Electronic apparatus and control method for the same

• US 10,483,780 B2
• Filed: 12/11/2017
• Issued: 11/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Koyama, Tadashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Deberadinis, Robert L
• Application Number:
  US15/837,125
• Publication Number:
  US 20180175650A1
• Time in Patent Office: 708 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/10 Control circuit supply, e.g. means for supplying power to the control circuit
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/20 using microwaves or radio frequency waves
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0068 Battery or charger load switching, e.g. concurrent charging and load supply H02J7/0013 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/65 Control of camera operation in relation to power supply
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/63 Generation or supply of power specially adapted for television receivers

Abstract

An electronic apparatus comprises a chargeable battery and a control unit configured to control power supply to a power supply unit of the apparatus and charging of the battery using the power received from an external apparatus. If a power amount that can be received from the external apparatus is sufficient to operate the apparatus but not sufficient to charge the battery, the control unit controls the predetermined voltage so as to reduce power consumption during operation of the apparatus, and if the received power is greater than the power consumption during operation of the apparatus, the control unit charges the battery using the power received from the external apparatus.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a chargeable battery;

a power receiving unit capable of receiving power from an external apparatus with non-contact;

a charging control unit configured to charge the battery with power received from the external apparatus;

a switching unit configured to switch to a state of supplying power to at least one of a power supply unit of an apparatus and the battery based on a predetermined voltage obtained using the power received from the external apparatus; and

a control unit configured to control power supply to the power supply unit of the apparatus and charging of the battery using the power received from the external apparatus,

wherein if a power amount that can be received from the external apparatus is sufficient to operate the apparatus but not sufficient to charge the battery, the control unit controls the predetermined voltage so as to reduce power consumption during operation of the apparatus, and if the received power is greater than the power consumption during operation of the apparatus, the control unit charges the battery using the power received from the external apparatus.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

if power is to be supplied to the apparatus using the received power, the control unit controls the predetermined voltage to be a second setting voltage at which power loss during operation of the apparatus is at its minimum.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

if power is to be supplied to the apparatus using the received power, the control unit compares the received power and the power consumption during operation of the apparatus and performs control such that the received power and the power consumption during operation of the apparatus are equal.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

if the power consumption during operation of the apparatus exceeds the received power, the control unit stops the charging of the battery.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

if the battery is to be charged using the received power, the control unit controls the predetermined voltage to be a first setting voltage for trickle charging.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

after the charging of the battery performed with the received power is complete, the control unit switches to power supply to the apparatus using the received power.

7. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

if the second setting voltage is less than or equal to a threshold, the control unit performs control so as to switch power supply to the apparatus using the received power to power supply using the battery.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the switching unit includes a first switch that is switched on in a case where power supply to the apparatus is to be performed with the received power, a second switch that is switched on in a case where charging of the battery is to be performed with the received power, and a third switch that is switched on in a case where power supply to the apparatus is to be performed with the battery.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a voltage conversion unit configured to convert an input voltage corresponding to the received power into the predetermined voltage;

a received power detection unit configured to detect the received power;

a power consumption detection unit configured to detect power consumption during operation of the apparatus and during charging of the battery with the received power; and

a battery voltage detection unit configured to detect the voltage of the battery.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the power consumption during operation of the apparatus corresponds to a sum of power consumed by the apparatus using the received power, aside from the power supplied from the battery.

11. A control method of an electronic apparatus which has a chargeable battery,

a power receiving unit capable of receiving power from an external apparatus with non-contact,

a charging control unit configured to charge the battery with power received from the external apparatus, and

a switching unit configured to switch to a state of supplying power to at least one of a power supply unit of an apparatus and the battery based on a predetermined voltage obtained using the power received from the external apparatus, the method comprising:

controlling power supply to the power supply unit of the apparatus and charging of the battery using the power received from the external apparatus,

wherein in the controlling, if a power amount that can be received from the external apparatus is sufficient to operate the apparatus but not sufficient to charge the battery, the control unit controls the predetermined voltage so as to reduce power consumption during operation of the apparatus, and if the received power is greater than the power consumption when operating the apparatus, the control unit charges the battery using the power received from the external apparatus.

12. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method of an electronic apparatus which has a chargeable battery,

a power receiving unit capable of receiving power from an external apparatus with non-contact,

a charging control unit configured to charge the battery with power received from the external apparatus, and

a switching unit configured to switch to a state of supplying power to at least one of a power supply unit of an apparatus and the battery based on a predetermined voltage obtained using the power received from the external apparatus, the method comprising:

controlling power supply to the power supply unit of the apparatus and charging of the battery using the power received from the external apparatus,

wherein in the controlling, if a power amount that can be received from the external apparatus is sufficient to operate the apparatus but not sufficient to charge the battery, the control unit controls the predetermined voltage so as to reduce power consumption during operation of the apparatus, and if the received power is greater than the power consumption when operating the apparatus, the control unit charges the battery using the power received from the external apparatus.