Electronic device, method, and storage medium
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- a first power receiving unit for wirelessly receiving power from a power supply apparatus;
an interface unit that connects to a battery device, wherein the battery device includes a second power receiving unit for wirelessly receiving power from the power supply apparatus; and
a control unit thatselects the first power receiving unit or the second power receiving unit when power that can be received by the first power receiving unit and the second power receiving unit from the power supply apparatus is higher than a predetermined value,charges a battery included in the battery device by using the first power receiving unit without using the second power receiving unit if the first power receiving unit is selected, andcharges the battery included in the battery device by using the second power receiving unit without using the first power receiving unit if the second power receiving unit is selected.
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a first unit that wirelessly receives power from a power supply apparatus, and a control unit that executes control, if an external apparatus, including a second unit that wirelessly receives power from the power supply apparatus, and the electronic device are connected, to select at least one of the first unit and the second unit.
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19 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a first power receiving unit for wirelessly receiving power from a power supply apparatus; an interface unit that connects to a battery device, wherein the battery device includes a second power receiving unit for wirelessly receiving power from the power supply apparatus; and a control unit that selects the first power receiving unit or the second power receiving unit when power that can be received by the first power receiving unit and the second power receiving unit from the power supply apparatus is higher than a predetermined value, charges a battery included in the battery device by using the first power receiving unit without using the second power receiving unit if the first power receiving unit is selected, and charges the battery included in the battery device by using the second power receiving unit without using the first power receiving unit if the second power receiving unit is selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18)
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9. A method comprising:
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selecting a first power receiving unit, for wirelessly receiving power from a power supply apparatus, or a second power receiving unit, for wirelessly receiving power from the power supply apparatus, when power that can be received by the first power receiving unit and the second power receiving unit from the power supply apparatus is higher than a predetermined value, wherein an electronic device includes the first power receiving unit and an interface unit that connects to a battery device, wherein the battery device includes the second power receiving unit; causing the electronic device to charge a battery included in the battery device by using the first power receiving unit without using the second power receiving unit if the first power receiving unit is selected; and causing the electronic device to charge the battery included in the battery device by using the second power receiving unit without using the first power receiving unit if the second power receiving unit is selected. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19)
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17. A non-transitory storage medium that stores a program to cause a computer to execute a method, the method comprising:
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selecting a first power receiving unit, for wirelessly receiving power from a power supply apparatus, or a second power receiving unit, for wirelessly receiving power from the power supply apparatus, when power that can be received by the first power receiving unit and the second power receiving unit from the power supply apparatus is higher than a predetermined value, wherein an electronic device includes the first power receiving unit and an interface unit that connects to a battery device, wherein the battery device includes the second power receiving unit; causing the electronic device to charge a battery included in the battery device by using the first power receiving unit without using the second power receiving unit if the first power receiving unit is selected; and causing the electronic device to charge the battery included in the battery device by using the second power receiving unit without using the first power receiving unit if the second power receiving unit is selected.
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