Wireless communication apparatus, wireless communication system, wireless communication method, and program
First Claim
1. A wireless communication apparatus comprising:
- a wireless communication unit that performs communication with a first apparatus connected through a wireless communication network;
a power situation acquiring unit that acquires a power situation of the wireless communication apparatus;
a location acquiring unit that acquires distance and direction information between the wireless communication apparatus and the first apparatus; and
a power supply unit that wirelessly supplies power to the first apparatus in accordance with a power supply request from the first apparatus and based on the distance and direction information, when the power situation of the wireless communication apparatus satisfies a predetermined condition.
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Abstract
A wireless communication apparatus according to the present invention includes a wireless communication transmitting circuit and a wireless communication receiving circuit that perform communication with another apparatus connected through a wireless communication network; a power situation acquiring unit that acquires a power situation of the wireless communication apparatus; and a wireless power transmitting circuit that wirelessly supplies power to another apparatus in accordance with a power supply request from another apparatus connected through the wireless communication network, when the power situation of the wireless communication apparatus satisfies a predetermined condition.
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1. A wireless communication apparatus comprising:
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a wireless communication unit that performs communication with a first apparatus connected through a wireless communication network; a power situation acquiring unit that acquires a power situation of the wireless communication apparatus; a location acquiring unit that acquires distance and direction information between the wireless communication apparatus and the first apparatus; and a power supply unit that wirelessly supplies power to the first apparatus in accordance with a power supply request from the first apparatus and based on the distance and direction information, when the power situation of the wireless communication apparatus satisfies a predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a wireless communication apparatus, comprising; a power supply request acquiring unit that acquires a power supply request from a first and second terminal apparatuses connected to the wireless communication apparatus through a wireless communication network, a power situation acquiring unit that acquires a power situation of the first and second terminal apparatuses, and a power supply request transmitting unit that transmits the power supply request from the first terminal apparatus to the second terminal apparatus; and the second terminal apparatus, comprising; a power situation transmitting unit that transmits the power situation to the wireless communication apparatus, a power supply request receiving unit that receives the power supply request, a location acquiring unit that acquires distance and direction information between the wireless communication apparatus and the first apparatus, and a power supply unit that wirelessly supplies power to the first terminal apparatus that transmits the power supply request to the wireless communication apparatus in accordance with the power supply request and based on the distance and direction information.
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8. A wireless communication method comprising the steps of:
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performing, by a self apparatus, communication with a first apparatus connected through a wireless communication network; acquiring a power situation of the self apparatus; acquiring distance and direction information between the self apparatus and the first apparatus; and wirelessly supplying power to the first apparatus in accordance with a power supply request from the first apparatus and based on the distance and direction information, when the power situation of the self apparatus satisfies a predetermined condition.
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program, the computer program, when executed by a computer, causing the computer to function as:
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a first unit performing communication with a first apparatus through a wireless communication network; a second unit acquiring a power situation of the computer; a third unit acquiring distance and direction information between the computer and the first apparatus; and a fourth unit wirelessly supplying power to the first apparatus in accordance with a power supply request from the first apparatus and based on the distance and direction information, when the power situation of the computer satisfies a predetermined condition.
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