Information processing apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of electric power generating elements;
a determination unit configured to determine whether each electric power generating element in the plurality of electric power generating elements has an electromotive force equal to or higher than a first predetermined value;
an identification unit configured to identify an electric power generating element having an electromotive force below the first predetermined value when at least one of the plurality of electric power generating elements is determined as having an electromotive force below the first predetermined value according to the determination unit; and
a bypass unit which is provided in parallel with at least one of the electric power generating elements and through which a current flows when at least the electric power generating element identified by the identification unit has an electromotive force below the first predetermined value.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes: a plurality of electric power generating elements; detection means for determining whether each of the plurality of electric power generating elements has an electromotive force equal to or higher than a predetermined value; determination means determining an input operation performed by a user by identifying an electric power generating element having an electromotive force below the predetermined value when at least one of the plurality of electric power generating elements is determined as having an electromotive force below the predetermined value according to the detection means; processing means carrying out a process associate with the input operation determined by the determination means; and bypass means which is provided in parallel with the electric power generating elements and through which a current flows when the electric power generating elements have an electromotive force below the predetermined value.
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24 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of electric power generating elements; a determination unit configured to determine whether each electric power generating element in the plurality of electric power generating elements has an electromotive force equal to or higher than a first predetermined value; an identification unit configured to identify an electric power generating element having an electromotive force below the first predetermined value when at least one of the plurality of electric power generating elements is determined as having an electromotive force below the first predetermined value according to the determination unit; and a bypass unit which is provided in parallel with at least one of the electric power generating elements and through which a current flows when at least the electric power generating element identified by the identification unit has an electromotive force below the first predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A monitoring device comprising:
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a monitoring unit configured to monitor whether each electric power generating element in a plurality of electric power generating elements has an electromotive force equal to or higher than a first predetermined value; an identification unit configured to identify an electric power generating element having an electromotive force below the first predetermined value according to the monitoring by the monitoring unit; and a bypass element configured to bypass the electric power generating element identified by the identification unit, wherein a current flows through the bypass element when the electric power generating element identified by the identification unit has an electromotive force below the first predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for monitoring a plurality of electric power generating elements comprising:
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monitoring a plurality of electric power generating elements; determining whether each electric power generating element in the plurality of electric power generating elements has an electromotive force equal to or higher than a first predetermined value; identifying an electric power generating element having an electromotive force below the first predetermined value; and bypassing the identified electric power generating element using a bypass element, wherein the bypassing comprises passing a current through the bypass element when the identified electric power generating element has an electromotive force below the first predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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