POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20140304531A1
• Filed: 04/04/2014
• Published: 10/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Yamano, Hiroshi
• Granted Patent: US 9,417,674 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/300
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/266 Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips

Abstract

A power supply apparatus that wirelessly supplies power includes a detection unit configured to detect a power receiving apparatus, a receiving unit configured to receive, from the power receiving apparatus detected by the detection unit, identification information identifying the power receiving apparatus, a power-supply control unit configured to compare the identification information received by the receiving unit with identification information stored in a storage unit and identifying an allowed device for which power supply is allowed, thereby allowing power supply to the power receiving apparatus when both identification information match each other, and a power supply unit configured to perform the power supply to the power receiving apparatus for which the power supply is allowed by the power-supply control unit.

Claims

1. A power supply apparatus that wirelessly supplies power, the power supply apparatus comprising:

a detection unit configured to detect a power receiving apparatus;

a receiving unit configured to receive, from the power receiving apparatus detected by the detection unit, identification information identifying the power receiving apparatus;

a power-supply control unit configured to compare the identification information received by the receiving unit with identification information stored in a storage unit and identifying an allowed device for which power supply is allowed, thereby allowing power supply to the power receiving apparatus when both identification information match each other; and

a power supply unit configured to perform the power supply to the power receiving apparatus for which the power supply is allowed by the power-supply control unit.

2. The power supply apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an authentication unit configured to authenticate the power receiving apparatus; and

an allowed-device management unit configured to store the identification information of the power receiving apparatus successfully authenticated by the authentication unit in the storage unit as the identification information of the allowed device.

3. The power supply apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the authentication unit authenticates the power receiving apparatus by wireless communication different from a wireless charging standard.

4. The power supply apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the allowed-device management unit stores, in the storage unit, an execution history of a service according to an instruction from the power receiving apparatus, by associating the execution history with the identification information, and

wherein the power-supply control unit determines, based on the execution history, whether to allow the power supply to the power receiving apparatus.

5. The power supply apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the allowed-device management unit stores, in the storage unit, a billing history corresponding to a service according to an instruction from the power receiving apparatus, by associating the billing history with the identification information, and

wherein the power-supply control unit determines, based on the billing history, whether to allow the power supply to the power receiving apparatus.

6. A power supply method executed by a power supply apparatus that wirelessly supplies power, the power supply method comprising:

detecting a power receiving apparatus;

receiving, from the power receiving apparatus, identification information identifying the power receiving apparatus;

comparing the received identification with identification information stored in a storage unit and identifying an allowed device for which power supply is allowed, thereby allowing power supply to the power receiving apparatus when both identification information match each other; and

performing the power supply to the power receiving apparatus for which the power supply is allowed.

7. A computer-readable storage medium that stores computer executable instructions that cause a computer to execute a method to wirelessly supply power, the method comprising:

detecting a power receiving apparatus;

receiving, from the power receiving apparatus, identification information identifying the power receiving apparatus;

comparing the received identification with identification information stored in a storage unit and identifying an allowed device for which power supply is allowed, thereby allowing power supply to the power receiving apparatus when both identification information match each other; and

performing the power supply to the power receiving apparatus for which the power supply is allowed.