a first electric power transmitted in a contactless manner from a power transmission coil of a contactless charging device;
a supplying unit configured to supply the charging unit with a second electric power on the basis of the first electric power;
a setting unit configured to set a supply current to be supplied from the supplying unit to the charging unit; and
a determination unit configured to determine whether the battery is continuously charged,wherein the setting unit sets the supply current to a value larger than a settable minimum value regardless of the temperature when the charging unit starts charging the battery on the basis of the second electric power, and reduces the supply current as the temperature is higher when the determination unit determines that the battery is continuously charged.
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Abstract
A temperature detector detects a temperature of a battery. A charging unit charges the battery. A power reception coil receives a first electric power transmitted in a contactless manner from a power transmission coil of a contactless charging device. A supplying unit supplies the charging unit with a second electric power on the basis of the first electric power. A setting unit sets a supply current to be supplied from the supplying unit to the charging unit. A determination unit determines whether the battery is continuously charged. The setting unit sets the supply current to a value larger than a settable minimum value regardless of the temperature of the battery when the charging unit starts charging the battery on the basis of the second electric power, and reduces the supply current as the temperature is higher when the determination unit determines that the battery is continuously charged.
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10 Claims
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1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a battery; a temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of the battery; a charging unit configured to charge the battery; a power reception coil configured to receive a first electric power transmitted in a contactless manner from a power transmission coil of a contactless charging device; a supplying unit configured to supply the charging unit with a second electric power on the basis of the first electric power; a setting unit configured to set a supply current to be supplied from the supplying unit to the charging unit; and a determination unit configured to determine whether the battery is continuously charged, wherein the setting unit sets the supply current to a value larger than a settable minimum value regardless of the temperature when the charging unit starts charging the battery on the basis of the second electric power, and reduces the supply current as the temperature is higher when the determination unit determines that the battery is continuously charged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a predetermined circuit; a battery; a charging unit configured to charge the battery and supply the predetermined circuit with a first electric power; a power reception coil configured to receive a second electric power transmitted in a contactless manner from a power transmission coil of a contactless charging device; a supplying unit configured to supply the charging unit with a third electric power on the basis of the second electric power; a controller configured to control the predetermined circuit; and a determination unit configured to determine whether the battery is continuously charged, wherein the controller changes an operation of the predetermined circuit so that a consumption current of the predetermined circuit increases when the charging unit starts charging the battery on the basis of the third electric power, and then restores the operation of the predetermined circuit when the determination unit determines that the battery is continuously charged. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method for charging a battery on the basis of a first electric power transmitted in a contactless manner from a contactless charging device, the method being performed by an electronic apparatus comprising the battery, the method comprising:
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detecting a temperature of the battery; receiving the first electric power from a power transmission coil of the contactless charging device by a power reception coil of the electronic apparatus; supplying a charging unit with a second electric power on the basis of the first electric power, the charging unit charging the battery; setting a supply current to be supplied to the charging unit; and determining whether the battery is continuously charged, wherein the supply current is set to a value larger than a settable minimum value regardless of the temperature when the battery starts to be charged on the basis of the second electric power, and the supply current is reduced as the temperature is higher when it is determined that the battery is continuously charged.
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10. A method for charging a battery on the basis of a first electric power transmitted in a contactless manner from a contactless charging device, the method being performed by an electronic apparatus comprising the battery, the method comprising:
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supplying a predetermined circuit of the electronic apparatus with a second electric power; receiving the first electric power from a power transmission coil of the contactless charging device by a power reception coil of the electronic apparatus; supplying a charging unit with a third electric power on the basis of the first electric power, the charging unit charging the battery; controlling the predetermined circuit; and determining whether the battery is continuously charged, wherein an operation of the predetermined circuit is changed so that a consumption current of the predetermined circuit increases when the battery starts to be charged on the basis of the third electric power, and then the operation of the predetermined circuit is restored when it is determined that the battery is continuously charged.
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