Power supply apparatus, image forming apparatus, power supply method, and storage medium

• US 9,553,474 B2
• Filed: 02/04/2014
• Issued: 01/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Haraguchi, Takahiro
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAN, VINCENT HUY
• Application Number:
  US14/172,747
• Publication Number:
  US 20140223204A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,085 Days
• Field of Search: 713/300
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/20 using microwaves or radio frequency waves
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/40 using two or more transmitting or receiving devices H02J50/50 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0014 Circuits for equalisation of charge between batteries

Abstract

A power supply apparatus includes a charging mode information receiving unit configured to receive, from each of a plurality of power receiving apparatuses each including a secondary battery, charging mode information indicating whether each of the power receiving apparatuses requests normal charging of the secondary battery or fast charging of the secondary battery, wherein the fast charging charges faster than the normal charging, a power supply order determination unit configured to determine a power supply order of the power receiving apparatuses based on the charging mode information, and a power supply unit configured to wirelessly supply power to the power receiving apparatuses in the order determined by the power supply order determination unit.

Claims

1. A power supply apparatus comprising:

a wireless power supply unit configured to wirelessly supply power to an external device, wherein in a case where each of a plurality of external devices is a power supply target, the wireless power supply unit switches a power supply destination and supplies power in sequence;

an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from the external device, mode information indicating whether the external device is in a first charging mode or a second charging mode different from the first charging mode

a storing unit configured to store time information indicating a supply time corresponding to the first charging mode and a supply time corresponding to the second charging mode, wherein the supply time corresponding to the second charging mode is longer than the supply time corresponding to the first charging mode; and

a specifying unit configured to specify a supply time for power supply to the external device based on the mode information acquired by the acquisition unit and the time information stored by the storing unit.

2. The power supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a user can change the supply time corresponding to the first charging mode and the supply time corresponding to the second charging mode.

3. The power supply apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit configured to display a setting screen for a user setting the supply time corresponding to the first charging mode and the supply time corresponding to the second charging mode.

4. The power supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in a case where the supply time specified by the specifying unit has passed, the wireless power supply unit switches the power supply destination to a next external device.

5. The power supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the power supply apparatus is an image forming apparatus that executes printing.

6. A method of supplying power from a power supply apparatus, the method comprising:

wirelessly supplying power from the power supply apparatus to an external device, wherein in a case where each of a plurality of external devices is a power supply target, the wirelessly supplying power switches a power supply destination and supplies power in sequence;

acquiring, from the external device, mode information indicating whether the external device is in a first charging mode or a second charging mode different from the first charging mode

storing time information indicating a supply time corresponding to the first charging mode and a supply time corresponding to the second charging mode, wherein the supply time corresponding to the second charging mode is longer than the supply time corresponding to the first charging mode; and

specifying a supply time for power supply to the external device based on the mode information acquired by the acquiring and the time information stored by the storing.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores a program of instructions capable of causing a computer to perform a method of supplying power from a power supply apparatus, the method comprising:

wirelessly supplying power from the power supply apparatus to an external device, wherein in a case where each of a plurality of external devices is a power supply target, the wirelessly supplying power switches a power supply destination and supplies power in sequence;

acquiring, from the external device, mode information indicating whether the external device is in a first charging mode or a second charging mode different from the first charging mode

storing time information indicating a supply time corresponding to the first charging mode and a supply time corresponding to the second charging mode, wherein the supply time corresponding to the second charging mode is longer than the supply time corresponding to the first charging mode; and

specifying a supply time for power supply to the external device based on the mode information acquired by the acquiring and the time information stored by the storing.