Charging apparatus for charging a secondary battery with a wireless feeding method
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1. A charging apparatus comprising:
- a mounting portion on which a plurality of information processing apparatuses are mounted; and
circuitry configured todetect a position of each of the plurality of information processing apparatuses on the mounting portion;
transmit power in a non-contact manner to each of the plurality of information processing apparatuses placed on the mounting portion;
receive a charge order instruction from at least one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses; and
control transmitting power to each of the plurality of information processing apparatuses in an order determined based on the received charge order instruction.
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Abstract
A charging apparatus including a mounting portion on which a plurality of information processing apparatuses are mounted, a power transmission unit that transmits power in a non-contact manner to each of the plurality of information processing apparatuses placed on the mounting portion, and a control unit that receives a charge order instruction from at least one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses, and controls the power transmission unit to transmit power to each of the plurality of information processing apparatuses in an order determined based on the received charge order instruction.
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1. A charging apparatus comprising:
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a mounting portion on which a plurality of information processing apparatuses are mounted; and circuitry configured to detect a position of each of the plurality of information processing apparatuses on the mounting portion; transmit power in a non-contact manner to each of the plurality of information processing apparatuses placed on the mounting portion; receive a charge order instruction from at least one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses; and control transmitting power to each of the plurality of information processing apparatuses in an order determined based on the received charge order instruction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A charging apparatus comprising:
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a mounting portion on which a plurality of information processing apparatuses are mounted; and
circuitry configured totransmit power in a non-contact manner to each of the plurality of information processing apparatuses placed on the mounting portion; and receive a charge order instruction from at least one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses; and control the power transmission unit to transmit power to each of the plurality of information processing apparatuses in an order determined based on the received charge order instruction, wherein the charge order instructions are generated by the at least one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses based on at least one of; a selection of an icon displayed at a display of the at least one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses; a number input on a display of the at least one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses;
ora number of inputs received on a display of the at least one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a power receiving coil configured to receive non-contact power from a charging apparatus; rectification circuitry configured to convert AC power supplied from the power receiving coil to DC power; charge control circuitry configured to control charging a battery included in the information processing apparatus with the power received from the charging apparatus; control circuitry configured to generate a charge order instruction indicating an order in which the information processing apparatus is to receive the non-contact power from the charging apparatus, and control transmission of the charge order instruction to the charging apparatus; and switching circuitry configured to disconnect or connect the power receiving coil from or to the rectification circuitry and the charge control circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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circuitry configured to receive non-contact power from a charging apparatus; control charging a battery included in the information processing apparatus with the power received from the charging apparatus; generate a charge order instruction indicating an order in which the information processing apparatus is to receive the non-contact power from the charging apparatus; and control transmission of the charge order instruction to the charging apparatus; and a display; and a touch panel superimposed on the display that receives an input corresponding to the charge order instruction, wherein the display displays an icon, and an input at the touch panel selecting the icon is the input corresponding to the charge order instruction, and the circuitry generates the charge order instruction based on the selection of the icon.
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12. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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circuitry configured to receive non-contact power from a charging apparatus; control charging a battery included in the information processing apparatus with the power received from the charging apparatus; generate a charge order instruction indicating an order in which the information processing apparatus is to receive the non-contact power from the charging apparatus; and control transmission of the charge order instruction to the charging apparatus; and a display; and a touch panel superimposed on the display that receives an input corresponding to the charge order instruction, wherein the input is a number input to the touch panel, and the circuitry generates the charge order instruction based on the number input to the touch panel.
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13. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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circuitry configured to receive non-contact power from a charging apparatus; control charging a battery included in the information processing apparatus with the power received from the charging apparatus; generate a charge order instruction indicating an order in which the information processing apparatus is to receive the non-contact power from the charging apparatus; and control transmission of the charge order instruction to the charging apparatus; and a display; and a touch panel superimposed on the display that receives an input corresponding to the charge order instruction, wherein the input is a number of times an input is received at the touch panel, and the circuitry generates the charge order instruction based on the number inputs received at the touch panel.
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