Electric-power supplying apparatus, method, and program
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a power supply configured to supply electric power to an electric device via an outlet of the power supply, wherein the electric device is plugged into the outlet; and
at least one processor configured to;
transmit a command signal to the electric device via load modulation on a power supply line connected between the power supply and the outlet;
receive a response signal from the electric device via load modulation on the power supply line; and
register setting information in the electric device for establishing wireless communication between the electric device and the apparatus based on the received response signal,wherein the electric device, in a non-operational state, communicates with the apparatus based on electric power acquired by the electric device through the load modulation, andwherein, the command signal comprises a signal for generating driving power for the apparatus a certain period of time at the head of the command signal.
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Abstract
An electric-power supplying apparatus may include a power supply configured to supply electric power to an electric device via a power supply line, and at least one processor programmed to perform acts including transmitting a command signal to the electric device via the power supply line, receiving a response signal from the electric device via load modulation on the power supply line, and registering setting information for establishing wireless communication between the electric device and the apparatus based on the received response signal. An electric apparatus may include a power plug configured to receive electric power and a command signal from an external device, and an IC chip configured to use load modulation to transmit a response signal, in response to the command signal, to the external device via the power plug.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a power supply configured to supply electric power to an electric device via an outlet of the power supply, wherein the electric device is plugged into the outlet; and at least one processor configured to; transmit a command signal to the electric device via load modulation on a power supply line connected between the power supply and the outlet; receive a response signal from the electric device via load modulation on the power supply line; and register setting information in the electric device for establishing wireless communication between the electric device and the apparatus based on the received response signal, wherein the electric device, in a non-operational state, communicates with the apparatus based on electric power acquired by the electric device through the load modulation, and wherein, the command signal comprises a signal for generating driving power for the apparatus a certain period of time at the head of the command signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a power plug configured to receive a command signal from an external device, wherein the power plug is plugged into an outlet of the external device; and an integrated circuit (IC) chip configured to transmit a response signal, in response to the received command signal, to the external device via the power plug, wherein the response signal is transmitted to the external device via load modulation on a power supply line connected between the outlet and a power supply of the external device, and register setting information in the apparatus for establishing wireless communication between the external device and the apparatus based on the received response signal, wherein the apparatus, in a non-operational state, communicates with the external device based on electric power acquired by the apparatus through the load modulation, and wherein the command signal comprises a signal for generating driving power for the apparatus a certain period of time at the head of the command signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
in an apparatus; supplying electric power to an electric device via an outlet of the apparatus, wherein the electric device is plugged into the outlet; transmitting a command signal to the electric device via load modulation on a power supply line connected between a power supply of the apparatus and the outlet; receiving a response signal from the electric device via load modulation on the power supply line; and registering setting information in the electric device for establishing wireless communication with the electric device based on the received response signal, wherein the electric device, in a non-operational state, communicates with the apparatus based on electric power acquired by the electric device through the load modulation, and wherein the command signal comprises a signal for generating driving power for the apparatus a certain period of time at the head of the command signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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