Charging apparatus and method for controlling charging apparatus
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1. A charging apparatus comprising:
- a power transmitting unit that wirelessly transmits power used to charge a battery to an external apparatus; and
a controller that determines whether or not the charging apparatus is inclined, and determines whether or not to stop charging the battery based on a determination of whether or not the charging apparatus is inclined.
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Abstract
A charging apparatus including a charging unit adapted to charge, in a non-contact manner, an apparatus to be charged placed in a charging region, a detector adapted to detect a charged state of the apparatus to be charged placed in the charging region, and a controller adapted to change a mode of the apparatus to be charged to a mode that inhibits vibration, according to the charged state detected by the detector.
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44 Claims
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1. A charging apparatus comprising:
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a power transmitting unit that wirelessly transmits power used to charge a battery to an external apparatus; and a controller that determines whether or not the charging apparatus is inclined, and determines whether or not to stop charging the battery based on a determination of whether or not the charging apparatus is inclined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 8)
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5. A method comprising:
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causing a power transmitting unit to wirelessly transmit power used to charge a battery to an external apparatus; determining whether or not a charging apparatus including the power transmitting unit is inclined; and determining whether or not to stop charging the battery based on a determination of whether or not the charging apparatus is inclined. - View Dependent Claims (6, 9, 10, 11)
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7. A non-transitory storage medium that stores a program for causing a computer to execute a method, the method comprising:
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causing a power transmitting unit to wirelessly transmit power used to charge a battery to an external apparatus; determining whether or not a charging apparatus including the power transmitting unit is inclined; and determining whether or not to stop charging the battery based on a determination of whether or not the charging apparatus is inclined.
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12. A charging apparatus comprising:
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a power transmitting unit that wirelessly transmits power used to charge a battery to an external apparatus; and a controller that determines whether or not the charging apparatus is inclined, and determines whether or not to control the charging of the battery based on a determination of whether or not the charging apparatus is inclined. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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causing a power transmitting unit to wirelessly transmit power used to charge a battery to an external apparatus; determining whether or not a charging apparatus including the power transmitting unit is inclined; and determining whether or not to control the charging of the battery based on a determination of whether or not the charging apparatus is inclined. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory storage medium that stores a program for causing a computer to execute a method, the method comprising:
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causing a power transmitting unit to wirelessly transmit power used to charge a battery to an external apparatus; determining whether or not a charging apparatus including the power transmitting unit is inclined; and determining whether or not to control the charging of the battery based on a determination of whether or not the charging apparatus is inclined.
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23. A power transmitting apparatus comprising:
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a power transmitting unit that wirelessly transmits power used to charge a battery to an external apparatus; and a controller that determines whether or not the power transmitting apparatus is inclined, and determines whether or not to stop transmitting power used to charge the battery to the external apparatus based on a determination of whether or not the power transmitting apparatus is inclined. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method comprising:
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causing a power transmitting unit to wirelessly transmit power used to charge a battery to an external apparatus; determining whether or not a power transmitting apparatus including the power transmitting unit is inclined; and determining whether or not to stop transmitting power used to charge the battery to the external apparatus based on a determination of whether or not the power transmitting apparatus is inclined. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A non-transitory storage medium that stores a program for causing a computer to execute a method, the method comprising:
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causing a power transmitting unit to wirelessly transmit power used to charge a battery to an external apparatus; determining whether or not a power transmitting apparatus including the power transmitting unit is inclined; and determining whether or not to stop transmitting power used to charge the battery to the external apparatus based on a determination of whether or not the power transmitting apparatus is inclined.
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34. A power transmitting apparatus comprising:
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a power transmitting unit that wirelessly transmits power used to charge a battery to an external apparatus; and a controller that determines whether or not the power transmitting apparatus is inclined, and determines whether or not to control the transmission of power used to charge the battery based on a determination of whether or not the power transmitting apparatus is inclined. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method comprising:
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causing a power transmitting unit to wirelessly transmit power used to charge a battery to an external apparatus; determining whether or not a power transmitting apparatus including the power transmitting unit is inclined; and determining whether or not to control the transmission of power used to charge the battery based on a determination of whether or not the power transmitting apparatus is inclined. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A non-transitory storage medium that stores a program for causing a computer to execute a method, the method comprising:
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causing a power transmitting unit to wirelessly transmit power used to charge a battery to an external apparatus; determining whether or not a power transmitting apparatus including the power transmitting unit is inclined; and determining whether or not to control the transmission of power used to charge the battery based on a determination of whether or not the power transmitting apparatus is inclined.
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